Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics
| Total (N=310) | Age | Gender | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <40 Years (n=117) | 40–50 Years (n=136) | 50+ Years (n=57) | p-valuec | Male (n=165) | Female (n=145) | p-valued | ||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||||||
| Saudi Arab | 305 (98.4%) | 117 (100.0%) | 133 (97.8%) | 55 (96.5%) | 0.4384 | 160 (97.0%) | 145 (100.0%) | 0.1072 |
| Yemeni | 3 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.5%) | 1 (1.8%) | 3 (1.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Othera | 2 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (1.8%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||||||
| Single | 48 (15.5%) | 31 (26.5%) | 11 (8.1%) | 6 (10.5%) | 0.0001 | 46 (27.9%) | 2 (1.4%) | <0.0001 |
| Married | 256 (82.6%) | 84 (71.8%) | 124 (91.2%) | 48 (84.2%) | 118 (71.5%) | 138 (95.2%) | ||
| Divorced | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (0.7%) | ||
| Widowed | 4 (1.3%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (5.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (2.8%) | ||
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||||||
| Full-time work | 124 (40.0%) | 47 (40.2%) | 56 (41.2%) | 21 (36.8%) | 0.0090 | 109 (66.1%) | 15 (10.3%) | <0.0001 |
| Part-time work | 50 (16.1%) | 21 (17.9%) | 23 (16.9%) | 6 (10.5%) | 45 (27.3%) | 5 (3.4%) | ||
| Homemaker/housewife | 119 (38.4%) | 45 (38.5%) | 53 (39.0%) | 21 (36.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 119 (82.1%) | ||
| Student | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Unemployed | 8 (2.6%) | 4 (3.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | 3 (5.3%) | 2 (1.2%) | 6 (4.1%) | ||
| Retired | 9 (2.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (2.2%) | 6 (10.5%) | 9 (5.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Other | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Highest level of education, n (%) | ||||||||
| Primary School | 3 (1.0%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (1.8%) | 0.2748 | 1 (0.6%) | 2 (1.4%) | 0.1950 |
| Intermediate Education | 8 (2.6%) | 1 (0.9%) | 6 (4.4%) | 1 (1.8%) | 6 (3.6%) | 2 (1.4%) | ||
| Secondary Education | 137 (44.2%) | 48 (41.0%) | 57 (41.9%) | 32 (56.1%) | 66 (40.0%) | 71 (49.0%) | ||
| University degree (BA, BSc) | 150 (48.4%) | 63 (53.8%) | 65 (47.8%) | 22 (38.6%) | 88 (53.3%) | 62 (42.8%) | ||
| Post-graduate degree (MA, PhD, PGCE) | 10 (3.2%) | 4 (3.4%) | 6 (4.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.8%) | 7 (4.8%) | ||
| Otherb | 2 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (0.7%) | ||
| Total household income in last 12 months, n (%) | ||||||||
| 25,999 SAR or less | 12 (3.9%) | 7 (6.0%) | 3 (2.2%) | 2 (3.5%) | 0.5170 | 11 (6.7%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.0005 |
| 26,000 to 199,999 SAR | 87 (28.1%) | 31 (26.5%) | 37 (27.2%) | 19 (33.3%) | 56 (33.9%) | 31 (21.4%) | ||
| 200,000 to 399,999 SAR | 94 (30.3%) | 37 (31.6%) | 44 (32.4%) | 13 (22.8%) | 36 (21.8%) | 58 (40.0%) | ||
| 400,000 to 599,999 SAR | 52 (16.8%) | 17 (14.5%) | 20 (14.7%) | 15 (26.3%) | 29 (17.6%) | 23 (15.9%) | ||
| 600,000 to 799,999 SAR | 26 (8.4%) | 10 (8.5%) | 12 (8.8%) | 4 (7.0%) | 17 (10.3%) | 9 (6.2%) | ||
| 800,000 or more SAR | 8 (2.6%) | 4 (3.4%) | 4 (2.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (2.4%) | 4 (2.8%) | ||
| Prefer not to answer | 31 (10.0%) | 11 (9.4%) | 16 (11.8%) | 4 (7.0%) | 12 (7.3%) | 19 (13.1%) | ||
Notes: aOther ethnicity reported as: Palestinian (n=1), Somali (n=1). bOther highest level of education reported as: Teacher’s diploma (n=1), Technical Institute (n=1). cOne way analyses of variance overall F statistic p-value for continuous variables and χ2 test p-value for categorical variables by age group. dIndependent samples t-test p-value for continuous variables and χ2 test p-value for categorical variables by gender.