Table 1.

Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics. N = 4071.

Characteristic	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Female	2732	67.1
Male	1339	32.9
Marital state
Married	3835	94.2
Divorced	156	3.8
Widow or Single parent	39	2
Educational Level
High school or less	532	13.1
College/University degree	3132	76.9
Higher studies	407	10
Households’ monthly income
Prefer not to answer	879	21.6
Less than 5000 SR	290	7.1
5000–10,000 SR	684	16.8
More than 10,000 SR	2218	54.5
Do you have a child aged (12–18 years)?
No	1340	34.6
Yes	2536	65.4
Nationality
Saudi	3202	78.7
Non-Saudi	869	21.3
Employment
Unemployed + students	147	3.6
Retired	201	4.9
Housewife	418	10.3
Freelance/owns job	414	10.2
Employed	1785	43.8
Healthcare workers	1106	27.2
COVID-19 vaccination status
No	568	14
Yes	3503	86
Are you willing to vaccinate your (12–18 years) child
No	2360	58
Yes	1711	42
Was anyone of the direct family members affected by the COVID-19
No	1110	27.3
Yes	2961	72.7
Participants commitment with COVID-19 infection prevention precautionary measures
Rarely committed	174	4.3
Slightly committed	41	1
Medium commitment	1005	24.7
Highly committed	242	5.9
Very Highly committed	2609	64.1
How severe were the symptoms of the affected persons, n = 995
Very mild/asymptomatic	85	8.5
Mild	446	44.8
Moderate	390	39.2
Severe	61	6.1
Very severe	3	0.3
Death	10	1
Parents Generalized Anxiety GAD7 total scorea	4.61 (3.0)
Parents Generalized Anxiety GAD7 classification
Very low: < 5 points	1476	58.7
Mild: 5–10 points	723	28.8
Moderate: 10–14 points	183	7.3
High: > 15 points	132	5.3

^aMean (SD) score of all the participants equivalent to low or minimal anxiety level.