Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (N = 1097).
| Socio-demographic characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Boys | 500 (45.6) |
| Girls | 597 (54.4) |
| AGE (mean = 14.6 years; ET = 1.1; interval 12–19) | |
| ⩽13 | 72 (6.6) |
| 14 | 526 (47.9) |
| 15 | 312 (28.4) |
| 16 | 120 (10.9) |
| >16 | 67 (6.1) |
| Districts («Mohafazats») | |
| Beirut | 225 (20.5) |
| Mount-Lebanon | 232 (21.1) |
| North Lebanon | 215 (19.6) |
| South Lebanon | 212 (19.3) |
| Bekaa | 213 (19.4) |
| School system | |
| Public | 716 (65.3) |
| Private | 361 (34.7) |
| Mother’s educational level | |
| Has never been to school | 53 (4.8) |
| Primary | 240 (21.9) |
| Complementary | 203 (18.5) |
| High School | 211 (19.2) |
| College | 203 (18.5) |
| Do not know | 187 (17.0) |
| Employment status of mothera | |
| Full-time | 99 (9.0) |
| Part-time | 104 (9.5) |
| Housewife | 893 (81.5) |
| Father’s educational level | |
| Has never been to school | 47 (4.3) |
| Primary | 241 (22.0) |
| Complementary | 174 (15.9) |
| High School | 148 (13.5) |
| College | 239 (21.8) |
| Do not know | 248 (22.6) |
| Mean (ET) [min–max] | |
| CROWDING INDEX (persons/room) | 1.6 (0.7) [0.2–7.0] |
a
Total varies due to missing data.