Characteristics | Total (n = 9315) | Lebanese (n = 7136) | Syrian (n = 2179) | |||
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Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
Sex of the child | ||||||
Male | 5044 | 54.1 | 3851 | 54.0 | 1193 | 54.7 |
Female | 4271 | 45.9 | 3285 | 46.0 | 986 | 45.3 |
Age of the child | ||||||
12–23 months | 2579 | 27.7 | 1928 | 27.0 | 651 | 29.9 |
24–35 months | 2265 | 24.3 | 1747 | 24.5 | 518 | 23.8 |
36–47 months | 1920 | 20.6 | 1462 | 20.5 | 458 | 21.0 |
48–59 months | 2551 | 27.4 | 1999 | 28.0 | 552 | 25.3 |
Place of residency of the caregiver | ||||||
Rented house / apartment | 4461 | 47.9 | 2562 | 35.9 | 1899 | 87.2 |
Owned house / apartment | 4547 | 48.8 | 4420 | 61.9 | 127 | 5.8 |
Informal settlement | 130 | 1.5 | 40 | 0.6 | 90 | 4.1 |
Collective shelter | 78 | 0.8 | 37 | 0.5 | 41 | 1.9 |
Other | 49 | 0.5 | 34 | 0.5 | 15 | 0.7 |
Refused to answer | 50 | 0.5 | 43 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.3 |
Social status of the caregiver | ||||||
Single | 451 | 4.9 | 327 | 4.6 | 124 | 5.7 |
Married | 8559 | 91.9 | 6567 | 92.0 | 1992 | 91.3 |
Divorced | 137 | 1.5 | 103 | 1.4 | 34 | 1.6 |
Widowed man | 51 | 0.5 | 45 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.3 |
Widowed woman | 88 | 0.9 | 69 | 1.0 | 19 | 0.9 |
Refused to answer | 29 | 0.3 | 25 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.2 |
Age of the caregiver | 30.9 + 6.7 | 31.2 + 6.7 | 29.7 + 6.7 | |||
Median | 30.0 | 30.3 | 28.9 | |||
Father’s educational status | ||||||
Doesn’t know how to read and write | 605 | 6.5 | 312 | 4.4 | 293 | 13.5 |
Knows how to read and write | 1412 | 15.2 | 795 | 11.1 | 617 | 28.3 |
Primary/Complementary level | 1830 | 19.7 | 1319 | 18.5 | 511 | 23.5 |
Secondary level | 1774 | 19.0 | 1609 | 22.6 | 165 | 7.6 |
Post school technical level | 1035 | 11.1 | 936 | 13.1 | 99 | 4.5 |
University level | 2527 | 27.1 | 2054 | 28.8 | 473 | 21.7 |
Doesn’t know/Doesn’t remember | 39 | 0.4 | 33 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.3 |
Refused to answer | 93 | 1.0 | 78 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.6 |
Mother’s educational status | ||||||
Doesn’t know how to read and write | 695 | 7.5 | 312 | 4.4 | 383 | 17.6 |
Knows how to read and write | 1099 | 11.8 | 626 | 8.8 | 473 | 21.7 |
Primary/Complementary level | 2330 | 25.0 | 1550 | 21.7 | 780 | 35.8 |
Secondary level | 1856 | 19.9 | 1614 | 22.6 | 242 | 11.1 |
Post school technical level | 1243 | 13.3 | 1033 | 14.5 | 210 | 9.6 |
University level | 1990 | 21.4 | 1915 | 26.8 | 75 | 3.4 |
Doesn’t know/Doesn’t remember | 20 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.3 |
Refused to answer | 82 | 0.9 | 72 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.5 |
Father’s employment status | ||||||
Full-time employee | 6177 | 66.3 | 5127 | 71.8 | 1050 | 48.2 |
Part-time employee | 2204 | 23.7 | 1462 | 20.5 | 742 | 34.1 |
Unemployed | 705 | 7.6 | 348 | 4.9 | 357 | 16.4 |
Retiree | 48 | 0.5 | 43 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.2 |
Refused to answer | 181 | 1.9 | 156 | 2.2 | 25 | 1.1 |
Mother’s employment status | ||||||
Full-time employee | 2816 | 30.2 | 2344 | 32.8 | 472 | 21.7 |
Part-time employee | 1772 | 19.0 | 1375 | 19.3 | 397 | 18.2 |
Unemployed | 4595 | 49.4 | 3302 | 46.3 | 1293 | 59.3 |
Retiree | 21 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.3 |
Refused to answer | 111 | 1.2 | 101 | 1.4 | 10 | 0.5 |