- General characteristics of the studied sample (N=4404).
| Factors | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age in year | ||
| 15-30 | 1474 | 33.5 |
| 31-40 | 1389 | 31.5 |
| 41-50 | 1110 | 25.2 |
| >50 | 431 | 9.8 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 3090 | 70.2 |
| Male | 1314 | 29.8 |
| Nationality | ||
| Non-Saudi | 244 | 5.5 |
| Saudi | 4160 | 94.5 |
| Region | ||
| Central region | 828 | 18.8 |
| Eastern region | 880 | 20.0 |
| Southern region | 988 | 22.4 |
| Northern region | 647 | 14.7 |
| Western region | 1061 | 24.1 |
| Education | ||
| primary school | 125 | 2.8 |
| Middle school | 181 | 4.1 |
| High school | 728 | 16.5 |
| University | 2882 | 65.4 |
| Postgraduate | 394 | 8.9 |
| Illiterate | 94 | 2.1 |
| Occupation | ||
| Employed | 2494 | 56.6 |
| Unemployed | 1910 | 43.4 |