Assessment of parental nurturing and associated social, economic, and political factors among children in the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territory (WB/oPt)

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study sample

Variable		Number	Percentage (%)
Gender (child)	Male	610	52.5
Gender (child)	Female	552	47.5
Age (years)	Less than 6	616	53.0
	6 to 9	404	34.8
	10 to 12	142	12.2
Family size	Up to 4	193	16.6
	5 to 7	683	58.8
	8 and more	286	24.6
Family child born index	Only child/first child	117	10.1
	Middle child	333	28.7
	Last child	712	61.3
Education (mother)	Less than secondary	674	58.0
	Secondary	227	19.5
	Post-secondary	261	22.5
Education (father)	Less than secondary	703	60.5
	Secondary	208	17.9
	Post-secondary	251	21.6
Employment (mother)	Employed	103	8.9
Employment (mother)	Housewife and unemployed	1059	91.1
Employment (father)	Laborer	356	30.7
	Middle class manager/landowner	683	58.9
	Unemployed	121	10.4
Number of persons working part-time at household	No body	981	84.4
Number of persons working part-time at household	1 to 4 persons	181	15.6
Crowding ratio	Two persons or less	771	66.4
Crowding ratio	More than two persons	391	33.6
Child disability	No	1040	89.5
Child disability	Yes	122	10.5
Child discipline	Low to medium	779	67.0
Child discipline	High	383	33.0
Locality type	Urban	439	37.8
	Rural	637	54.8
	camp	86	7.4
Region	North WB	529	45.5
	Center WB	266	22.9
	South WB	367	31.6
Refugee status	Refugee	350	30.1
Refugee status	Non refugee	812	69.9
Political violence	No	686	59.0
Political violence	Yes	476	41.0

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