Table 1 Socio-demographic distribution of studied sample (N = 503)
From: Perception of the threat of War in Israel- implications for future preparedness planning
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 260 (51.7 %) |
Male | 243 (48.3 %) |
Age | |
18-30 | 137 (27.2 %) |
31-50 | 192 (38.2 %) |
51-70 | 133 (26.4 %) |
71-99 | 40 (7.9 %) |
Missing | 1 (<1.0 %) |
Marital Status | |
Married | 319 (63.4 %) |
Other (single, divorced, widowed) | 184 (36.6 %) |
Birth place and immigration | |
Israel | 335 (66.6 %) |
Veteran immigrant (prior to 1991) | 104 (20.7 %) |
New immigrant (1991 onward) | 64 (12.7 %) |
Place of residencea | |
North or south | 230 (45.8 %) |
Other (Center, Negev, greater Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria) | 272 (54.1 %) |
Missing | 1 (<1.0 %) |
Religion | |
Jews | 370 (73.5 %) |
Muslims | 85 (16.9 %) |
Others | 48 (9.6 %) |
Affiliation to religion | |
Secular | 272 (54.1 %) |
Traditional | 135 (26.8 %) |
Religious | 69 (13.7 %) |
Ultra-orthodox | 27 (5.4 %) |
No. of children under 18 y/o | |
0 (None) | 263 (52.3 %) |
1-3 | 200 (39.7 %) |
≥4 | 40 (8.0 %) |
Education | |
< K-12 | 126 (25.0 %) |
High-School diploma | 129 (25.7 %) |
Vocational education | 54 (10.7 %) |
Academic education | 194 (38.6 %) |
Income | |
Less than average | 119 (23.7 %) |
Average | 125 (24.8 %) |
More than average | 171 (34.0 %) |
Missing | 88 (17.5 %) |