Table 1 Descriptive Statistics (N = 1789)
From: Informal politics and inequity of access to health care in Lebanon
Frequency | % Sample | Receiving Health Aid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | % | |||
Age | ||||
<30 | 268 | 14.98% | 106 | 39.55% |
30-40 | 565 | 31.58% | 182 | 32.21% |
40-50 | 632 | 35.33% | 226 | 35.76% |
50-60 | 245 | 13.69% | 82 | 33.47% |
>60 | 79 | 4.42% | 26 | 32.91% |
Female | 974 | 54.44% | 360 | 36.96% |
Reported household monthly ncome | ||||
<=500 | 489 | 27.33% | 192 | 39.26% |
501-1000 | 863 | 48.24% | 281 | 32.56% |
1001-2000 | 346 | 19.34% | 113 | 32.66% |
2001-3000 | 63 | 3.52% | 24 | 38.10% |
> = 3001 | 28 | 1.57% | 12 | 42.86% |
Education | ||||
Elementary | 261 | 14.54% | 119 | 45.59% |
Intermediate | 570 | 31.86% | 196 | 33.86% |
Secondary | 427 | 23.87% | 128 | 29.98% |
Vocational | 131 | 7.32% | 53 | 40.46% |
University | 352 | 19.68% | 113 | 32.10% |
Higher degree | 48 | 2.68 | 16 | 33.33% |
High status profession* | 210 | 11.74% | 79 | 37.62% |
Sectarian identity | ||||
Christian | 782 | 43.71% | 240 | 30.69% |
Shia | 414 | 23.14% | 164 | 39.61% |
Sunni | 351 | 19.62% | 137 | 39.03% |
Druze | 73 | 4.08% | 26 | 35.62% |
Orthodox | 56 | 3.13% | 23 | 41.07% |
None | 113 | 6.32% | 32 | 28.32% |
Reported political party support | ||||
Free Patriotic Movement | 162 | 9.06% | 46 | 28.40% |
Lebanese Forces | 96 | 5.37% | 34 | 35.42% |
Kataeb | 23 | 1.29% | 3 | 13.04% |
Future Movement | 140 | 7.83% | 74 | 52.86% |
Hezbollah | 121 | 6.76% | 41 | 33.88% |
Amal Movement | 48 | 2.68% | 36 | 75.00% |
Progressive Socialist Party | 44 | 2.46% | 15 | 34.09% |
Others | 143 | 7.99% | 61 | 42.66% |
Do not support any party | 1012 | 56.57% | 312 | 30.83% |