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Table 2 Association of well-being with the independent variables

From: Well-being and associated factors among adults in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)

Variable name (n)

Low levels of well-being (%)

Moderate to high levels of well-being (%)

Chi square P-value

Well-being (7080)

33.8

66.2

 

Age groups

 18–29 (2716)

33.8

66.2

 

 30–39 (1772)

35.7

64.3

.004

 40–49 (1121)

31.5

68.5

 

 50–59 (765)

29.8

70.2

 

 60 and above (706)

37.4

62.6

 

Marital status

 Married (5399)

33.0

67.0

 

 Not married (1301)

35.1

64.9

.002

 Widowed, divorced or separated (380)

41.6

58.4

 

Labor status

 Working 15 h or more (2891)

31.2

68.8

.000

 Household worker (2721)

34.4

65.6

 

 Don’t work (1468)

37.8

62.2

 

Standard of living

 Low (2284)

41.6

58.4

 

 Medium (3530)

31.9

68.1

.000

 High (1266)

25.2

74.8

 

Community participation

 Yes (595)

28.4

71.6

.002

 No (6485)

34.3

65.7

 

Attend religious activities

 Yes (5547)

33.1

66.9

.006

 No (1533)

36.5

63.5

 

Follow up mass media

 Yes (5906)

34.4

65.6

.016

 No (1174)

31.1

68.9

 

Type of locality

   

 Urban (5001)

34.0

66.0

 

 Rural (1342)

30.6

69.4

.001

 Camp (737)

38.8

61.2

 

Region

 West Bank (4686)

32.4

67.6

.000

 Gaza Strip (2394)

36.7

63.3