Table 2.
Information on the subjects provided by the questionnaire
| Factor | Females | Males | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | Nonsmokers | Smokers | Nonsmokers | |||||
| Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |
| Nationality | ||||||||
| Saudi | 10 | 58.82 | 9 | 42.86 | 16 | 94.12 | 18 | 85.71 |
| Non-Saudi | 7 | 41.18 | 12 | 57.14 | 1 | 5.88 | 3 | 14.29 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 12 | 70.59 | 14 | 66.67 | 5 | 29.41 | 9 | 42.86 |
| Married | 5 | 29.41 | 7 | 33.33 | 12 | 70.59 | 12 | 57.14 |
| Drinking tea and coffee | ||||||||
| Tea only | 1 | 5.88 | 4 | 19.05 | 7 | 41.18 | 7 | 33.33 |
| Coffee only | 7 | 41.18 | 8 | 38.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 14.29 |
| Coffee and tea | 7 | 41.18 | 6 | 28.57 | 8 | 47.06 | 11 | 52.38 |
| None | 2 | 11.76 | 3 | 14.29 | 2 | 11.76 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Exercise | ||||||||
| Daily | 1 | 5.88 | 1 | 4.76 | 7 | 41.18 | 5 | 23.81 |
| Weekly | 3 | 17.65 | 2 | 9.52 | 1 | 5.88 | 7 | 33.33 |
| Monthly | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 9.52 |
| Rare | 7 | 41.18 | 10 | 47.62 | 8 | 47.06 | 7 | 33.33 |
| Never | 6 | 35.29 | 8 | 38.10 | 1 | 5.88 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Income level | ||||||||
| <5,000 | 7 | 41.18 | 17 | 80.95 | 2 | 11.76 | 8 | 38.10 |
| 5,001–10,000 | 8 | 47.06 | 4 | 23.53 | 10 | 58.82 | 9 | 42.86 |
| 10,001–15,000 | 2 | 11.76 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 17.65 | 4 | 19.05 |
| >15,000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 11.76 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 2 | 11.76 | 3 | 14.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| High school | 7 | 41.18 | 7 | 33.33 | 7 | 41.18 | 3 | 14.29 |
| Diploma | 1 | 5.88 | 2 | 9.52 | 3 | 17.65 | 6 | 28.57 |
| Bachelor’s | 6 | 35.29 | 8 | 38.10 | 7 | 41.18 | 12 | 57.14 |
| Master’s | 1 | 5.88 | 1 | 4.76 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PhD | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Years of WPS | ||||||||
| 5 | 11 | 64.71 | - | - | 7 | 41.18 | - | - |
| 6–10 | 4 | 23.53 | - | - | 6 | 35.29 | - | - |
| 11–15 | 1 | 5.88 | - | - | 2 | 11.76 | - | - |
| 16–20 | 1 | 5.88 | - | - | 2 | 11.76 | - | - |
| Frequency of WPS | ||||||||
| Once daily | 3 | 17.65 | - | - | 4 | 23.53 | - | - |
| Twice daily | 4 | 23.53 | - | - | 3 | 17.65 | - | - |
| Thrice daily | 3 | 17.65 | - | - | 4 | 23.53 | - | - |
| Four times daily | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 2 | 11.76 | - | - |
| Once weekly | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Twice weekly | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | 5.88 | - | - |
| Thrice weekly | 7 | 41.18 | - | - | 3 | 17.65 | - | - |
| Exposure to secondhand smoke | ||||||||
| At home | 10 | 58.82 | 3 | 14.29 | 1 | 5.88 | 1 | 4.76 |
| At work | 5 | 29.41 | 1 | 4.76 | 7 | 41.18 | 9 | 42.86 |
| None | 2 | 11.76 | 17 | 80.95 | 9 | 52.94 | 11 | 52.38 |