Table 1. Cohort characteristics.
| Characteristic | Cohort (n = 926 870) |
|---|---|
| No. (%) | |
| Vital status | |
| Alive in Israel at end datea | 767 281 (82.8) |
| Deaths to end datea | 74 231 (8.0) |
| Left Israel before end datea | 85 358 (9.2) |
| Origin in the FSUb | |
| Ukraine | 302 175 (32.6) |
| Russian Federation | 294 745 (31.8) |
| Central Asian republicsc | 115 609 (12.5) |
| Belarus | 71 124 (7.7) |
| Caucasian republicsd | 57 992 (6.3) |
| Moldova | 47 042 (5.1) |
| Baltic republicse | 21 003 (2.3) |
| Unknown | 17 180 (1.9) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 431 774 (46.6) |
| Female | 495 096 (53.4) |
| Religion | |
| Jewish | 695 094 (75.0) |
| Non-Jewish | 231 776 (25.0) |
| Age at immigration | |
| 0–14 years | 182 622 (19.7) |
| 15–29 years | 226 568 (24.4) |
| 30–44 years | 209 616 (22.6) |
| 45–59 years | 140 889 (15.2) |
| 60–74 years | 128 975 (13.9) |
| ≥ 75 years | 38 199 (4.1) |
| Period of arrival | |
| 1990 | 184 030 (19.9) |
| 1991 | 147 048 (15.9) |
| 1992–1993 | 130 770 (14.1) |
| 1994–1995 | 132 031 (14.2) |
| 1996–1997 | 113 011 (12.2) |
| 1998–1999 | 109 642 (11.8) |
| 2000–2001 | 80 831 (8.7) |
| 2002–2003 | 29 507 (3.2) |
| Total | 926 870 (100.0) |
FSU, former Soviet Union. a End date, 31 December 2003. b In descending order of population. c Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. d Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia. e Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.