Table 1 The main descriptive analysis and number of expatriates with lack of access to health care based on their personal characteristics, jobs characteristics, previous knowledge and existing knowledge (including perceived and validated knowledge)
Number | Number of participants lack access to health care (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Job characteristics of participants | ||
Position in your company | ||
Specialist with university education | 664 | 86(13) |
Professional with education level higher than high school | 367 | 39(10.6) |
Technical with high school education | 365 | 53(14.5) |
Manual laborer with less than high school education | 883 | 149(16.9) |
Unskilled usually with no education | 836 | 146(17.5) |
Total | 3115 | 473(15.2) |
Length of working in Saudi Arabia | ||
Less than one year | 225 | 78(34.7) |
One year but less than three years | 431 | 106(24.6) |
Three years but less than five years | 623 | 99(15.9) |
Five to ten years | 1393 | 117(8.4) |
More than ten years | 446 | 73(16.4) |
Total | 3118 | 473(15.2) |
How many employees are there in your company? | ||
< 50 | 1422 | 331(23.3) |
> =50 | 1696 | 142(8.4) |
Total | 3118 | 473(15.2) |
What kind of business/industry does your company do? | ||
Industrial | 322 | 56(17.4) |
Construction | 1164 | 94(8.1) |
Trade | 781 | 130(16.6) |
Other | 851 | 193(22.7) |
Total | 3118 | 473(15.2) |
What is your usual monthly income including all allowances? | ||
Less than 2000 S.R. | 1418 | 251(17.7) |
Between 2001 – 4500 S.R. | 1113 | 167(15) |
Between 4501 – 6000 S.R. | 448 | 45(10) |
Between 7501 – 9000 S.R. | 138 | 10(7.2) |
Total | 3117 | 473(15.2) |
Personal characteristics of participants | ||
Age Group | ||
18 to 30 | 867 | 176(20.3) |
31 to 45 | 1898 | 253(13.3) |
46 to 55 | 282 | 28(9.9) |
56 years old and above | 56 | 10(17.9) |
Total | 3103 | 467(15) |
Nationality | ||
Asian | 2483 | 330(13.3) |
Arabs | 625 | 141(22.6) |
Others | 7 | 1(14.3) |
Total | 3115 | 472(15.2) |
Highest Educational Attainment | ||
Illiterate | 85 | 21(24.7) |
Elementary | 1403 | 228(16.3) |
High School | 486 | 81(16.7) |
High Education (Diploma & above) | 1143 | 143(12.5) |
Total | 3117 | |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 467 | 65(13.9) |
Married | 2593 | 395(15.2) |
Divorced/Widow/widower | 21 | 5(23.8) |
Total | 3081 | 473(15.2) |
What is your native language? | ||
Arabic | 620 | 136(21.9) |
Urdu | 832 | 127(15.3) |
Hindi | 684 | 90(13.2) |
Malayalam | 118 | 16(13.6) |
Bengali | 287 | 39(13.6) |
Tagalog | 259 | 18(6.9) |
Others | 311 | 46(14.8) |
Total | 3111 | 472(15.2) |
Are you comfortable conversing in English? | ||
No | 1443 | 241(16.7) |
Yes | 1670 | 231(13.8) |
Total | 3113 | 472(15.2) |
Are you comfortable conversing in Arabic? | ||
No | 576 | 171(29.7) |
Yes | 2533 | 299(11.8) |
Total | 3109 | 470(15.1) |
Health Status | ||
Excellent and very good | 2689 | 336(12.5) |
Good | 332 | 92(27.7) |
Fair and poor | 91 | 45(49.5) |
Total | 3112 | 473(15.2) |
Previous Knowledge | ||
No | 1156 | 208(18.0) |
Yes | 1962 | 265(13.5) |
Total | 3118 | 473(15.2) |
Score of perceived knowledge | ||
0 | 241 | 144(59.8) |
1 | 214 | 107(50) |
2 | 754 | 100(13.3) |
3 | 1909 | 122(6.4) |
Total | 3118 | 473(15.2) |
Score of validated Knowledge | ||
0 | 974 | 289(29.7) |
1 | 1588 | 145(9.1) |
2 | 180 | 16(8.9) |
3 | 163 | 15(9.2) |
4 | 213 | 8(3.8) |
3118 | 473(15.2) | |