The relationship between demographic indicators and family poverty conditions in Jordanian rural regions [electronic resource].

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This study aimed at measuring the impact of the demographic indicators on Jordanian rural regions. To achieve its objectives, the study conducted a survey on 217 families selected randomly from eleven villages in the southern region. The study used the technique face-to-face interviews, with the aid of a questionnaire designed to collect data for this purpose. Descriptive statistical analysis and Analysis of Variance ANOVA approaches were used to measure the significant statistical differences between poor and non-poor families. The study shows that there is a kind of similarity between the area of study and Jordan as a whole in terms of age structure, sex ratio, dependency level and fertility rate, yet, it shows a higher number of poor families in these areas compared to non-poor families. It was found that the number of females as the heads of households of poor families, in addition to their ratio in sex distribution in poor families is higher than the number of males. Moreover, poor families are characterized with a higher number of young people, higher dependency and higher fertility rate compared to the non-poor families. Also, it was found that singles ratio among non-poor families mounted to 152%, whereas divorced, widows and separated couples ratio is higher among poor families compared to non-poor families. Though, marriage ratio increases as the rate of poverty increases, and the mean marriage age for both males and females is lower for poor families than non-poor families. This result implies an increase in marriage problems among poor families compared to the non-poor families.

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