Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample and their families (N=284).

Sociodemographics Category KSA
(n = 158)
Egypt
(n = 126)
Total
n % n % n %
Gender Male 53 34% 14 11% 67 24%
Female 105 66% 112 89% 217 76%
Age 18–20 17 11% 48 38% 65 23%
21–23 119 75% 66 52% 185 65%
≥ 24 22 14% 12 10% 34 12%
Year of study First year 0 0% 33 26% 33 12%
Second year 32 20% 6 5% 38 13%
Third year 47 30% 12 10% 59 21%
Fourth year 79 50% 75 60% 154 54%
Marital status Single 152 96% 120 95% 272 96%
Married 6 4% 6 5% 12 4%
Residence Urban 125 79% 81 64% 206 73%
Rural 33 21% 45 36% 78 27%
Family size Small (≤3) 7 4% 9 7% 16 6%
Medium (4-5) 25 16% 75 60% 100 35%
Large (total 6–7) 75 47% 42 33% 117 41%
Too large (≥ 8) 51 32% 0 0% 51 18%
Order within the family First 36 23% 51 40% 87 31%
Second 25 16% 33 26% 58 20%
Third 24 15% 36 29% 60 21%
Fourth 13 8% 6 5% 19 7%
Fifth or higher 60 38% 0 0% 60 21%
Mother’s education Read and write 65 41% 3 2% 68 24%
School stage 45 28% 15 12% 60 21%
University 42 27% 84m 67% 126 44%
Higher education 6 4% 24 19% 30 11%
Father’s education Read and write 45 28% 0 0% 45 16%
School stage 66 42% 9 7% 75 26%
University 38 24% 78 62% 116 41%
Higher education 9 6% 39 31% 48 17%
Does the mother work? Yes 46 29% 63 50% 109 38%
No 112 71% 63 50% 175 62%
Does the father work? Yes 86 54% 126 100% 212 75%
No 72 46% 0 0% 72 25%

Note: n=count, %= percent.