Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample (n = 3015)
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 1399 (46.4) |
Female | 1616 (53.6) |
School | |
Primary | 1019 (33.8) |
Secondary | 976 (32.4) |
High school | 1020 (33.8) |
Educational region | |
Asimah | 482 (16.0) |
Hawally | 524 (17.4) |
Mubarak Al-Kabeer | 525 (17.4) |
Farwaniyah | 478 (15.9) |
Jahra | 529 (17.5) |
Ahmadi | 477 (15.8) |
Nationality | |
Kuwaiti | 2588 (85.8) |
Non-Kuwaiti Arab | 427 (14.2) |
Last semester GPA | |
A | 1150 (38.1) |
B | 937 (31.1) |
C | 603 (20.0) |
D | 205 (6.8) |
F | 71 (2.4) |
Father’s education | |
Secondary school or lower | 232 (7.7) |
High school | 585 (19.4) |
Diploma | 365 (12.1) |
Bachelor | 1162 (38.5) |
Postgraduate | 337 (11.2) |
Mother’s education | |
Secondary school or lower | 226 (7.5) |
High school | 524 (17.4) |
Diploma | 435 (14.4) |
Bachelor | 1338 (44.4) |
Postgraduate | 189 (6.3) |
Family income (KD per month) | |
Less than 500 | 36 (1.2) |
500–1000 | 259 (8.6) |
1000–2000 | 296 (9.8) |
More than 2000 | 292 (9.7) |