Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 2357)
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age group (years) | |
| 20–29 | 257 (10.9) |
| 30–39 | 1081 (45.9) |
| 40–49 | 849 (36.0) |
| 50–59 | 170 (7.2) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 1226 (52.0) |
| Female | 1131 (48.0) |
| Nationality | |
| Kuwaiti | 1980 (84.0) |
| Non–Kuwaiti | 377 (16.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 2154 (91.4) |
| Divorced/widowed | 203 (8.6) |
| Place of residence | |
| Hawally | 424 (18.0) |
| Farwaniya | 582 (24.7) |
| Ahmadi | 474 (20.1) |
| Al–Asima | 429 (18.2) |
| Jahra | 304 (12.9) |
| Mubarak Al–Kabir | 144 (6.1) |
| Educational level | |
| No education | 30 (1.3) |
| Intermediate school or less | 261 (11.1) |
| High school | 478 (20.3) |
| Diploma | 516 (21.9) |
| University | 925 (39.2) |
| University and above | 147 (6.2) |
| Medical history | |
| Healthy | 1942 (82.4) |
| Has medical condition | 415 (17.6) |
| Medical insurance | |
| No insurance | 1784 (75.7) |
| Has insurance | 573 (24.3) |