List of Tables

List of Charts

Statement of the Ministry of Social Affairs

Statement of the Ministry of United Nations Development Programme

Executive Summary

1.  Methodological Introduction

A. The Population and Housing Survey

B.The Socio-cultural Dimension in the Study of Living Conditions

C. Unsatisfied Basic Needs Method

2. The Setting

A.  Living Conditions in Lebanon Prior 1975

B.The War and Living Conditions

C. Living Conditions in the Post-War Period (after 1990)

D. Health in the Post-War Period

E.  Determinants of and Policies Bearing on the Standard of Living

3. Living Conditions Index in Lebanon

A. Distribution According to the Living Conditions Index at the National Level

B.  Degree of Satisfaction in the Different Fields

C.  Characteristics of Housing, Households and Individual in relation to the Degree of Satisfaction of Basic Needs

D. The Living Conditions Index According to Mohafazats

E. The Living Conditions Index According to Kadas

F.  Geographical Distribution of Households and Individuals According to the Index of Basic Needs Satisfaction

G. Individuals Living Below the Threshold According to Kadas

H. The Living Conditions Index According to Place of Registration of Head of Household

I.   Characteristics of the Deprived: General Conclusions

4.  Income - Related Indicators

A. Distribution of Households According to the Index of Income-related Indicators

B.  Relation of the Index of Income-related Indicators to the Other Components of the Living Conditions Index

C. The Dynamics of Income-related Polarization

D. Income-related Indicators and Selected Educational and Demographic Indicators

E. Relation to Work

F.  Geographical Characteristics

5. The Education Index

A.Distribution of Households According to the Education Index

B. Relation Between the Education Index and other Components of the Living Conditions Index

C.  Relation Between the Living Conditions and the Level of Education

D.  Geographical Distribution of Households According to the Education Index

E.  Educational Disparities and Institutional Structures

F.   Relation Between the Educational Index and Housing Characteristics

G.  Relation Between the Education Index and Type of Household and Number of Cars it Possesses

H.  Relation Between the Education Index and the Characteristics of the Head of Household

6. The Housing Index

A. Distribution of Households According to the Housing Index

B.   Relation Between the Housing and the other Components of the Living Conditions Index

C. Relation Between the Housing Index and the Characteristics of the Head of Household

D. Relation Between the Housing Index and the Size of the Household

E.  The Geographical Dimension in the Housing Index and its Indicators

7.  Water and Sewerage

A. Construction of the Index and its Limitations

B.  Detailed Data

C.  Geographical Distribution of the Water and Sewerage Index by Kada

Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendices

Methodological Guide

The Population and Housing Survey