The
study shows that the decline in the degree of satisfaction with respect
to the income-related indicators is strongly correlated with
unemployment and retirement (Table 46). Permanent workers and day
laborers constitute 76 percent of the work force, according to the Labor
Force Study. This means that the wage situation and changes in it exert
a strong influence on the general level of incomes. In view of the
absence of unemployment benefits in Lebanon, this would mean that the
flow of income would cease completely in the case of the unemployed.
|
Table
46. Relation of the index of income-related indicators to the work force
(Percent
of total of household heads in Lebanon) |
| Employment
Situation |
Percent
of households heads in Lebanon |
Degree
of satisfaction (percent) |
| Low |
Intermediate |
High |
Total |
-Employed
-Not employed
-Not in
need of work
-Retired
-Student
-Non-working women
-Other, non-working |
73.5
2.3
4.2
5.2
0.2
10.3
4.4 |
37.2
86.5
-
62.8
73.1
68.7
69.0 |
37.9
10.9
11.1
19.8
16.1
19.0
18.8 |
24.9
2.61
88.9
17.3
10.8
12.3
12.1 |
100
100
100
100
100
100
100 |
| All Lebanon |
100 |
42.8 |
32.4 |
24.8 |
100 |
|
As for the work status (Table
47), wage earners are more likely than others to fall within the
category of low satisfaction (40.9 percent). The situation of
independent workers is somewhat better (37.3 percent); while the
majority of employers (58.4 percent) enjoy a high degree of
satisfaction.
|
| Table
47. Relation of the index of income-related indicators to employment
status (Percent of total of heads of households in Lebanon) |
| Employment
status |
Percent
of heads of households in Lebanon |
Degree
of satisfaction (percent) |
| Low |
Intermediate |
High |
Total |
-Employer
-Independentworker
-Laborer
-Works
for others or, for relatives without wage
-Not
employed |
6.55
27.2
39.6
0.1
26.5
|
14.6
37.3
40.9
22.1
31.7
24.6
|
100
100
100
100
100
|
|
| All Lebanon |
100 |
42.8 |
32.4 |
24.8 |
100 |
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