We polled our readers to learn more about their lives and their parenting experiences in Qatar. Here’s what they have to say.
1) Gender: 87% Female and 13% Male
2) Top Five Nationalities: 1- India 2- United kingdom 3- The Philippines 4- Pakistan 5- Portugal
3) Employment: 1- 50% Work outside the home 2- 41% Stay at home 3- 9% Work from home
4) Length of time in Qatar: 1) 10+ years: 35% 2) 1–4 years: 30% 3) 5–9 years: 30% 4) > 1 year: 8%
5) Marital Status: 1) Married: 98% 2) Separated: 1% 3) Single:1%
6) Age:
Most common age group is 30–39 (53%) Followed by 40–49 (35%), 20–29 (8%), and 50–59 (5%)
7) Number of Children: 72% have one to two children
8) Children’s ages: 1- 6–12 (40%) 2- 3–5 (35%) 3- 0–2 (9%) 4- 13–19 (14%) 5- 20+ (1%)
9) Just over 50% have said their children were born in Qatar
10) Life Satisfaction: 64% are at least satisfied with their lives in Qatar
11) Family Time: 75% feel they spend enough time with their families
12) Making Friends: 35% agree that it’s easy to meet and befriend other families, 29% somewhat agree, 15% somewhat disagree, 8% disagree, 7% strongly disagree, 5% strongly agree
13) Satisfaction with School Choices: 40% are at least satisfied with the school choices available in Qatar, 29% are strongly satisfied, 13% are somewhat dissatisfied, 10% are dissatisfied, 8% are very dissatisfied
14) Activities:
a) 40% are somewhat satisfied with the activity choices available for their children
23% are satisfied
13% are dissatisfied
10% are somewhat satisfied
8% are very satisfied
6% are very dissatisfied
b) Types of activities their children are interested in:
82% are interested in sports
64% are interested in arts
44% are interested in gaming
32% are interested in STEM
15) Quality of Life:
66% wish their children had better social lives
51% want to improve their finances
35% wish their own social lives were better
34% want better work/life balance