Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample (N = 1530).
Variable | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Women | 525 | 34.31 |
Men | 1005 | 65.69 |
Age (years) | ||
15–24 | 239 | 15.62 |
25–34 | 474 | 30.98 |
35–44 | 499 | 32.61 |
45–54 | 204 | 13.33 |
55–64 | 68 | 4.44 |
≥ 65 | 46 | 3.01 |
Marital status | ||
Unmarried | 406 | 26.53 |
Married | 1124 | 73.47 |
Education level | ||
Primary school or below | 155 | 10.13 |
Intermediate school | 143 | 9.35 |
Secondary school | 593 | 38.76 |
Higher education | 639 | 41.76 |
Work status | ||
Unemployed | 691 | 45.16 |
Employed | 839 | 54.84 |
Nationality | ||
Non-Saudi | 421 | 27.52 |
Saudi | 1109 | 72.48 |
Monthly income (Saudi Riyal) | ||
˂3000 | 695 | 45.42 |
3000 to < 6000 | 257 | 16.80 |
6000 to < 12,000 | 330 | 21.57 |
12,000 to < 20,000 | 182 | 11.90 |
20,000 to < 30,000 | 45 | 2.94 |
≥ 30,000 | 21 | 1.37 |
Region | ||
Riyadh | 353 | 23.07 |
Al-Baha | 56 | 3.66 |
Al-Jouf | 49 | 3.20 |
Aseer | 100 | 6.54 |
Eastern Province | 218 | 14.25 |
Hail | 57 | 3.73 |
Jazan | 87 | 5.69 |
Madinah | 126 | 8.24 |
Makkah | 210 | 13.73 |
Najran | 69 | 4.51 |
Northern Borders | 47 | 3.07 |
Qassim | 80 | 5.23 |
Tabuk | 78 | 5.10 |
Current smoked tobacco use | ||
No | 1291 | 84.38 |
Yes | 239 | 15.62 |
Current smokeless tobacco use | ||
No | 1399 | 91.44 |
Yes | 131 | 8.56 |
