Table 1.

Background characteristics of participants (N=448)

Variable	n (%)
Age (years)
50–59	254 (56.7)
60 or more	194 (43.3)
Gender
Male	208 (46.5)
Female	239 (53.5)
Nationality
Qatari	107 (24.0)
Non-Qatari Arab	233 (52.2)
Non-Arab*	106 (23.8)
Marital status
Married	389 (86.8)
Divorced/widow	51 (11.4)
Unmarried†	8 (1.8)
Level of education
No formal education	69 (15.4)
Primary	82 (18.3)
Secondary	101 (22.6)
Tertiary	195 (43.6)
Employment
Employed	204 (45.6)
Unemployed	243 (54.4)

Missing information: gender (n=1), nationality (n=2), level of education (n=1), employment (n=1).

*Non-Arab (Asian, Western and African).

†Unmarried (single, divorced or widow).