Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents.
Socio-demographic characteristics | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | |
Age | 18–25 | 142 | 37.0 |
26–35 | 167 | 43.5 | |
36–45 | 47 | 12.2 | |
> 45 | 28 | 7.3 | |
Gender | Male | 242 | 63.0 |
Female | 142 | 37.0 | |
Nationality | Saudi | 360 | 93.8 |
Non-Saudi | 24 | 6.2 | |
Marital Status | Single | 200 | 52.1 |
Married | 178 | 46.4 | |
Divorced | 6 | 1.5 | |
Widow | 0 | 0.0 | |
Region | Makkah | 198 | 51.6 |
Riyadh | 87 | 22.7 | |
Assir | 45 | 11.7 | |
Madinah | 24 | 6.2 | |
Jazan | 5 | 1.3 | |
Eastern Region | 5 | 1.3 | |
Others | 20 | 5.2 | |
Educational Attainment | Intermediate | 8 | 2.1 |
Secondary | 49 | 12.8 | |
University | 234 | 60.9 | |
Diploma | 22 | 5.7 | |
Masters | 47 | 12.2 | |
Doctorate | 24 | 6.3 | |
Field of Occupation | Unemployed | 52 | 13.5 |
Student | 78 | 20.3 | |
Medical | 129 | 33.6 | |
Educational | 38 | 9.9 | |
Engineering | 7 | 1.8 | |
Administration | 35 | 9.1 | |
Business | 14 | 3.6 | |
Retired | 8 | 2.1 | |
Other | 23 | 6.1 | |
Monthly Income (Saudi Riyals) | ≤ 1000 | 4 | 1.0 |
1001–3000 | 28 | 7.3 | |
3001–6000 | 28 | 7.3 | |
6001–9000 | 37 | 9.6 | |
9001–12,000 | 63 | 16.4 | |
> 12,000 | 224 | 58.4 |