Table 1.
Bio-demographic data of sampled population, Hail Region, Saudi Arabia.
| Bio-demographic data | No | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | ||
| < 25 | 718 | 66.1% |
| 26–39 | 153 | 14.1% |
| 40–50 | 166 | 15.3% |
| > 50 | 49 | 4.5% |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 450 | 41.4% |
| Female | 636 | 58.6% |
| Nationality | ||
| Saudi | 1074 | 98.9% |
| Non-Saudi | 12 | 1.1% |
| Education | ||
| Secondary/below | 246 | 22.7% |
| University/above | 840 | 77.3% |
| Job | ||
| Not working | 112 | 10.3% |
| Student | 669 | 61.6% |
| Non-health care worker | 253 | 23.3% |
| Health care worker | 52 | 4.8% |
| Smoking | ||
| Yes | 109 | 10.0% |
| No | 977 | 90.0% |
| Chronic health problems | ||
| None | 1015 | 93.5% |
| DM | 43 | 4.0% |
| HTN | 37 | 3.4% |
| Cardiac | 9 | .8% |
| Family history of hearing problems | ||
| Yes | 524 | 48.3% |
| No | 562 | 51.7% |