Table 1.
Sociodemographic and other characteristics of the participants (N = 4001)
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Governorate | |
| Beirut | 346 (8.6%) |
| Mount Lebanon | 1340 (33.5%) |
| North | 1733 (43.3%) |
| South | 284 (7.1%) |
| Bekaa | 298 (7.4%) |
| Altitude of the area of residence | |
| 0–600 m | 2701 (67.5%) |
| 601–1000 m | 957 (23.9%) |
| > 1000 m | 343 (8.6%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 596 (14.9%) |
| Female | 3405 (85.1%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 3825 (95.6%) |
| Divorced | 48 (1.2%) |
| Widowed | 128 (3.2%) |
| Education level | |
| Primary | 506 (12.6%) |
| Complementary | 400 (10.0%) |
| Secondary | 1017 (25.4%) |
| University | 2078 (51.9%) |
| Employment status | |
| Unemployed | 2008 (50.2%) |
| Full-time job | 1040 (26.0%) |
| Part-time job | 431 (10.8%) |
| Retired | 48 (1.2%) |
| Self-employed | 474 (11.8%) |
| Currently working / studying from home | |
| No | 3090 (77.2%) |
| Yes | 911 (22.8%) |
| Monthly salary income | |
| < 675,000 LBP | 633 (15.8%) |
| 675,000-1,200,000 LBP | 1054 (26.3%) |
| 1,200,000-2,400,000 LBP | 766 (19.1%) |
| 2,400,000-3,200,000 LBP | 492 (12.3%) |
| 3,200,000-5,000,000 LBP | 526 (13.1%) |
| > 5,000,000 LBP | 530 (13.2%) |
| Overall health of your children | |
| Bad | 186 (4.6%) |
| Acceptable | 1087 (27.2%) |
| Good | 1366 (34.1%) |
| Very good | 978 (24.4%) |
| Excellent | 384 (9.6%) |
| Mean ± SD | |
| Age (in years) | 36.76 ± 6.60 |
| Household crowding index (persons/room) | 1.44 ± 0.71 |
| Total number of children | 2.68 ± 1.13 |
| Number of children (5–9 years) | 1.66 ± 0.79 |
| Financial burden | 8.01± 2.30 |