Table 1 Household demographic characteristics (N = 1872 Individuals, 507 Households)
From: Inequity and benefit incidence analysis in healthcare use among Syrian refugees in Egypt
No of observations/percentage | Mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 24.5 ± 17.35 | |
0–5 years | 177 (9.5%) | |
6–17 | 604 (32.3%) | |
18–34 | 591 (31.6%) | |
35–64 | 462 (24.7%) | |
Above 65 | 38 (2.0%) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 973 (52%) | |
Female | 899 (48%) | |
Persons with disability | 64 (3.4%) | |
Persons with chronic disease | 381 (20.4%) | |
Urban | ||
Rural | 210 (11.2%) | |
Urban | 1662 (88.8%) | |
Education of household head | ||
None, primary, or preparatory | 1290 (68.9%) | |
Secondary, Technical Institute | 359 (19.2%) | |
University or higher | 223 (11.9%) | |
Employment (household heads) | ||
Employed | 262 (52.6%) | 3.6 ± 2.2 |
Unemployed | 245 (47.4%) | |
Duration in the country | ||
< 2 years | 347 (21%) | |
Between 2 and 4 years | 126 (7%) | |
Between 4 and 5 years | 1312 (67%) | |
> 5 years | 87 (5%) | |
Governorates | ||
6 October and Giza | 533 (28.5%) | |
CAIRO | 385 (20.6%) | |
Alexandria | 218 (11.6%) | |
Qalyubia | 217 (11.6%) | |
Sharkia | 125 (6.7%) | |
Damietta | 184 (9.8%) | |
Others | 210 (11.2%) | |
Equivalized per capita consumption (quintiles) | $ | |
Lowest quintile | 40.3 | 96 ± 58.1 |
2 | 69.8 | |
3 | 85.8 | |
4 | 109.1 | |
Highest quintile | 182.4 | |