Table 1 Description of the sample’s characteristics
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 955 (34.3%) |
Female | 1757 (63.1%) |
District | |
Beirut | 839 (30.3%) |
Mount Lebanon | 565 (20.4%) |
North | 726 (26.2%) |
South | 565 (20.4%) |
Bekaa | 84 (3.0%) |
Education level | |
Illiteracy | 41 (1.5%) |
Primary | 192 (7.1%) |
Complementary | 437 (16.1%) |
Secondary | 658 (24.2%) |
University | 1387 (51.1%) |
Marital status | |
Married | 2683 (96.3%) |
Single (divorced/widowed) | 102 (3.7%) |
Monthly salary | |
< 1000 USD | 988 (39.5%) |
1000–2000 USD | 1051 (42.1%) |
> 2000 USD | 460 (18.4%) |
Type of insurance | |
None | 789 (29.1%) |
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) | 1115 (41.2%) |
Army | 352 (13.0%) |
Private | 326 (12.0%) |
Cooperative | 127 (4.7%) |
Mean ± SD | |
Age (in years) | 40.14 ± 13.45 |
House crowding index | 1.12 ± 0.64 |
Number of children | 2.92 ± 1.50 |