Population under Stress: The Coping Mechanisms of Lebanese Adults in Times of Intermingling Crises and Their Relationship with Stress
Table 2
Perceived stress levels stratified by demographic characteristics showing frequency and percentages of stress within the levels of the demographic variables.
Variables
Stress N (row valid percent)
value§
Low
Moderate
High
Age
Age response N (%)
8 (88.88)
118 (95.16)
58 (90.62)
0.790£
Mean age ± SD
34.63 ± 15.72
36.42 ± 13.13
37.57 ± 14.32
Gender
Male
5 (5.5)
60 (65.9)
26 (28.6)
0.608
Female
3 (3.0)
63 (62.4)
35 (34.7)
Other
0 (0.0)
50 (0.8)
50 (1.6)
Highest level of education
No degree
0 (0.0)
1 (50.0)
1 (50.0)
0.394
Less than a high school diploma
0 (0.0)
5 (100)
0 (0.0)
High school diploma or equivalent degree
0 (0.0)
11 (57.9)
8 (42.1)
Vocational degree (BT, TS, etc.)
0 (0.0)
10 (58.8)
7 (41.2)
University degree (bachelor’s degree, master’s degree)
6 (4.3)
91 (65.0)
43 (30.7)
Doctorate degree (Phd, MD, etc.)
2 (18.2)
6 (54.5)
3 (27.3)
Current employment status
Freelancer
1 (3.1)
15 (46.9)
16 (50.0)
0.219
Employed
6 (4.7)
88 (69.3)
33 (26.0)
Not employed, currently a student
1 (5.6)
12 (66.7)
5 (27.8)
Not employed, looking for work
0 (0.0)
4 (50.0)
4 (50.0)
Not employed, not looking for work
0 (0.0)
4 (66.7)
2 (33.3)
Retired
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
2 (100)
Disabled, not able to work
0 (0.0)
1 (50.0)
1 (50.0)
Monthly income
Less than $50 per month
0 (0.0)
5 (41.7)
7 (58.3)
0.469
Between $50 and $100 per month
0 (0.0)
17 (70.8)
7 (29.2)
Between $101 and $300 per month
1 (2.1)
29 (60.4)
18 (37.5)
Between $301 and $500 per month
2 (5.9)
22 (64.7)
10 (29.4)
Between $501 and $1000 per month
2 (5.9)
24 (70.6)
8 (23.5)
More than $1000 per month
4 (10%)
25 (62.5)
11 (27.5)
§Exact Fisher test was used to generate the values. £ANOVA test was used to generate the value for the association between age and stress categories.
