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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 7118)

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the Saudi population toward people with epilepsy: narrow or wide?

 

n

Proportion (%)

Nationality

Saudi

6749

94.8

 

Non-Saudi

369

5.2

Age (years)

18–29

4345

61.0

 

≥ 30

2773

39.0

Gender

Male

2469

34.7

 

Female

4649

65.3

Education

Secondary/diploma

1802

25.3

 

University and above

5316

74.7

Residential area

Main city

5009

70.4

 

Minor city

1064

14.9

 

Village

1045

14.7

Region

Central Region

1177

16.5

 

Eastern Region

2281

32.0

 

Western region

1603

22.5

 

Northern Region

402

5.6

 

Southern Region

1655

23.3

Occupation

Unemployed

1415

19.9

 

Student

3323

46.7

 

Retired

426

6.0

 

Employee

1954

27.5

Income per month (SR)

< 4000

2044

28.7

 

4000–10,000

2363

33.2

 

> 10,000

2711

38.1