Trust in COVID-19 policy among public health professionals in Israel during the first wave of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants

Variable*	Value	Distribution
Profession in public health	Public health physician	24.1%
	Other health professional	37.5%
	Researcher	31.3%
Highest degree in public health	PhD	20.5%
	MPH	39.3%
	MSc	12.5%
	MHA	6.3%
	Student of public health	11.6%
Professional seniority in public health	1–4 years	15.2%
	5–10 years	22.3%
	11–15 years	15.2%
	Over 16 years	46.4%
Gender	Male	29.5%
Gender	Female	67.0%
Age	21–40	19.6%
	41–50	30.4%
	51–60	22.3%
	61–70	11.6%
	Minimum	29
	Maximum	82
	Mean	48
	SD	11.6
Religion	Jewish	89.0
	Muslim	4.6%
	Christian	5.5%
	Druze	0.9%
Level of religiosity	Secular	74.1%
	Traditional	8.9%
	Religious	12.5%
	Ultra-Orthodox	0.9%

*N = 112. Missing data: profession in public health—7.1%, highest degree in public health—9.8%, professional seniority in public health—0.9%, gender—3.5%, age—16.1%, level of religiosity—3.6%

ISSN: 2045-4015