Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study population (N = 401).
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.
| Number | Percent (%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 146 | 36.4% |
| Female | 255 | 63.6% | |
| Age | 18 - 27 | 140 | 34.9% |
| 28 - 37 | 155 | 38.7% | |
| 38 - 47 | 80 | 20.0% | |
| 48 - 57 | 25 | 6.2% | |
| 58 - 67 | 1 | .2% | |
| Social status | Married | 206 | 51.4% |
| Single | 185 | 46.1% | |
| Divorced | 10 | 2.5% | |
| Educational level | High school | 104 | 25.9% |
| University student | 252 | 62.8% | |
| Postgraduate student | 32 | 8.0% | |
| Doctorate degree | 12 | 3.0% | |
| Associate degree | 1 | .2% | |
| Occupation | Employee | 185 | 46.1% |
| Unemployed | 216 | 53.9% | |
| Where do you live | Urban | 301 | 75.1% |
| Rural | 100 | 24.9% | |
| Which region | Riyadh | 105 | 26.2% |
| Eastern province | 116 | 28.9% | |
| Makkah | 75 | 18.7% | |
| Madinah | 23 | 5.7% | |
| Asir | 15 | 3.7% | |
| Al Baha | 3 | .7% | |
| Al Jawf | 8 | 2.0% | |
| Al Qassim | 14 | 3.5% | |
| Hail | 8 | 2.0% | |
| Tabuk | 28 | 7.0% | |
| Najran | 2 | .5% | |
| Jizan | 4 | 1.0% | |
| Do you have a chronic disease? | Yes | 58 | 14.5% |
| No | 343 | 85.5% | |
| How do you rate your overall health? | Very good | 299 | 74.6% |
| Good | 79 | 19.7% | |
| Fair | 17 | 4.2% | |
| Poor | 5 | 1.2% | |
| Very poor | 1 | .2% | |
| Ever have experience with COVID-19? | Yes | 69 | 17.2% |
| No | 332 | 82.8% | |
| Would you rather adhere to the precautions than take the vaccine? | Yes | 330 | 82.3% |
| No | 71 | 17.7% | |
| I will not take the vaccine until I am sure of its effectiveness in those around me. | Yes | 233 | 58.1% |
| No | 168 | 41.9% | |