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Table 1 Socio-demographic distribution (n (%)) of studied samples (Feb. and Mar. 2020)a

From: Income assurances are a crucial factor in determining public compliance with self-isolation regulations during the COVID-19 outbreak – cohort study in Israel

Variable

Feb. 2020

N = 563

Mar. 2020

N = 511

Gender

 Female

284 (50.4%)

262 (51.3%)

 Male

279 (49.6%)

249 (48.7%)

Age

 Average ± SD

39.57 ± 14.09

39.28 ± 14.24

 18–35

258 (45.8%)

239 (46.8%)

 36–55

213 (37.8%)

195 (38.2%)

 56–70

86 (16.4%)

77 (15.1%)

Religion

 Jewish

456 (81.0%)

407 (79.6%)

 Otherb

107 (19.0%)

104 (20.4%)

Religiosityc

 Secular

290 (63.6%)

267 (65.6%)

 Traditional

58 (12.7%)

52 (12.8%)

 Religious

59 (12.9%)

51 (12.5%)

 Ultra-Orthodox

49 (10.8%)

37 (9.1%)

Place of residence

 Haifa & North

199 (35.3%)

182 (35.6%)

 Tel-Aviv & Center

153 (27.2%)

143 (28.0%)

 South & Coastline Plain

120 (21.3%)

102 (20.0%)

 Greater Jerusalem

49 (8.7%)

46 (9.0%)

 HaSharon Region

42 (7.5%)

38 (7.4%)

Birth place

 Israel

487 (86.4%)

464 (90.8%)

 Outside Israel

76 (13.6%)

47 (9.2%)

Family status

 Coupled

414 (73.5%)

359 (70.3%)

 Single

149 (26.5%)

152 (29.7%)

Children

 Yes

382 (67.9%)

304 (59.5%)

  └ < 18 years

320 (83.8%)

261 (85.9%)

 No

181 (32.1%)

207 (40.5%)

Family size

 Average ± SD

3.94 ± 1.78

3.94 ± 1.78

 1–2 members

137 (24.3%)

137 (24.3%)

 3–5 members

337 (59.9%)

337 (59.9%)

 6+ members

89 (15.8%)

89 (15.8%)

Education

 < K-12

95 (16.9%)

84 (16.6%)

 K-12 diploma

110 (19.5%)

113 (22.1%)

 Vocational

140 (24.9%)

111 (21.7%)

 Bachelor’s degree

166 (29.5%)

146 (28.6%)

 Master’s or above

52 (9.2%)

57 (11.2%)

Income

 Below average

230 (40.8%)

221 (43.3%)

 Average

117 (20.8%)

98 (19.3%)

 Above average

162 (28.8%)

130 (25.4%)

 Missing

54 (9.6%)

61 (12.0%)

Employment

 Part/fulltime employed

371 (65.9%)

332 (65.0%)

 Student

71 (12.6%)

71 (13.9%)

 Unemployed

42 (7.5%)

37 (7.2%)

 Self-employed

40 (7.1%)

34 (6.6%)

 Retired

29 (5.2%)

33 (6.5%)

 Missing

10 (1.8%)

4 (0.8%)

Self-quarantined

 Were

44 (8.6%)

 Currently are

52 (10.2%)

  1. a Samples are mutually exclusive (respondents in the first round were excluded from participating in the second round)
  2. b Includes: Muslims, Christians, and Druze
  3. c Relevant to the Jewish portion of the sample only
  4. d Relevant only to the March 2020 sample