Table 1.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of Participant in the SNSEH (n = 2946) a
| Variables | Female n (%) |
Male n (%) |
Total n (%)b |
χ2, P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1461 (49.58)c | 1485 (50.42)c | 2946 (100) | ||
| Age (years) | <.001 | |||
| 60–65 | 633.8 (43.39) | 459.2 (30.91) | 1093 (37.1) | |
| 66–70 | 290.8 (19.91) | 366.4 (24.67) | 657.2 (22.31) | |
| 71–75 | 205.3 (14.06) | 278.8 (18.77) | 484.1 (16.43) | |
| 76–80 | 151.1 (10.34) | 178.3 (12) | 329.4 (11.18) | |
| 81–85 | 76.3 (5.221) | 101.7 (6.849) | 178 (6.042) | |
| 86–90 | 41.0 (2.805) | 58.3 (3.927) | 99.3 (3.371) | |
| >90 | 36.7 (2.515) | 32.0 (2.153) | 68.7 (2.332) | |
| Missing | 25.7 (1.756) | 10.7 (0.719) | 36.3 (1.233) | |
| Education level | <.001 | |||
| Illiterate | 1280 (87.61) | 760 (51.15) | 2039 (69.23) | |
| Less than 8 years | 146 (10.02) | 492 (33.11) | 638 (21.66) | |
| Intermediate or High | 20 (1.4) | 168 (11.34) | 189 (6.41) | |
| University or higher | 6 (0.4) | 57 (3.83) | 63 (2.13) | |
| Missing | 8 (0.58) | 9 (0.57) | 17 (0.57) | |
| Average monthly income (Saudi Riyal) | <.001 | |||
| >10,000 | 61 (4.176) | 103.5 (6.967) | 164.5 (5.583) | |
| 9999–7500 | 28.51 (1.952) | 90.37 (6.084) | 118.9 (4.035) | |
| 7499–5000 | 84.56 (5.789) | 194.4 (13.09) | 278.9 (9.469) | |
| 4999–2500 | 242.7 (16.62) | 427.3 (28.76) | 670 (22.74) | |
| <2500 | 928 (63.54) | 646.6 (43.53) | 1575 (53.45) | |
| Missing | 115.8 (7.927) | 23.35 (1.572) | 139.1 (4.723) | |
| Marital | <.001 | |||
| Monogamy | 670.2 (45.88) | 1015 (68.31) | 1685 (57.19) | |
| Polygamy | 53.19 (3.64) | 332 (22.35) | 385.2 (13.07) | |
| Widow | 615 (42.11) | 62.12 (4.18) | 677.1 (22.98) | |
| Single | 48.12 (3.29) | 58.46 (3.94) | 106.6 (3.62) | |
| Separated | 68.03 (4.66) | 17.51 (1.18) | 85.54 (2.90) | |
| Missing | 6.033 (0.41) | 0.6816 (0.05) | 6.714 (0.23) | |
| Location | .9626 | |||
| Urban | 1153 (78.96) | 1167 (78.53) | 2320 (78.9) | |
| Rural | 288 (19.7) | 301 (20.29) | 589 (20) | |
| Missing | 20 (1) | 18 (1) | 37 (1) | |
| Regions | .8311 | |||
| Central | 327 (22.39) | 369.7 (24.88) | 696.7 (23.65) | |
| Western | 446.6 (30.58) | 459.5 (30.94) | 906.1 (30.76) | |
| Eastern | 214.2 (14.66) | 191.2 (12.87) | 405.4 (13.76) | |
| Southern | 373.6 (25.58) | 363.1 (24.44) | 736.7 (25.01) | |
| Northern | 99.19 (6.791) | 101.9 (6.863) | 201.1 (6.827) | |
| Past Occupation | <.001 | |||
| Skilled | 2.64 (0.18) | 44.33 (2.98) | 46.97 (1.59) | |
| Intermediate | 13.17 (0.9) | 106.6 (7.18) | 119.8 (4.07) | |
| Semi-skilled | 14.9 (1.02) | 210.4 (14.16) | 225.2 (7.65) | |
| Labor | 59.9 (4.08) | 504.7 (33.98) | 564.3 (19.15) | |
| Military | 5.7 (0.39) | 326.5 (21.98) | 332.2 (11.28) | |
| Housewives | 856.8 (58.66) | 9.47 (0.64) | 866.3 (29.4) | |
| Retired with pension | 5.74 (0.39) | 50.13 (3.38) | 55.88 (1.9) | |
| Not working | 262.6 (17.98) | 90.34 (6.08) | 352.9 (11.98) | |
| Other | 8.52 (0.58) | 103.4 (6.96) | 111.9 (3.8) | |
| Missing | 231 (15.82) | 39.52 (2.66) | 270.5 (9.18) | |
| Current working status | <.001 | |||
| Working | 32.7 (2.24) | 306.8 (20.66) | 339.6 (11.53) | |
| Not Working | 456.8 (31.27) | 1114 (74.97) | 1570 (53.31) | |
| Retired | 2.2 (0.1513) | 63.1 (4.246) | 65.3 (2.216) | |
| Housewives | 968.9 (66.34) | 0 (0) | 968.9 (32.89) | |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 1.8 (0.124) | 1.8 (0.0625) | |
| Housing | .012 | |||
| Villa/Palace | 383.5 (26.26) | 429.7 (28.93) | 813.1 (27.6) | |
| Small Villa | 543.9 (37.24) | 613.3 (41.29) | 1157 (39.28) | |
| Flat | 398.8 (27.3) | 325.4 (21.91) | 724.1 (24.58) | |
| Wooden | 28.75 (1.968) | 12.49 (0.8409) | 41.24 (1.4) | |
| Mud | 36.93 (2.529) | 60.53 (4.075) | 97.46 (3.308) | |
| Other | 25.28 (1.731) | 16.02 (1.078) | 41.29 (1.402) | |
| Missing | 43.47 (2.977) | 28.03 (1.887) | 71.51 (2.427) | |
a
The frequencies and percentages throughout the table are adjusted for survey weights (survey design, non-response and post-stratifications).
b
Column percentage.
c
Row percentage.