Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population (N = 392)
Frequency | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Mother's age | Mean (SD) | 42.5 (5.4) | |
Median | 42 | ||
Min–Max | 22–55 | ||
Father's age | Mean (SD) | 47.8 (5.8) | |
Median | 48 | ||
Min–Max | 25–60 | ||
Mother's nationality | Lebanese | 376 | 95.9 |
Others | 16 | 4.1 | |
Father's nationality | Lebanese | 372 | 94.9 |
Others | 20 | 5.1 | |
Mother's educational level | No formal education | 22 | 5.6 |
School-level education | 94 | 24 | |
University Diploma | 191 | 48.7 | |
Higher Education (Masters, PhD) | 85 | 21.7 | |
Father's educational level | No formal Education | 31 | 7.9 |
School- level Education | 128 | 32.7 | |
University Diploma | 167 | 42.6 | |
Higher Education (Masters, PhD) | 66 | 16.8 | |
Mother's profession | Medical | 65 | 16.6 |
Non-medical | 327 | 83.4 | |
Father's profession | Medical | 26 | 6.6 |
Non-medical | 366 | 93.4 | |
Mother's religion | Christian | 337 | 86 |
Muslim | 55 | 14 | |
Father's religion | Christian | 335 | 85.5 |
Muslim | 57 | 14.5 | |
Residence | Beirut | 100 | 25.5 |
Mount Lebanon | 238 | 60.7 | |
South Lebanon | 13 | 3.3 | |
North Lebanon | 5 | 1.3 | |
Beqaa | 36 | 9.2 | |
Marital status | Married | 368 | 93.9 |
Widow | 24 | 6.1 | |
Family income per month | Less than 2.000.000 | 29 | 7.4 |
Between 2.000.000–4.000.000 | 78 | 19.9 | |
Between 4.000.000–8.000.000 | 104 | 26.5 | |
More than 8.000.000 | 181 | 46.2 | |