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 |