Table 1.
Sociodemographic and health characteristics of the study population (N = 120).
| Variable | Result |
|---|---|
| Age in years | |
| Mean ± SD | 27.4 ± 4.3 |
| Range | 18–38 |
| Family status [N (%)] | |
| Single | 5 (4) |
| Married | 115 (96) |
| Place of residence [N (%)] | |
| Beer-Sheva | 71 (59) |
| Nearby city | 20 (17) |
| Agricultural settlement | 11 (9) |
| Bedouin sector | 18 (15) |
| Country of birth [N (%)] | |
| Israel | 98 (82) |
| Former USSR | 12 (10) |
| Europe | 5 (4) |
| USA/Canada | 3 (3) |
| Africa/Asia | 2 (2) |
| Years of education | |
| Mean ± SD | 11.8 ± 0.7 |
| Range | 9–14 |
| Present work status [N (%)] | |
| Employed | 82 (68) |
| Student | 16 (13) |
| Unemployed | 22 (18) |
| Income | |
| Low | 63 (53) |
| Average | 43 (36) |
| High | 14 (12) |
| How would you rate your health condition? [N (%)] | |
| Excellent | 81 (68) |
| Very good | 25 (21) |
| Good | 4 (3) |
| Reasonable | 8 (7) |
| Poor | 2 (2) |
| Do you suffer from a chronic disease? [N (%)] | |
| Yes | 12 (10) |
| No | 108 (90) |
| Population sector? [N (%)] | |
| Jewish | 93 (78) |
| Bedouin | 27 (23) |
| Number of children | |
| Mean ± SD | 1.08 ± 1.31 |
| Range | 0–7 |
| Week of pregnancy | |
| Mean ± SD | 20.87 ± 8.05 |
| Range | 7–37 |