Table 1 Demographic characteristics of claimants

Sex

527

Male

264

50.1

Female

263

49.9

Age at claim

57.1

499

Ethnicity

527

Jewish

500

94.9

Arab

27

5.1

Marital status

527

Married

382

72.5

Divorced

59

11.2

Separated

7

1.3

Widowed

41

7.8

Single

25

4.7

Unspecified

13

2.5

Education

525

Up to 9 years

202

38.3

10 years and above

323

61.3

Employment

527

Unemployed

37

7

Employed

388

73.6

Unspecified

102

19.4

Army service

526

Yes

169

32.1

No

96

18.3

Unknown

261

49.6

Residence (district)

454

North

62

11.8

Haifa

55

10.4

Center

107

20.3

Tel Aviv

93

17.6

Jerusalem

36

6.8

South

98

18.6

Socioeconomic status

454

Cluster 2

23

4.4

Cluster 3

48

9.1

Cluster 4

63

12

Cluster 5

97

18.4

Cluster 6

74

14

Cluster 7

76

14.4

Cluster 8

67

12.7

Cluster 9

6

1.1

Place of birth

526

Israel

61

11.6

Abroad

465

88.4

Place of Irradiation

505

Israel

288

54.6

Abroad

211

40

Both

6

1.1

Diseases

527

Cancer

212

40.2

Psychiatric conditions

336

63.8

Trauma

67

12.7