Public Awareness regarding Common Eye Diseases among Saudi Adults in Riyadh City: A Quantitative Study

Table 1

Demographic information of the Saudi adults in Riyadh city 2016.

Variables	n (%)
Gender
Male	350 (49.2)
Female	361 (51.8)
Marital status
Single	231 (32.5)
Married	457 (64.3)
Divorced	17 (2.4)
Widowed	6 (0.8)
Education level
Preuniversity	177 (24.9)
University	422 (59.4)
Postgraduate	108 (15.2)
Illiterate	4 (0.6)
Occupation
Student	165 (23.2)
Employed	335 (47.1)
Self-employed	7 (1.0)
Retired	46 (6.5)
Unemployed	158 (22.2)
Eye/systemic health problem
Yes	94 (13.2)
No	617 (86.8)
Family with eye/systemic disease
Yes	421 (59.2)
No	165 (23.2)
Do not know	125 (17.6)
Knowledge of eye care/diseases
Excellent	102 (14.3)
Good	485 (68.2
Poor	124 (17.4)