Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of group 1 (screenees), group 2 (refusers), and group 3 (controls)

	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
n	2538	1010	1376
Average settlement eligible population size	147.5		275.2
Sex (male)	1175 (46.3)	636 (62.97)*	674 (48.98 )
Mean (SD) age (y)	58.03 (9.30)	56.22 (3.98)	58.22 (6.22)
Origin
Asia-Africa	197 (7.76 )†	156 (15.45)	132 (9.61)
Europe-America	1599 (63.0)	671 (66.44)	811 (58.96)
Israel	742 (29.24)	183 (18.11)	433 (31.42)

Values are number (%) unless otherwise stated.

*The number of males was significantly greater in group 2 (p<0.01).

†Difference in distribution of ethnic groups in the population was significant (p<0.01).