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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample (N = 475)

From: Willingness to pay for a National Health Insurance (NHI) in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

N

%

Gender

 Male

148

31.2

 Female

327

68.8

Age

 18-29

143

30.1

 30-39

124

26.1

 40-49

116

24.4

  ≥ 50

92

19.4

Marital Status

 Single

148

31.2

 Married

295

62.1

 Other

32

6.7

Region

 Central

310

65.3

 Eastern

95

20.0

 Western

28

5.9

 Southern

11

2.3

 Northern

31

6.5

Education

 High school

88

18.5

 2-year Diploma

67

14.1

 Bachelor

263

55.4

 Master

44

9.3

 PhD

13

2.7

Income

  ≤ 5000 SAR

152

32.0

 5001-10,000 SAR

128

26.9

 10,001-20,000 SAR

156

32.8

 20,001-30,000 SAR

29

6.1

  > 30,000 SAR

10

2.1

Occupation

 Public employee

165

34.7

 Private employee

109

22.9

 Unemployed

201

42.3

Type of healthcare Provider

 Public

237

49.9

 Private

238

50.1

Satisfaction with public health services

 Very satisfied

75

15.8

 Satisfied

183

38.5

 Neutral

134

28.2

 Unsatisfied

69

14.5

 Very unsatisfied

14

2.9