Table 1 Background characteristics, by age (%)
65–74 | 75–84 | 85 + | Total | 65+ in the populationa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (in sample) | 293 | 148 | 71 | 512 | |
N (in population) | 626,523 | 301,850 | 127,943 | 1,056,315 | 1,056,315 |
Women | 48.5 | 55.8 | 58.7 | 52.0 | 55.5 |
Average age (years) | 70.8 | 79.2 | 87.5 | 75.6 | |
(SD) | (2.1) | (2.9) | (1.6) | (6.4) | |
Marital status** | |||||
Married | 76.7 | 68.9 | 49.2 | 71.2 | 71.2 |
Widowed | 14.4 | 24.4 | 44.1 | 20.8 | 20.8 |
Divorced/single/separated | 8.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
Education* | |||||
Elementary/junior high school | 18.6 | 35.4 | 34.4 | 25.2 | 17.9 |
Vocational high school | 12.4 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 10.8 |
High school | 14.8 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 14.3 | 18.9 |
Yeshiva | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Post-high school | 17.6 | 9.8 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.5 |
University | 34.8 | 28.6 | 29.5 | 32.4 | 31.6 |
Other, not known | 3.9 | ||||
Country of birth | |||||
Israel | 40.9 | 39.3 | 28.8 | 39.0 | 30.2 |
Europe & America | 35.9 | 23.6 | 39.0 | 32.9 | 41.4 |
Asia & Africa | 23.2 | 37.1 | 32.2 | 28.1 | 28.4 |
Of these: made aliya after 1989 | 25.2 | 19.2 | 26.7 | 23.7 | 21.5 |
Religion | |||||
Jewish | 87.5 | 90.3 | 93.7 | 89.1 | 86.9 |
Muslim | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
Christian | 2.0 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
Druze | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Other | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
Employed*** | 33.2 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 24.5 | 22.4 |
Ability to cover monthly expenses | |||||
Without difficulty | 10.3 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 21.4 |
Managing | 71.8 | 62.1 | 74.6 | 69.5 | 53.6 |
Finding it difficult | 17.9 | 26.5 | 22.1 | 20.7 | 25.0 |