Table 1 Ethnic difference in demographic characteristics of the study population
Arabs | Jews | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 800) | (N = 814) | |||
n, % | n, % | |||
Age (years) | Mean (STD) | 47.0 (11.9) | 50.6 (12.5) | P < 0.001 |
Min-Max | [25–75] | [25–75] | ||
Gender | P = 0.853 | |||
Males | 358 (44.8%) | 368 (45.2%) | ||
Females | 442 (55.2%) | 446 (54.8%) | ||
Marital status | P < 0.001 | |||
Single/Divorced/Separated/Single parent/Widow | 103 (12.9%) | 137 (16.9%) | ||
Married/live with a partner | 696 (87.1%) | 674 (83.1%) | ||
Number of children less than 18 years | Mean (STD) | 1.56 (1.6) | 1.44 (1.8) | P = 0.169 |
[Min-Max] | [0–10] | [0–10] | ||
Employment | P < 0.001 | |||
Salaried | 362 (45.4%) | 512 (63.0%) | ||
Self employed | 90 (11.3%) | 89 (11.0%) | ||
Pensioner | 64 (8.0%) | 106 (13.0%) | ||
Othera | 282 (35.3%) | 105 (12.9%) | ||
Household income | ||||
Below average | 405 (53.4%) | 211 (30.9%) | ||
Average | 196 (25.8%) | 166 (24.3%) | ||
Above average | 158 (20.8%) | 305 (44.7%) | ||
Education | P < 0.001 | |||
Less than high school | 325 (50.0%) | 103 (12.8%) | ||
High school –matriculation | 151 (19.0%) | 116 (14.4%) | ||
Academic | 269 (33.9%) | 454 (56.3%) | ||
Professional and others | 48 (6.0%) | 134 (16.6%) | ||
Chronic disease | P = 0.801 | |||
Yes | 219 (27.4%) | 224 (28.0%) | ||
No | 580 (72.6%) | 577 (72.0%) | ||
Medication | P < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 307 (38.4%) | 328 (40.7%) | ||
No | 492 (61.6%) | 477 (59.2%) | ||
Overall health status | P < 0.001 | |||
Bad | 57 (7.2%) | 37 (4.6%) | ||
Good | 159 (20.0%) | 112 (14.0%) | ||
Very Good | 577 (72.8%) | 651 (81.4) | ||
Owning SHI | ||||
Yes | 497(62.1%) | 743(91.3%) | P < 0.001 | |
No | 303(37.9%) | 71(8.7%) |