Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics...

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants

Variable	No.	%
Age in years (n = 164)
20-29	13	7.9
30-39	50	30.5
40-49	54	32.9
50-59	19	11.6
60+	28	17.1
Gender (n = 164)
Male	89	54.3
Female	75	45.7
Nationality (n = 163)
Bahraini	96	58.9
Other Arab	40	24.5
Non-Arab	27	16.6
Educational level (n = 164)
Lower than bachelors	34	20.7
Bachelors & medical	40	24.4
Postgraduate	90	54.9
Marital status (n = 164)
Single	19	11.6
Married	133	81.1
Widowed/Divorced	12	7.3
Total number of children (n = 143)
None	15	10.5
1	23	16.1
2	38	26.6
3	37	25.9
4+	30	21.0
Number of children below 10 years (n = 86)
1	32	41.0
2	31	39.7
3-4	15	19.3
Occupation (n = 161)
Academic	68	42.2
Administrative	93	57.8
Living condition (n = 164)
Alone	32	19.5
With own family	121	73.8
With relatives/friends	11	6.7
Relatives in Bahrain (N = 164)
Yes	115	70.1
No	49	29.9

Variable	No.	%
Age in years (n = 164)
20-29	13	7.9
30-39	50	30.5
40-49	54	32.9
50-59	19	11.6
60+	28	17.1
Gender (n = 164)
Male	89	54.3
Female	75	45.7
Nationality (n = 163)
Bahraini	96	58.9
Other Arab	40	24.5
Non-Arab	27	16.6
Educational level (n = 164)
Lower than bachelors	34	20.7
Bachelors & medical	40	24.4
Postgraduate	90	54.9
Marital status (n = 164)
Single	19	11.6
Married	133	81.1
Widowed/Divorced	12	7.3
Total number of children (n = 143)
None	15	10.5
1	23	16.1
2	38	26.6
3	37	25.9
4+	30	21.0
Number of children below 10 years (n = 86)
1	32	41.0
2	31	39.7
3-4	15	19.3
Occupation (n = 161)
Academic	68	42.2
Administrative	93	57.8
Living condition (n = 164)
Alone	32	19.5
With own family	121	73.8
With relatives/friends	11	6.7
Relatives in Bahrain (N = 164)
Yes	115	70.1
No	49	29.9