Table 1 Demographic distributions of respondents from public and policy maker surveys (Dec. 2010)
Variable | Category | Health policy advisor | Public |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (P = .6816) | Male | 52.9% | 49.3% |
Female | 47.1% | 50.7% | |
Religion (p = .0315) | Jewish | 96.1% | 83.1% |
Other (Muslim, Druze, Christian, not specified) | 2.9% | 16.9% | |
Education ( P < .0001) | Up to 12 | 0.0% | 47.7% |
Matriculation Certificate | 0.0% | 6.0% | |
College/Seminary | 0.0% | 13.6% | |
Academic | 100% | 32.7% | |
Family Financial Status (P < .0001) | Very high | 3.0% | 4.1% |
High | 69.7% | 17.6% | |
Medium | 27.3% | 62.4% | |
Low | 0.0% | 12.1% | |
Very low | 0.0% | 3.9% | |
Smoking Status (P = .0380) | Daily smoker | 0% | 17.9% |
Occasional smoker | 8.8% | 4.4% | |
Former smoker | 35.3% | 26.9% | |
Never smoker | 55.9% | 50.8% |