Table 1.
Distribution of war veterans according to their demographic characteristics
| Characteristic | No. (%) of veterans |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| study group (n = 154) | control group (n = 77) | χ2 | P | |
| Education: | 5.846 | 0.054 | ||
| elementary school | 14 (9.1) | 1 (1.3) | ||
| high school | 105 (68.2) | 53 (68.8) | ||
| college/university education | 35 (22.7) | 23 (29.9) | ||
| Employment status: | 25.607 | <0.001 | ||
| employed | 44 (28.6) | 48 (62.3) | ||
| unemployed | 32 (20.8) | 8 (10.4) | ||
| occasionally employed | 34 (22.1) | 6 (7.8) | ||
| retired | 44 (28.6) | 15 (19.5) | ||
| Self-perceived economic status: | 12.937 | 0.002 | ||
| low | 43 (27.9) | 6 (7.8) | ||
| medium | 92 (59.7) | 56 (72.7) | ||
| high | 19 (12.3) | 15 (19.5) | ||
| Marriage: | 1.219 | 0.544 | ||
| first | 144 (93.5) | 74 (96.1) | ||
| second | 8 (5.2) | 3 (3.9) | ||
| third | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Marriage duration: | 5.649 | 0.130 | ||
| up to 10 y | 23 (14.9) | 18 (23.4) | ||
| 10-20 y | 43 (27.9) | 25 (32.5) | ||
| 20-30 y | 58 (37.7) | 18 (23.4) | ||
| over 30 y | 30 (19.5) | 16 (20.8) | ||
| No. of children: | 1.548 | 0.671 | ||
| none | 6 (3.9) | 4 (5.2) | ||
| one | 18 (11.7) | 13 (16.9) | ||
| two | 76 (49.4) | 34 (44.2) | ||
| three or more | 54 (35.1) | 26 (33.8) | ||
| Chronic health conditions: | 17.988 | <0.001 | ||
| yes | 69 (44.8) | 12 (15.6) | ||
| no | 85 (55.2) | 65 (84.4) | ||