Table 5.
distribution of parents' attitude level by their personal data
| Factor | Parents' attitude toward SBS (wanting to learn more vs not) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | ||
| Gender | 0.593 | ||
| Mother | 287 (83.2%) | 58 (16.8%) | |
| Father | 189 (81.5%) | 43 (18.5%) | |
| Age | 0.117 | ||
| Less than 20 years old | 12 (63.2%) | 7 (36.8%) | |
| Between 20 to 29 years old | 113 (81.3%) | 26 (18.7%) | |
| Between 30 to 39 years old | 156 (82.5%) | 33 (17.5%) | |
| 40 years or older | 195 (84.8%) | 35 (15.2%) | |
| Nationality | 0.765 | ||
| Saudi | 460 (82.6%) | 97 (17.4%) | |
| Non-Saudi | 16 (80%) | 4 (20%) | |
| Marital status | 0.195 | ||
| Married | 461 (82%) | 101 (18%) | |
| Divorced | 12 (100%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Widowed | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Education | < 0.001* | ||
| High school education or lower | 75 (75.8%) | 24 (24.2%) | |
| Diploma | 51 (69.9%) | 22 (30.1%) | |
| Bachelor | 288 (84.7%) | 52 (15.3%) | |
| Postgraduate degree | 62 (95.4%) | 3 (4.6%) | |
| Occupation | 0.252 | ||
| Employee | 346 (84%) | 66 (16%) | |
| Housewife | 109 (77.9%) | 31 (22.1%) | |
| Student | 21 (84%) | 4 (16%) | |
| How many children you have? | 0.470 | ||
| 1 - 4 children | 340 (83.7%) | 66 (16.3%) | |
| 5 - 7 children | 115 (79.3%) | 30 (20.7%) | |
| More than 7 children | 21 (80.8%) | 5 (19.2%) | |
*
Significant at level 0.05