Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants.
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 422 | 64.2 |
Female | 235 | 35.8 | |
Nationality | Non-Saudi | 33 | 5.0 |
Saudi | 624 | 95.0 | |
Age (years) | 18–30 | 406 | 61.8 |
31–43 | 141 | 21.5 | |
44–56 | 88 | 13.4 | |
Over 56 | 22 | 3.3 | |
Occupation | Student | 254 | 38.7 |
Employees in private sector | 96 | 14.6 | |
Employee in governmental sector | 203 | 30.9 | |
Housewife | 26 | 4.0 | |
Unemployed | 29 | 4.4 | |
Self-employed | 19 | 2.9 | |
Retired | 30 | 4.6 | |
Region | Middle | 139 | 21.1 |
East | 63 | 9.6 | |
West | 352 | 53.6 | |
South | 74 | 11.2 | |
North | 29 | 4.4 | |
Smoking (years) | Less than 1 year | 34 | 13.3 |
1–5 years | 62 | 24.3 | |
6–10 years | 65 | 25.5 | |
over 10 years | 94 | 36.9 | |
No. of cigarettes per day | 1–3 | 83 | 34.3 |
4–6 | 35 | 14.5 | |
7–9 | 30 | 12.4 | |
10 or more | 94 | 38.8 | |
Education level | High school | 125 | 19.2 |
Bachelor | 447 | 68.8 | |
Grad | 78 | 12.0 | |
Income (SAR) | Less than 5000 | 321 | 49.2 |
5000–10,000 | 120 | 18.4 | |
11,000–17,000 | 98 | 15.0 | |
Above 17,000 | 113 | 17.3 | |
Marital status | Single | 390 | 59.8 |
Married | 247 | 37.9 | |
Divorced or widowed | 15 | 2.3 | |
Current smoking status | Ex smoker | 454 | 69.7 |
Currently smoker | 197 | 30.3 | |
