Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of survey participants from a sample of KSA population (n = 3443)
Characteristics | Male n = 1274 | Female n = 2169 | Total n = 3443 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | N | % | n | % | n | |
Nationality | ||||||
Saudi | 93.5% | 1191 | 94.1% | 2041 | 93.9% | 3232 |
Non-Saudi | 6.5% | 83 | 5.9% | 128 | 6.1% | 211 |
Age | ||||||
18–24 years | 15.1% | 192 | 25.4% | 550 | 21.6% | 742 |
25–29 years | 14.1% | 179 | 15.3% | 331 | 14.8% | 510 |
30–39 years | 25.2% | 321 | 23.1% | 500 | 23.8% | 821 |
40–49 years | 21.6% | 275 | 19.2% | 416 | 20.1% | 691 |
50–59 years | 17.6% | 224 | 10.6% | 229 | 13.2% | 453 |
60+ years | 5.8% | 74 | 2.7% | 59 | 3.9% | 133 |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 28.3% | 361 | 40.1% | 869 | 35.7% | 1230 |
Married | 69.9% | 891 | 53.3% | 1156 | 59.5% | 2047 |
Divorced | 1.4% | 18 | 4.8% | 104 | 3.5% | 122 |
Widowed | 0.3% | 4 | 1.8% | 40 | 1.3% | 44 |
Education level | ||||||
Highschool or less | 14.9% | 190 | 19.4% | 421 | 17.7% | 611 |
Diploma degree | 11.2% | 143 | 3.2% | 70 | 6.2% | 213 |
Bachelor's degree | 57.9% | 738 | 63.7% | 1381 | 61.5% | 2119 |
Postgraduate degree | 15.9% | 203 | 13.7% | 297 | 14.6% | 500 |
KSA regions | ||||||
< 4 Million | 65.9% | 839 | 71.3% | 1547 | 69.3% | 2386 |
1–4 Million | 10.4% | 132 | 13.9% | 301 | 12.6% | 433 |
< 1 Million | 23.8% | 303 | 14.8% | 321 | 18.1% | 524 |
Income in Saudi Riyals (SR) | ||||||
Less than SR6000 | 13.8% | 176 | 19.8% | 429 | 17.6% | 605 |
SR6000–10,000 | 19.6% | 250 | 25.6% | 555 | 23.4% | 805 |
SR10,001–20,000 | 42.3% | 539 | 32.8% | 711 | 36.3% | 1250 |
More than SR20,000 | 24.3% | 309 | 21.9% | 474 | 22.7% | 783 |
Employment status | ||||||
Government sector | 42.8% | 545 | 24.6% | 534 | 31.3% | 1079 |
Private sector | 25.6% | 326 | 8.9% | 192 | 15.0% | 518 |
Business | 4.2% | 54 | 2.0% | 44 | 2.8% | 98 |
Healthcare practitioner | 3.9% | 50 | 2.8% | 62 | 3.3% | 112 |
Student | 12.9% | 164 | 26.7% | 578 | 21.6% | 742 |
Unemployed | 4.9% | 62 | 31.9% | 691 | 21.9% | 753 |
Retired | 5.7% | 73 | 3.1% | 67 | 4.1% | 140 |