Table 1 Sociodemographic and other characteristics of the participants (N = 4001)
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Governorate | |
Beirut | 346 (8.6%) |
Mount Lebanon | 1340 (33.5%) |
North | 1733 (43.3%) |
South | 284 (7.1%) |
Bekaa | 298 (7.4%) |
Altitude of the area of residence | |
0–600 m | 2701 (67.5%) |
601–1000 m | 957 (23.9%) |
> 1000 m | 343 (8.6%) |
Gender | |
Male | 596 (14.9%) |
Female | 3405 (85.1%) |
Marital status | |
Married | 3825 (95.6%) |
Divorced | 48 (1.2%) |
Widowed | 128 (3.2%) |
Education level | |
Primary | 506 (12.6%) |
Complementary | 400 (10.0%) |
Secondary | 1017 (25.4%) |
University | 2078 (51.9%) |
Employment status | |
Unemployed | 2008 (50.2%) |
Full-time job | 1040 (26.0%) |
Part-time job | 431 (10.8%) |
Retired | 48 (1.2%) |
Self-employed | 474 (11.8%) |
Currently working / studying from home | |
No | 3090 (77.2%) |
Yes | 911 (22.8%) |
Monthly salary income | |
< 675,000 LBP | 633 (15.8%) |
675,000-1,200,000 LBP | 1054 (26.3%) |
1,200,000-2,400,000 LBP | 766 (19.1%) |
2,400,000-3,200,000 LBP | 492 (12.3%) |
3,200,000-5,000,000 LBP | 526 (13.1%) |
> 5,000,000 LBP | 530 (13.2%) |
Overall health of your children | |
Bad | 186 (4.6%) |
Acceptable | 1087 (27.2%) |
Good | 1366 (34.1%) |
Very good | 978 (24.4%) |
Excellent | 384 (9.6%) |
Mean ± SD | |
Age (in years) | 36.76 ± 6.60 |
Household crowding index (persons/room) | 1.44 ± 0.71 |
Total number of children | 2.68 ± 1.13 |
Number of children (5–9 years) | 1.66 ± 0.79 |
Financial burden | 8.01± 2.30 |