| 1. Level of
education attained by head of household |
In general, a correlation can be
observed between the educational level attained by the head of the
household and the degree of satisfaction of the need for housing. In the
case of illiterate heads of households, and those with an elementary
education and below, the ratio of households with low satisfaction is
above the national average, ranging between 28.8 percent and 39.2
percent (Table 67). The corresponding ratios for heads of households
with a secondary and university levels of education are, respectively,
13.7 percent and 6.8 percent only. For the heads of households in these
two levels having a high degree of satisfaction the corresponding ratios
are 63.7 percent and 77.0 percent, compared to a national average of
47.6 percent.
|
Table
67. Cross classification of degrees of satisfaction according to the
housing index and the level of education of head of household
(Percent of households) |
| Level of
education |
All
Lebanon |
|
Degree
of satisfaction |
| Low |
Intermediate |
High |
Total |
- Illiterate
-Can read and write
-Elementary
-Intermediate
-Secondary
-University and above |
18.7
16.7
24.9
16.5
12.1
11.1 |
|
39.2
33.4
28.8
20.6
13.7
6.8 |
28.8
29.4
29.2
26.7
22.7
16.1 |
32.0
37.
42.0
52.7
63.7
77.0 |
100
100
100
100
100
100 |
| All Lebanon |
100
|
|
25.9 |
26.5 |
47.6 |
100 |
|
2.
Relation to work
The
data in Table 68 indicate that a strong correlation exists between the
work status and the housing index. The situation of wage earners and
independent workers is more closely associated with the low degree of
satisfaction (31.1 percent and 26.2 percent of all heads of households
,respectively), compared to only 12.4 percent of employers with a low
degree of satisfaction. The situation is reversed in the category of
high satisfaction, which includes 67.6 percent of heads of households
who are employers, compared to 41.4 percent for wage earners.
|
Table
68. Cross classification of the housing index and the work status
(Percent of households) |
| Work Status
|
All
Lebanon |
|
Degree
of satisfaction |
| Low |
Intermediate |
High |
Total |
-Employer
-Independent worker
-Wage earner
-Work for
others or relatives without pay
-Not concerned |
6.6
27.2
39.6
0.1
26.5 |
|
12.4
26.2
31.1
19.4
21.2 |
20.0
27.5
27.5
15.8
25.7 |
67.6
46.3
41.4
64.8
53.1 |
100
100
100
100
100 |
| All Lebanon |
100 |
|
25.9 |
26.5 |
47.6 |
100 |
|
| 3.
Relation to age of head of household |
Deprived households within the
the age group 50 years and above constitute 23.2 percent of households
with a low degree of satisfaction, compared to 25.9 percent at the
national level. The corresponding percentages for households having a
high degree of satisfaction are 51.1 percent and 47.6 percent,
respectively. These figures give more weight to the influence of the
factors of past accumulation and continuity in housing conditions over
current resources and conditions in raising the level of the housing
index.
|
Table
69. Cross classification of the housing index and the age group of the
head of household
(Percent of households) |
| Age of head
of Household (years) |
All
Lebanon |
|
Degree
of satisfaction |
| Low |
Intermediate |
High |
Total |
Less than 25
25 - 34
35 - 49
50 and above |
1.6
16.5
33.5
48.4 |
|
29.0
28.3
28.6
23.2 |
26.5
27.3
27.1
25.8 |
44.4
44.4
44.3
51.1 |
100
100
100
100 |
| All Lebanon |
100 |
|
25.9 |
26.5 |
47.6 |
100 |
|
