Table 1 Socio-demographic and health characteristics of the study population (N = 200)
Variable | Result |
|---|---|
Age in years (N = 118) | |
Mean ± SD | 46.6 ± 17.1 |
Range | 20–89 |
Gender | |
Male | 90 (45.0) |
Female | 110 (55.0) |
Family status | |
Single | 55 (27.5) |
Married | 85 (42.5) |
Divorced | 31 (15.5) |
Widowed | 27 (13.5) |
Separated | 2 (1.0) |
Number of children | |
Mean ± SD | 2.4 ± 2.3 |
Range | 0–12 |
Country of birth | |
Israel | 79 (39.5) |
Eastern Europe | 58 (29.0) |
Western Europe | 34 (17/.0) |
Other (North Africa, Asia, S. America) | 29 (14.5) |
Years of education | |
Mean ± SD | 11.5 ± 3.5 |
Range | 1–18 |
Present work status | |
Employed | 126 (63.0) |
Student | 20 (10.0) |
Unemployed | 12 (6.0) |
Retired | 42 (21.0) |
How would you rate your health condition? | |
Very good to excellent | 94 (47.0) |
Fair to good | 79 (39.5) |
Poor | 27 (13.5) |
Do you suffer from a chronic disease? | |
Yes | 76 (38.0) |
No | 124 (62.0) |