Table 1.
Means (standard deviations) and percentage distribution, by gender
Source: Israel Social Survey, 2013–2017
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables | ||
| % Poor | 7.0 | 8.7 |
| % Affluent | 30.1 | 25.2 |
| Independent variables | ||
| % Married young | 77.5 | 56.6 |
| % Married late | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| % Divorced young | 4.6 | 9.2 |
| % Divorced late | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| % Widowed young | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| % Widowed late | 5.8 | 19.0 |
| % Never married | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| Age (mean + SD) | 67.47 (8.80) | 68.27 (9.08) |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 17.3 | 18.9 |
| High school | 25.6 | 26.8 |
| Post-secondary (non-academic) | 23.5 | 22.7 |
| Academic | 33.6 | 31.7 |
| % Immigrated from the USSR after 1990 | 23.2 | 28.6 |
| % Ultra-orthodox | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| % Work | 53.5 | 36.1 |
| Number of children ever born (mean + SD) | 2.97 (1.50) | 2.72 (1.56) |
| Health status (mean + SD) | 2.16 (0.86) | 2.32 (0.89) |
| N | 4067 | 4430 |
Poverty was measured as below half the median per capita net household income; affluence was measured as twice the median per capita net household income