Table 2.
Responses of the Participants to Two Questions About Knowledge Regarding Social Distancing and Awareness About Asymptomatic Transmission of COVID-19
| Demographic Characteristics | “Everyone” Was the Response to Question 1 b | “YES” Was the Response to Question 2 b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Responses (%) | p-value | Total Number of Responses (%) | p-value | ||
| Gender | Male | 1976 (93) | <0.001 a | 1841 (86.6) | 0.018 a |
| Female | 2859 (95.9) | 2511 (84.3) | |||
| Age group | 18–27 years | 1441 (96.1) | 0.006 a | 1262 (84.1) | 0.322 |
| 28–37 years | 1787 (94.9) | 1607 (85.3) | |||
| 38–47 years | 985 (93) | 906 (85.6) | |||
| Above 47 | 622 (94) | 577 (87.2) | |||
| Marital status | Single | 1698 (95.4) | 0.054 | 1503 (84.5) | 0.126 |
| Married | 2925 (94.1) | 2670 (85.9) | |||
| Divorced | 212 (96.8) | 179 (81.7) | |||
| Educational level | Secondary and below | 1125 (92.3) | <0.001 a | 922 (75.6) | <0.001 a |
| Diploma | 496 (94.5) | 441 (84) | |||
| Bachelor | 2732 (95.8) | 2503 (87.8) | |||
| Master or PhD | 482 (94.5) | 486 (95.3) | |||
| Monthly income | Less than 3000 SR | 1980 (94.9) | 0.318 | 1698 (81.4) | <0.001 a |
| Between 3000–5999 SR | 672 (95.6) | 586 (83.4) | |||
| Between 6000–10,999 SR | 690 (94) | 633 (86.2) | |||
| Between 11,000–15,999 SR | 783 (93.8) | 740 (88.6) | |||
| Between 16,000–19,999 SR | 368 (93.9) | 360 (91.8) | |||
| Above 20,000 SR | 342 (96.3) | 335 (94.4) | |||
| Employment | Unemployed | 1441 (95.1) | 0.240 | 1228 (81.1) | <0.001 a |
| Student | 666 (95.8) | 576 (82.9) | |||
| Employed | 2185 (94.6) | 2046 (88.6) | |||
| Entrepreneur | 34 (89.5) | 32 (84.2) | |||
| Retired | 287 (93.5) | 275 (89.6) | |||
| Others | 222 (92.5) | 195 (81.3) | |||
| Geographical regions | West | 2448 (94) | 0.096 | 2207 (84.8) | 0.033 a |
| Middle | 1232 (96.2) | 1102 (86) | |||
| East | 254 (94.8) | 238 (88.8) | |||
| North | 620 (94.7) | 566 (86.4) | |||
| South | 281 (94.3) | 239 (80.2) | |||
| Do you live in | City | 4533 (94.7) | 0.832 | 4087 (85.4) | 0.320 |
| Village | 302 (95) | 265 (83.3) | |||
Notes: Everyone means all individuals in the Saudi population; aStatistical significance (p <0.05); bQuestion 1: Who should stay-at-home during COVID-19 pandemic? Question 2: Do you believe in asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19? Exchange rate, 1 Saudi Riyals = 0.27 United States Dollar.