Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics by gender and country 2019
| Variable | Lebanon | Jordan | Palestine | |||
| Male (n=840) | Female (n=840) | Male (n=1067) | Female (n=858) | Male (n=839) | Female (n=840) | |
| (%) n | (%) n | (%) n | (%) n | (%) n | (%) n | |
| Age, in years | ||||||
| 18–29 | (22.7) 191 | (29.3) 246 | (26.4) 282 | (27.7) 238 | (32.9) 276 | (25.7) 216 |
| 30–49 | (44.5) 374 | (45.7) 384 | (45.2) 482 | (46.6) 400 | (37.8) 317 | (44.8) 376 |
| 50–64 | (28.3) 238 | (23.2) 195 | (19.9) 212 | (18.9) 162 | (25.4) 213 | (28.6) 240 |
| ≥65 | (4.4) 37 | (1.8) 15 | (8.5) 91 | (6.8) 58 | (3.9) 33 | (1.0) 8 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | (20.4) 170 | (18.1) 153 | (25.0) 210 | (12.1) 102 | (22.1) 185 | (8.2) 69 |
| Ever married | (79.8) 670 | (81.8) 687 | (75.0) 629 | (75.0) 738 | (75.0) 629 | (87.9) 738 |
| Education | ||||||
| Primary school or less | (17.4)146 | (11.9) 100 | (22.3) 238 | (24.0) 206 | (44.3) 372 | (50.4) 423 |
| Middle school | (21.7) 182 | (21.3) 179 | (41.1) 439 | (36.6) 314 | (33.7) 283 | (25.8) 217 |
| High school/diploma | (40.0) 336 | (46.4) 390 | (12.0) 128 | (13.9) 119 | (7.5) 63 | (5.9) 50 |
| University | (21.0) 176 | (20.4) 171 | (24.6) 262 | (25.5) 219 | (14.4) 121 | (17.9) 150 |
| Monthly income* | ||||||
| Quartile 1 | (7.51) 62 | (9.1) 75 | (21.7) 227 | (24.9) 207 | (21.2) 174 | (26.6) 214 |
| Quartile 2 | (39.5) 326 | (38.8) 321 | (39.4) 411 | (38.5) 320 | (41.9) 344 | (44.0) 355 |
| Quartile 3 | (39.1) 323 | (38.7) 320 | (25.1) 262 | (23.7) 197 | (19.8) 163 | (16.5) 133 |
| Quartile 4 | (13.9) 115 | (13.4) 111 | (13.8) 144 | (12.9) 107 | (17.0) 140 | (12.9) 104 |
| No income | (1.7) 14 | (1.6) 13 | (2.2) 23 | (3.2) 27 | (2.2) 18 | (4.0) 34 |
*Income quartile levels: Lebanon: (1) <US529.88; (2) US$529.88 to <US$993.53; (3) US$993.53 to <US $1987.05; (4) ≥US$1987.05. Jordan: (1) < US$423.13; (2) US$423.13 = <US$705.22; (3) US$705.22 to <US$1269.39. Palestine: (1) < US$610.04; $610.04 to <US$1067.57; (3) US$1067.57 to <US$1525.10; (4) ≥US1525.10.