Table 1.
Background Characteristics of the Study Groups
| Variable | OHSa group (n=215) |
Comparison group (n=149) |
Difference test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | t(362) = −0.92 | ||
| M | 55.14 | 55.50 | |
| SD | 3.47 | 3.70 | |
| Range | 40-61 | 41-61 | |
| Gender (%) | χ2(1, N=364) = 0.60 | ||
| Women | 57.7 | 61.7 | |
| Men | 42.3 | 38.3 | |
| Geographic origin (%) | χ2(2, N=364) = 22.67*** | ||
| Israeli born | 45.6 | 50.3 | |
| Europe & America | 41.9 | 21.5 | |
| Former Soviet Union | 12.6 | 28.2 | |
| Education | t(361) = −1.27 | ||
| M | 4.00 | 4.18 | |
| SD | 1.31 | 1.36 | |
| Gross household income | t(362) = 0.52 | ||
| M | 41,605.80 | 39,574.46 | |
| SD | 34,865.14 | 38,806.98 | |
| Marital status (%) | χ2(1, N=364) = 0.46 | ||
| Not marriedb | 16.7 | 14.1 | |
| Married | 83.3 | 85.9 | |
| No. of children | t(360) = 1.93 | ||
| M | 2.82 | 2.50 | |
| SD | 1.73 | 1.27 | |
| Religiosityc | t(360) = 1.72 | ||
| M | 1.07 | 0.81 | |
| SD | 1.54 | 1.35 |
Note. Total N = 364. Data were missing for 0-2 cases in particular variables.
a
OHS= Offspring of Holocaust survivors.
b
Includes the categories of never married, divorced, and widowed.
c
Measured by reported frequency of praying.
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001.