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Table 1 Socioeconomic differences between Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti residents in Kuwait in 2019

From: The effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in different socioeconomic populations in Kuwait: a modeling study

 

Kuwaitis (P1)

Non-Kuwaitis (P2)

Population - N (%)

1,432,045 (30.0)

3,344,362 (70.0)

Average Monthly Income in Public Sector [15, 16] - Kuwaiti Dinar (USD)

 Female

1279 (4135)

666 (2153)

 Male

1807 (5841)

726 (2347)

Average Monthly Income in Private Sector [15, 16] - Kuwaiti Dinar (USD)

 Female

866 (2799)

387 (1251)

 Male

1417 (4581)

271 (876)

Education - N (%)

 Below secondary school

521,699 (36.4)

2,265,394 (67.7)

 Secondary school and above

481,407 (33.6)

552,725 (16.5)

 Unknown

428,939 (30.0)

52,6243 (15.7)

Occupation* - N (%)

 Manual work

21,288 (4.0)

1,148,897 (44.4)

 Non-manual work

568,843 (96.2)

1,291,496 (50.0)

Not stated

1354 (0·2%)

145,865 (5·6%)

 Healthcare Access

Free medical, dentistry and pharmacy care

Fee-for-service

 Social Welfare

Available

Not available

 Public Housing

Subsidized

Not available

  1. *Occupations as per International Standard Classification of Occupations. Grouped under manual work are agriculture and fishery workers, craft and related trades work, production monitoring and elementary occupations. Under non-manual are managers, professionals, associate professionals, clerk and sales services workers. Population, education and income data sourced from PACI [14]