| Variable |
urban |
rural |
| n |
% |
n |
% |
| Age |
65-69 |
141 |
35.97 |
144 |
28.8٪ |
| 70-74 |
87 |
22.19 |
98 |
19.6٪ |
| 75-79 |
55 |
14.03 |
90 |
18٪ |
| 80-85 |
65 |
16.58 |
88 |
17.6٪ |
| >85 |
44 |
11.23 |
80 |
16٪ |
| Sex |
Male |
262 |
66.84 |
278 |
55.6٪ |
| Female |
130 |
33.16 |
222 |
44.4٪ |
| Education |
Illiterate |
311 |
79.34 |
312 |
62.4٪ |
| Medium |
16 |
4.08 |
176 |
35.2% |
| High |
65 |
16.58 |
12 |
2.4٪ |
| work |
Working |
181 |
46.17 |
268 |
53.6٪ |
| Not working |
211 |
53.83 |
232 |
46.4٪ |
| Marital status |
Married |
214 |
54.59 |
300 |
60٪ |
| Divorced |
34 |
8.67 |
178 |
35.6٪ |
| Widow |
112 |
28.57 |
22 |
4.4٪ |
| Single |
32 |
8.16 |
0 |
0 |
| Socio-economic status |
low |
209 |
53.32 |
390 |
78٪ |
| Average |
133 |
33.93 |
100 |
20٪ |
| High |
50 |
12.76 |
10 |
2٪ |
| Sum |
892 |
392 |
100 |
500 |
100 |
|
Socio economic status: monthly income in Saudi riyals
low –less than 5000
medium – 5000 to 15000
high – more than 15000
Education level:
Medium – upto 9th grade ; High – 10th grade and above |
| Table 1: Demographic and social data of the samples. |