Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Saudi youths by sex, 2013
From: The health of Saudi youths: current challenges and future opportunities
Factor | Categories | Male | Female | Both sexes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Weighted % | SE | N | Weighted % | SE | N | Weighted % | SE | ||
Age | 15–19 years | 677 | 58.6 | 1.8 | 547 | 48.5 | 1.9 | 1224 | 53.7 | 1.3 |
20–24 years | 512 | 41.4 | 1.8 | 646 | 51.5 | 1.9 | 1158 | 46.3 | 1.3 | |
Education | Primary school or less | 153 | 14.5 | 1.3 | 175 | 14.9 | 1.4 | 328 | 14.7 | 0.9 |
Elementary/high school | 941 | 76.5 | 1.6 | 824 | 68.4 | 1.8 | 1765 | 72.6 | 1.2 | |
College or higher education | 94 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 192 | 16.7 | 1.4 | 286 | 12.8 | 0.9 | |
Marital status | Never married | 1135 | 96.8 | 0.6 | 925 | 86.2 | 1.1 | 2060 | 91.6 | 0.6 |
Currently married | 53 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 252 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 305 | 7.5 | 0.6 | |
Separated, divorced, widowed | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 16 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 17 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |
Work status | Employed | 145 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 65 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 210 | 8.2 | 0.7 |
Student | 933 | 80.6 | 1.4 | 795 | 70.7 | 1.7 | 1728 | 75.8 | 1.1 | |
Unemployed | 96 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 112 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 208 | 7.8 | 0.7 | |
Other | 15 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 221 | 14.9 | 1.3 | 236 | 8.2 | 0.7 | |