Table 1.
The sample stratification and adjustment of the total studied population for all age spectrum distributed by different administrative regions according to gender and residency area.
| Administrative regionsa | Residency areab | Gender | Total number (%)c | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Men (%) | Women (%) | ||
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| Bahah region | 608.0 (73.4) | 220.0 (26.6) | 395.0 (47.7) | 433.0 (52.3) | 828.0 (1.6) |
| Aljouf region | 296.0 (24.0) | 938.0 (76) | 636.0 (51.5) | 598.0 (48.5) | 1234.0 (2.3) |
| Northern border | 215.0 (24.5) | 663.0 (75.5) | 456.0 (51.9) | 422.0 (48.1) | 878.0 (1.6) |
| Asir region | 2736.0 (66.8) | 1361.0 (33.2) | 1928.0 (47.1) | 2169.0 (52.9) | 4097.0 (7.7) |
| Hail region | 354.0 (24) | 1121.0 (76) | 687.0 (46.6) | 788.0 (53.4) | 1475.0 (2.8) |
| Jizan region | 1178.0 (42.8) | 1575.0 (57.2) | 1351.0 (49.1) | 1402.0 (50.9) | 2753.0 (5.2) |
| Madinah region | 1326.0 (38.7) | 2099.0 (61.3) | 1733.0 (50.6) | 1692.0 (49.4) | 3425.0 (6.4) |
| Makkah region | 1549.0 (13.3) | 10 130.0 (86.7) | 5599.0 (47.9) | 6080.0 (52.1) | 11 679.0 (21.9) |
| Najran region | 497.0 (36.6) | 860.0 (63.4) | 652.0 (48) | 705.0 (52) | 1357.0 (2.5) |
| Qassim region | 903.0 (22.7) | 3075.0 (77.3) | 1940.0 (48.8) | 2038.0 (51.2) | 3978.0 (7.5) |
| Riyadh region | 3284.0 (30.9) | 7329.0 (69.1) | 5503.0 (51.9) | 5110.0 (48.1) | 10 613.0 (19.9) |
| Eastern region | 1071.0 (11.4) | 8286.0 (88.6) | 4120.0 (44) | 5237.0 (56) | 9357.0 (17.5) |
| Tabuk region | 635.0 (37.4) | 1061.0 (62.6) | 873.0 (51.5) | 823.0 (48.5) | 1696.0 (3.2) |
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| Total sample | 14 652.0 (27.5) | 38 718.0 (72.5) | 25 873.0 (48.5) | 27 497.0 (51.5) | 53 370.0 (100) |
a
There are 13 administrative regions in Saudi Arabia distributed in 5 provinces.
b
The sample selected according to the national census done in Saudi Arabia by Central Department of Statistics and Information of the Ministry of Planning “Highlights Demographic Survey 1428H (2007)”.
c
The residency areas were classified to urban and rural according to the definition given by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.