From: Quality of Life in rural and urban populations in Lebanon using SF-36 Health Survey
Variables | Total n (%) | Urban n (%) | Rural n (%) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 524 (100) | 173 (33) | 351 (67) | Â |
   Age (years): |  |  |  | 0.615 |
   14–19 | 82 (15.6) | 30 (17.3) | 52 (14.8) |  |
   20–39 | 208 (39.7) | 66 (38.2) | 142 (40.5) |  |
   40–60 | 156 (29.8) | 55 (31.8) | 101 (28.8) |  |
   60 and plus | 78 (14.9) | 22 (12.7) | 56 (16.0) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.79 |
   Male | 201 (38.4) | 65 (37.6) | 136 (38.7) |  |
   Female | 323 (61.6) | 108 (62.4) | 215 (61.3) |  |
Education (level) | Â | Â | Â | 0.057 |
   Illiterate | 71 (13.5) | 14 (8.1) | 57 (16.2) |  |
   Elementary level and lower | 180 (34.4) | 59 (34.1) | 121 (34.5) |  |
   Intermediate and secondary | 217 (41.4) | 78 (45.1) | 139 (39.6) |  |
   University and higher level | 56 (10.7) | 22 (12.7) | 34 (9.7) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.57 |
   Single | 185 (35) | 64 (37) | 121 (34.5) |  |
   Married & get engaged | 300 (57.3) | 94 (54.3) | 206 (58.7) |  |
   Divorced/separated/widowed | 39 (7.4) | 15 (8.7) | 24 (6.8) |  |
Work status | Â | Â | Â | 0.40 |
   Employed | 243 (46.4) | 79 (45.7) | 164 (46.7) |  |
   Students | 75 (14.3) | 28 (16.2) | 47 (13.4) |  |
   Housewife | 169 (32.3) | 58 (33.3) | 111 (31.6) |  |
   Not workinga | 37 (7.1) | 8 (4.6) | 29 (8.3) |  |
Social security | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 285 (54.4) | 88 (50.9) | 197 (56.1) | 0.26 |
   Yes: |  |  |  |  |
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) | 113 (21.6) | 42 (24.3) | 71 (20.3) | Â |
Civil Servants Cooperative (CSC) and Army and Internal Security Forces (ISF) | 96 (18.4) b | 30 (17.4) | 66 (18.8) | Â |
Private Insurance and others | 30 (5.7) | 13 (7.5) | 17 (4.8) | Â |
Religious culture | Â | Â | Â | 0.068 |
   Muslim | 435 (83) | 151 (87.3) | 284 (80.9) |  |
   Christian | 89 (17) | 22 (12.7) | 67 (19.1) |  |
Financial status | Â | Â | Â | 0.42 |
   Very poor & poor | 139 (26.5) | 46 (26.6) | 93 (26.5) |  |
   Intermediate | 286 (54.6) | 89 (51.4) | 197 (56.1) |  |
   Good & very good | 99 (18.9) | 38 (22.0) | 61 (17.4) |  |
Serious event | Â | Â | Â | 0.47 |
   No | 267 (51) | 92 (53.2) | 175 (49.9) |  |
   Yes | 257 (49) | 81 (46.8) | 176 (50.1) |  |
Satisfaction with work | Â | Â | Â | 0.39 |
   No | 55 (10.5) | 22 (12.7) | 33 (9.4) |  |
   Yes | 188 (35.9) | 57 (32.9) | 131 (37.3) |  |
   Not Applicable | 281 (53.6) | 94 (54.3) | 187 (53.3) |  |
Global Quality of life Assessment | Â | Â | Â | 0.046 |
   Very poor, poor | 73 (13.9) | 25 (14.5) | 48 (13.7) |  |
   Fair | 205 (39.1) | 55 (31.8) | 150 (42.7) |  |
   Good, very good | 246 (46.9) | 93 (53.8) | 153 (43.6) |  |