Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics, determinants of poverty and health outcomes for Palestinian refugees living in Lebanese camps, N = 2501, 2010
| Respondent (N = 2501) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age | ||
| Mean (min–max) | 46.6 (14–87) | SD (15.90) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 443 | 18.09 |
| Female | 2006 | 81.91 |
| Geographic location | ||
| Peripheriesa | 1952 | 78.05 |
| Capital Beirut | 549 | 21.95 |
| Determinants of poverty | ||
| Education | ||
| Elementary or less | 1019 | 42.64 |
| Intermediate | 895 | 37.45 |
| Secondary or more | 476 | 19.92 |
| Water leaking from walls and roofs | ||
| No water leakage | 1453 | 58.64 |
| Water leakage | 1025 | 41.36 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Lowest | 809 | 33.21 |
| Middle | 810 | 33.25 |
| Highest | 817 | 33.54 |
| Mean (min–max) | 5.86 (0–14) | SD. 2.20 |
| Crowding | ||
| Mean (min–max) | 1.76 (0.12–12) | SD. 1.03 |
| Severe food insecurity | ||
| No | 2249 | 89.92 |
| Yes | 252 | 10.08 |
| Health of respondent | ||
| Number of chronic illness | ||
| None | 1182 | 48.11 |
| One | 610 | 24.83 |
| Two | 463 | 18.84 |
| Three | 143 | 5.82 |
| Four | 59 | 2.40 |
| Prevalence of acute illness in the past 6 months | ||
| No | 1728 | 70.33 |
| Yes | 729 | 29.67 |
| Prevalence disability | ||
| No | 2338 | 96.13 |
| Yes | 94 | 3.87 |
| Mental health | ||
| Good | 1074 | 43.25 |
| Poor | 1409 | 56.75 |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Good | 1716 | 69.11 |
| Poor | 767 | 30.89 |
| Number of health outcomes (multiple chronic, acute, disability and mental) | ||
| Zero | 489 | 20.17 |
| One | 678 | 27.97 |
| Two | 571 | 23.56 |
| Three or more | 686 | 28.30 |
a: Peripheries include: North Lebanon, Bekaa, South Lebanon and Tyre.