Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the 207 Lebanese women participated in the study during 2021 summer time
Variable | Frequency (percentage) | Mean ± Std. Deviation | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic Characteristics: | |||
Age | 18–23 | 20 (9.7%) | 29.14 ± 4.78 |
24–29 | 94 (45.4%) | ||
30–34 | 65 (31.4%) | ||
35+ | 28 (13.5%) | ||
Nationality | Lebanese | 189 (91.3%) | Â |
Non-Lebanese | 18 (8.7%) | Â | |
Social status | Married | 205 (99.0%) | Â |
Single | 2 (1.0%) | Â | |
Place of residence | Mount Lebanon | 118 (57.0%) | Â |
Beirut | 29 (14%) | Â | |
North | 12 (5.8%) | Â | |
South | 21 (10.2%) | Â | |
Bekaa | 27 (13.0%) | Â | |
Educational level | None | 7 (3.4%) | Â |
School Education | 18 (8.6%) | Â | |
Bachelor’s Degree | 97 (46.9%) |  | |
Postgraduate Studies (Masters, PhD…) | 85 (41.1%) |  | |
Employment Details: | |||
Employment status of participant | Housewife | 102 (49.3%) | Â |
Employed in other fields | 82 (39.6%) | Â | |
Employed in medical field | 23 (11.1%) | Â | |
Employment status of your husband/ partner | Unemployed | 12 (5.8%) | Â |
Employed in other fields | 177 (85.5%) | Â | |
Employed in medical field | 16 (7.7%) | Â | |
Family monthly income | Low (< 3,000,000 LL − 8,999,999 LL) | 102 (49.3%) | 10,470,000 ± 6,786,000 |
Intermediate: (9,000,000–17,999,999 LL) | 83 (40.1%) |  | |
High (> 18,000,000 LL) | 22 (10.6%) |  | |