TABLE 1—
Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants at the 3 Field-Testing Sites for the Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs (HESPER) Scale: 2010
| Characteristic | Total (n = 817), No. (%) or Mean (SD) | Jordan (n = 269), No. (%) or Mean (SD) | Haiti (n = 279), No. (%) or Mean (SD) | Nepal (n = 269), No. (%) or Mean (SD) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 305 (37.3) | 116 (43.1) | 50 (17.9) | 139 (51.7) |
| Female | 512 (62.7) | 153 (56.9) | 229 (82.1) | 130 (48.3) |
| Age, y | 37.09 ±13.5 | 40.24 ±13.36 | 34.22 ±12.31 | 36.92 ±14.15 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 441 (54.0) | 191 (71.0) | 33 (12.0) | 217 (80.7) |
| Unmarried | 335 (41.0) | 56 (20.8) | 229 (82.1) | 50 (18.6) |
| Widowed | 18 (2.2) | 16 (5.9) | 2 (0.7) | 0 |
| Divorced or separated | 8 (1.0) | 6 (2.2) | 0 | 2 (0.7) |
| Cohabiting | 11 (1.3) | 0 | 11 (4.0) | 0 |
| No. of children | 2.37 ±2.17 | 2.11 ±1.95 | 2.59 ±2.14 | 2.39 ±2.37 |
| Level of education | ||||
| Illiterate or no formal education | 164 (20.1) | 7 (2.6) | 49 (17.7) | 108 (40.1) |
| Primary school (grades 1–6) | 190 (23.3) | 29 (10.8) | 98 (35.4) | 63 (23.4) |
| Secondary school (grades 7–12) | 315 (38.6) | 104 (38.7) | 122 (44.0) | 89 (33.1) |
| University | 146 (17.9) | 129 (48.0) | 8 (2.9) | 9 (3.3) |
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 329 (40.3) | 45 (16.7) | 268 (96.1) | 16 (5.9) |
| Muslim | 221 (27.1) | 221 (82.2) | 0 | 0 |
| Hindu | 178 (21.8) | 0 | 0 | 178 (66.2) |
| Buddhist | 52 (6.4) | 0 | 0 | 52 (19.3) |
| Other religiona | 27 (3.3) | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | 23 (8.6) |
| No religion | 5 (0.6) | 0 | 5 (1.8) | 0 |
| Time displaced, y | 7.77 ±8.09 | 3.84 ±2.18 | 0.67 ±0.06 | 18.95 ±0.93 |
Note. Numbers do not always add up to total score because of missing data.
a
Other religions include Kirat, Sanatan, Biswasi, Manab, Nastak (Nepal), Haba’i, Sa’aebiya (Jordan), and Voodoo (Haiti).