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Table 4.

Total Scores of Participants in Relation to Practicing Staying Home Strategy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Demographic Characteristics		Mean	Standard Deviation (SD)	Median	p-value
Gender	Male	2.50	1.14	2.25	<0.001 ^a
Gender	Female	3.60	1.37	3.75	<0.001 ^a
Age group	18–27 years	3.21	1.42	2.75	0.002 ^a
	28–37 years	3.06	1.39	2.75
	38–47 years	3.10	1.35	2.75
	Above 47	3.23	1.32	2.75
Marital status	Single	3.19	1.44	2.75	0.002 ^a
	Married	3.09	1.35	2.75
	Divorced	3.38	1.41	3.25
Educational level	Secondary and below	3.26	1.37	3.00	<0.001 ^a
	Diploma	2.91	1.33	2.50
	Bachelor	3.15	1.41	2.75
	Master or PhD	2.98	1.31	2.50
Monthly income	Less than 3000 SR	3.50	1.37	3.50	<0.001 ^a
	Between 3000–5999 SR	2.92	1.40	2.50
	Between 6000–10999SR	3.02	1.35	2.75
	Between 11,000–15,999 SR	2.84	1.35	2.50
	Between 16,000–19,999 SR	2.73	1.24	2.50
	Above 20,000 SR	2.73	1.26	2.50
Employment	Unemployed	3.67	1.32	3.75	<0.001 ^a
	Student	3.33	1.42	3.00
	Employed	2.71	1.29	2.25
	Entrepreneur	2.54	1.38	2.25
	Retired	3.17	1.30	2.75
	Others	3.32	1.38	3.00
Geographical regions	West	3.19	1.38	2.75	<0.001 ^a
	Middle	3.26	1.41	3.00
	East	3.05	1.39	2.75
	North	2.91	1.35	2.50
	South	2.72	1.34	2.25
Do you live in	City	3.14	1.39	2.75	0.381
Do you live in	Village	3.06	1.44	2.75	0.381

Notes: ^aStatistical significance (p <0.05); Exchange rate, 1 Saudi Riyals = 0.27 United States Dollar.