Write a Python function `count_element_in_list` that takes two arguments:
1. A list of sublists (`list1`).
2. An element (`x`).
The function should return the number of sublists in `list1` that contain the element `x`.
#### Example Usage
```python [main.nopy]
print(count_element_in_list([[1, 3], [5, 7], [1, 11], [1, 15, 7]], 1)) # Output: 3
print(count_element_in_list([['A', 'B'], ['A', 'C'], ['A', 'D', 'E'], ['B', 'C', 'D']], 'A')) # Output: 3
print(count_element_in_list([['A', 'B'], ['A', 'C'], ['A', 'D', 'E'], ['B', 'C', 'D']], 'E')) # Output: 1
```
#### Constraints
- The input list will only contain sublists.
- The sublists can contain any hashable elements.
- The function should handle empty sublists and an empty input list gracefully.