Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population
Variable | N (704) | % (100.0) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 307 | 43.6 |
 Female | 397 | 56.4 |
Religion | ||
 Muslim | 358 | 50.9 |
 Druze | 309 | 43.9 |
 Christian | 37 | 5.3 |
Number of siblings | ||
 1 | 27 | 3.8 |
 2–3 | 375 | 53.3 |
 4–5 | 242 | 34.3 |
 6+ | 42 | 6.0 |
 Missing data | 18 | 2.6 |
Paternal education | ||
 Only primary school | 36 | 5.2 |
 Junior high school | 168 | 23.9 |
 High school without diploma | 181 | 25.7 |
 High school diploma | 127 | 18.0 |
 Academic studies | 103 | 14.7 |
 Missing data | 89 | 12.6 |
Maternal education | ||
 Only primary school | 50 | 7.7 |
 Junior high school | 209 | 29.7 |
 High school without diploma | 165 | 23.4 |
 High school diploma | 127 | 18.0 |
 Academic studies | 84 | 11.9 |
 Missing data | 69 | 9.8 |
Paternal employment | ||
 Yes | 491 | 69.7 |
 No | 148 | 21.0 |
 Missing data | 65 | 9.2 |
Welfare care | ||
 Yes | 129 | 18.3 |
 No | 558 | 79.3 |
 Missing data | 17 | 2.4 |
Locality | ||
 1 | 189 | 26.8 |
 2 | 191 | 27.1 |
 3 | 195 | 27.7 |
 4 | 129 | 18.3 |