Table 1 Socio-Demographic Background Variables of Patients (Ps) and Accompanying Persons (APs)
Variable | Ps | APs | Total | Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
Gender | Male | 173 | 53.7 | 114 | 30.8 | 287 | 41.5 | χ2(1) = 37.25*** (Φ = 0.23) |
Female | 149 | 46.3 | 256 | 69.2 | 405 | 58.5 | ||
Marital Status | Single | 91 | 28.3 | 48 | 13 | 139 | 20.1 | χ2(3) = 46.60*** (rc = 0.26) |
Married | 181 | 56.4 | 289 | 78.1 | 470 | 68.1 | ||
Divorced | 26 | 8.1 | 27 | 7.3 | 53 | 7.7 | ||
Widow/er | 23 | 7.2 | 5 | 1.4 | 28 | 4.1 | ||
Age | 20 & less | 50 | 15.6 | 22 | 6 | 72 | 10.5 | χ2(3) = 27.21*** (rc = 0.20) |
21–50 | 183 | 57.2 | 274 | 74.5 | 457 | 66.4 | ||
51 & above | 87 | 27.2 | 72 | 19.6 | 159 | 23.1 | ||
Education | Elementary | 58 | 18 | 31 | 8.4 | 89 | 13.1 | χ2(3) = 24.34*** (rc = 0.19) |
Secondary | 166 | 51.6 | 178 | 48.1 | 344 | 50.7 | ||
Postsecondary | 39 | 12.1 | 54 | 14.6 | 93 | 13.7 | ||
Academic | 51 | 15.8 | 102 | 27.6 | 153 | 22.5 | ||
Country of Origin | Israel | 226 | 70.2 | 248 | 67 | 474 | 68.5 | χ2(2) = 3.25 |
Eur./America | 48 | 14.9 | 74 | 20 | 122 | 17.6 | ||
Asia/Africa | 48 | 14.9 | 48 | 13 | 96 | 13.9 | ||
Nationality | Jewish | 269 | 84.6 | 294 | 81.2 | 563 | 82.8 | χ2(1) = 1.35 |
Non Jewish | 49 | 15.4 | 68 | 18.8 | 117 | 17.2 | ||
Religiosity | Secular | 161 | 50 | 188 | 51.4 | 349 | 50.7 | χ2(2) = 5.26 |
Traditional | 123 | 38.2 | 116 | 31.7 | 239 | 34.7 | ||
Religious | 38 | 11.8 | 62 | 16.9 | 100 | 14.5 | ||
Income - compared to average | Much lower | 54 | 31.8 | 63 | 29 | 117 | 30.2 | χ2(4) = 3.56 |
Lower | 22 | 12.9 | 41 | 18.9 | 63 | 16.3 | ||
Same as av. | 24 | 14.1 | 36 | 16.6 | 60 | 15.5 | ||
Higher | 35 | 20.6 | 37 | 17.1 | 72 | 18.6 | ||
Much higher | 35 | 20.6 | 40 | 18.4 | 75 | 19.4 | ||