Table 1 Indicators used in the measurement of socioeconomic status for Saudi Arabia
From: Development of two socioeconomic indices for Saudi Arabia
Categories | Indicator variables | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
Educational status | Illiterate and read/write | Population aged > 10 years |
School degree | ||
Diploma and university | ||
Higher education | ||
Employment statusa | In the labour force | Population aged > 15 years |
Students | ||
Housewives | ||
Retired | ||
Other employment | ||
Type of housing | Traditional house | Households |
Villa | ||
A floor in a traditional house or villa | ||
Apartment | ||
Other type of housing | ||
Tenure of housingb | Owned | Households |
Rented | ||
Provided | ||
Other tenure | ||
Car ownership | No car | Households |
One car | ||
Two or more cars | ||
Material ownership | Phone available/not available | Households |
TV available/not available | ||
PC available/not available | ||
Internet available/not available | ||
Library available/not available | ||
Satellite available/not available | ||
Videos available/not available | ||
Video games available/not available |