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. 2015 Nov 15;9(3):259–266. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.10.003

Table 1.

The baseline characteristics of the respondents.

Variable Categories N %
Gender Female 596 51.9%
Male 553 48.1%



Nationality Non-Saudi 55 4.8%
Saudi 1094 95.2%



Age 11–20 years old 245 21.3%
21–30 years old 492 42.8%
31–40 years old 259 22.5%
41–50 years old 119 10.4%
51 or more 34 3%



Province of residency Northern region 52 4.5%
Southern region 37 3.2%
Central region 682 59.4%
Eastern region 122 10.6%
Western region 224 19.5%
Outside Saudi Arabia 32 2.8%



Marital status Unmarried 646 56.2%
Married 503 43.8%



Education level Secondary school or less 336 29.2%
University degree 707 61.5%
Postgraduate degree (Master, Doctorate) 106 9.2%



Monthly incomea Less than 7000 SR 690 60.1%
7000 to less than 12,000 SR 218 19.0%
12,000 to less than 18,000 SR 137 11.9%
18,000 SR or more 104 9.0%
a

In Saudi Riyals (1US$ = 3.75 SR).