Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants1
Variables | Study population N = 865 n (%) | Distribution prior to the weighting N = 856 n (%) | Statistical data of The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 417 (48.2%) | 333 (38.5%) | 48.4% |
Female | 448 (51.8%) | 532 (61.5%) | 51.6% |
Sector | |||
Jewish sector (general) | 593 (68.6%) | 618 (71.4%) | 62.9% |
Jewish (Immigrants from the former Soviet Union) | 138 (16.0%) | 129 (14.9%) | 16.0% |
Arabic (Non Jewish) | 134 (15.5%) | 118 (13.6%) | 21.1% |
Age, years | |||
25–34 | 211 (24.4%) | 68 (7.9%) | 24.1% |
35–44 | 197 (22.8%) | 182 (21.0%) | 22.4% |
45–54 | 155 (18.0%) | 158 (18.3%) | 17.9% |
55–64 | 139 (16.1%) | 214 24.7%) | 15.4% |
> 65 | 162 (18.8%) | 243 (28.1%) | 20.2% |
Religious orientation (Jewish) | |||
Secular | 382 (52.2%) | 402 (53.8%) | 44.2%2 |
Traditional | 209 (28.6%) | 143 (19.1%) | 35.1% |
Religious and ultra-orthodox | 141 (19.2%) | 202 (27.1%) | 20.2% |
Parents’ Country of Origin | |||
Israel (Second generation that born in Israel) | 198 (27.1%) | 155 (20.7%) | 54.5%3 |
Eastern Origin (countries of the basin and the eastern Mediterranean) | 204 (28.0%) | 213 (28.5%) | 26.6% |
Western Origin)Western and Eastern European countries) | 163 (22.3%) | 234 (48.9%) | 18.8% |
Did not answer | 15 (1.7%) | 14 (1.9%) | – |
Marital Status | |||
Single | 126 (14.6%) | 53 (6.1%) | 14.2% |
Married | 632 (73%) | 685 (79.2%) | 70.9% |
Divorced/separated | 38 (4.4%) | 41 (4.7%) | 9.2% |
Widowed | 41 (4.7%) | 63 (7.3%) | 5.7% |
Education | |||
Elementary & High school | 415 (48.0%) | 461 (53.3%) | 48.2% |
Higher education | 450 (52.0%) | 404 (46.7%) | 51.8% |
Monthly income (New Israeli Shekels) | |||
> 4100 < 4000 | 75 (8.7%) | 85 (9.8%) | 7.5% |
4100–6200 4–6.5 | 53 (6.2%) | 58 (6.7%) | 10.7% |
6201–8600 6.5–8 | 66 (7.6%) | 63 (7.3%) | 7.1% |
8601–10,900 8–10 | 90 (10.4%) | 91 (10.5%) | 10.3% |
10,901–13,500 10–13 | 67 (7.8%) | 84 (9.7%) | 14.6% |
13,501–16,600 13–17 | 87 (10.1%) | 84 (9.7%) | 15.3% |
16,601–20,400 17–24 | 70 (8.1%) | 70 (8.1%) | 12.8% |
> 20,400 24+ | 68 (7.8%) | 73 (8.4%) | 9.8% |
> 45,000 | 12 (1.3%) | 12 (1.4%) | |
Did not answer | 277 (32.0%) | 245 (28.3%) | 11.8% |
Self-rated health | |||
Very good | 392 (45.3%) | 349 (40.3%) | 51.6% |
Good | 336 (38.8%) | 369 (42.7%) | 30.7% |
Not so good | 95 (11.0%) | 103 (11.9%) | 12.8% |
Not good | 13 (1.5%) | 18 (2.1%) | 12.8% |
Bad | 6 (0.7%) | 6 (0.7%) | 4.7% |
Chronic disease (A chronic disease is one lasting 6 months or more) | 42 (27.9%) | 277 (32.0%) | 34.1% |
HMO membership | |||
Clalit Health Services | 468 (54.1%) | 438 (50.6%) | 52.1% |
Maccabi Health Services | 205 (23.7%) | 201 (23.2%) | 25.7% |
Meuhedet | 105 (12.2%) | 125 (14.5%) | 13.9% |
Leumit | 58 (6.7%) | 77 (8.9%) | 8.3% |
Did not answer | 28 (3.3%) | 24 (2.8%) | – |