Table 1

- Relationship between knowledge and sociodemographic characteristics.

Characteristicsn (%)KnowledgeP-value (X2)
GoodFair n (%)Poor
Total sample3456 (100.0)300 (8.7)746 (21.6)2410 (69.7) 
Age
15-392477 (71.7)241 (9.7)520 (21.0)1716 (69.3)0.002 (17.367)
40-59894 (25.9)52 (5.8)214 (23.9)628 (70.2)
60 or older85 (2.5)7 (8.2)12 (14.1)66 (77.6)
Gender
Male1508 (43.6)167 (11.1)327 (21.7)1014 (67.2)<0.001 (20.055)
Female1948 (56.4)133 (6.8)419 (21.5)1396 (71.7)
Marital status
Married1444 (41.8)92 (6.4)325 (22.5)1027 (71.1)<0.001 (16.899)
Unmarried2012 (58.2)208 (10.3)421 (20.9)1383 (68.7)
Nationality
Saudi3327 (96.3)288 (8.7)726 (21.8)2313 (69.5)0.231 (2.929)
Not Saudi129 (3.7)12 (9.3)20 (15.5)97 (75.2)
Education
High school or lower1063 (30.8)53 (5.0)230 (21.6)780 (73.4)<0.001 (27.066)
Bachelor or higher education2393 (69.2)247 (10.3)516 (21.6)1630 (68.1)
Occupation
Employed1053 (30.5)87 (8.3)227 (21.6)739 (70.2)<0.001 (26.615)
Unemployed711 (20.6)32 (4.5)148 (20.8)531 (74.7)
Student1692 (49.0)181 (10.7)371 (21.9)1140 (67.4)
Income
<50001942 (56.2)158 (8.1)399 (20.5)1385 (71.3)0.114 (7.449)
5000-10000604 (17.5)51 (8.4)132 (21.9)421 (69.7)
>10000910 (26.3)91 (10.0)215 (23.6)604 (66.4)
Smoking
Absent2919 (84.5)236 (8.1)642 (22.0)2041 (69.9)0.010 (9.222)
Present537 (15.5)64 (11.9)104 (19.4)369 (68.7)
Chronic disease
Absent2996 (86.7)259 (8.6)638 (21.3)2099 (70.1)0.533 (1.257)
Present460 (13.3)41 (8.9)108 (23.5)311 (67.6)