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Table 3 Demographics of interview participants

From: Procedures of recruiting, obtaining informed consent, and compensating research participants in Qatar: findings from a qualitative investigation

Variable

Definition

Count

%

Gender

   

Male

 

41

49

Female

 

43

51

Age (years)

   

18-24

 

2

2

25-34

 

18

21

35-44

 

14

17

45-54

 

28

33

55-64

 

14

17

65-74

 

8

10

75 and older

 

0

0

Education

   

No Education

No school and/or no formal education

7

8

Some primary

Some primary, elementary, grade school or equivalent

3

4

Primary

Completion of primary, elementary, grade school or equivalent

8

10

Some middle school

Some middle school or the equivalent

9

11

Middle School

Completion of middle school or the equivalent

2

2

Some High School

Some high school or equivalent

1

1

High School

High school graduate or equivalent

17

20

Some College

Some college or equivalent

7

8

College

College graduate or equivalent

14

17

Post-College

More studies after completion of college or equivalent

16

19

Home Region

   

Northern Europe

 

8

10

Northern America

 

1

1

Northern Africa

 

8

10

Eastern Europe

 

1

1

South-Eastern Asia

 

5

6

Southern Europe

 

1

1

Southern Africa

 

0

0

Southern Asia

 

41

49

Western Europe

 

1

1

Western Africa

 

1

1

Western Asia

 

15

18

Central Asia

 

1

1

Australia and New Zealand

 

1

1

Years Lived in Qatar*

   

0-5

 

22

26

6-10

 

17

20

11-20

 

11

13

21-30

 

17

20

31-40

 

5

6

40 <

 

10

12

Unknown

 

2

2

Religion*

   

Muslim

 

53

63

Hindu

 

6

7

Christian

 

22

26

Something else

 

1

1

Prefer not to say

 

2

2

  1. * Percentages do not add to 100% due to rounding.