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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics (N = 510)

From: Increased psychological distress after the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown in the Saudi population: a cross-sectional study

Parameter

Category

N

%

Gender

Male

302

59.2

Female

208

40.8

Age category (years)

18-30

300

58.8

31-40

128

25.1

41-50

58

11.4

51-60

20

3.9

> 60

4

0.8

Educational level

Primary

2

0.4

Middle

7

1.4

Secondary

152

29.8

University

282

55.3

Diploma

40

7.8

Master

20

3.9

PhD

7

1.4

Region/province

Makkah

119

23.3

Madinah

37

7.3

Riyadh

141

27.6

Qassim

108

21.2

Eastern Province

32

6.3

Northern regions

20

3.9

Southern regions

29

5.7

Moving

24

4.7

Marital status

Single

291

57.1

Married

208

40.8

Divorced

10

2.0

Widow

1

.2

Number of children

None

302

59.2

1-3

115

22.5

4-6

83

16.3

7-10

10

2.0

Professional status

Unemployed

71

13.9

Student

225

44.1

Employee

188

36.9

Entrepreneur

14

2.7

Retired

12

2.4

Working in health sector

No

447

87.6

Yes

63

12.4

Relative working in health sector

No

351

68.8

Yes

159

31.2

Family income (SAR)

< 5k

67

13.1

5-10k

130

25.5

10-15k

136

26.7

15-20k

78

15.3

20-25k

41

8.0

> 25k

58

11.4

Accommodation

Apartment

198

38.8

Floor

105

20.6

Villa

207

40.6

No. occupants

1

9

1.8

2

16

3.1

3-5

173

33.9

6+

312

61.2