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. 2021 Jan 19;13(1):e12786. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12786

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study sample.

  N (%) Valid N   
Gender:            1356
    Female 950 (70.1%)    
    Male 405 (29.9%)    
Age:            1356
    18-30 882 (65.1%)     
    31-40 208 (15.4%)    
    41-50 162 (12.0%)    
    51-60 91 (6.72%)    
    above 60 12 (0.89%)    
Education:            1356
    Primary 59 (4.35%)    
    High school 377 (27.8%)    
    Bachelor degree 920 (67.8%)    
Monthly income:            1356
    < 5000 SAR 702 (51.8%)    
    5000 - 15000 SAR 434 (32.0%)    
    > 15000 SAR 219 (16.2%)    
Frequency of visiting ophthalmologist:            1356
    Never 314 (23.2%)    
    When needed 926 (68.3%)    
    Regularly 69 (5.09%)    
    Other 47 (3.47%)    
Sight problem that requires contact lenses:            1356
    No 659 (48.6%)    
    Yes 697 (51.4%)    
Duration of using glasses:            1356
    Never 603 (44.5%)    
    Less than a year 145 (10.7%)    
    1 to 5 years 214 (15.8%)    
    5 to 10 years 193 (14.2%)    
    More than 10 years 201 (14.8%)    
Contact lens use:            1356
    Never 710 (52.4%)    
    Previous user 441 (32.5%)    
    Current user 205 (15.1%)