Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and QOL change by ethnic group, weighted cases
| Variables | Categories | Veteran-Jews (n = 1175) | Arab-Israelis (n = 132) | FSU immigrants (n = 283) | χ2/F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 67.14 (9.40) | 64.11 (7.43) | 69.58 (8.64) | 29.70*** | |
| Gender | Female | 55.64 % | 51.22 % | 56.19 % | 2.30 |
| Male | 44.36 % | 48.78 % | 43.81 % | ||
| Poor SRH health | 3.27 (1.15) | 3.17 (1.21) | 4.05 (0.89) | 74.90*** | |
| # mobility limitations | 1.52 (2.36) | 3.47 (2.83) | 3.18 (2.90) | 86.71*** | |
| Depression (EURO-D) | 2.30 (2.39) | 3.29 (2.95) | 3.93 (2.55) | 52.31*** | |
| Difficulty making ends meet | 2.78 (1.01) | 1.63 (0.71) | 1.91 (0.85) | 168.17*** | |
| Education | Elementary or less | 16.84 % | 77.13 % | 2.10 % | 596.55*** |
| HS | 50.65 % | 22.03 % | 12.45 % | ||
| More than HS | 32.52 % | 0.84 % | 85.45 % | ||
| Any activity | No activity | 51.71 % | 59.60 % | 67.69 % | 26.91*** |
| Any activity | 48.29 % | 40.40 % | 32.31 % | ||
| Employed | Retired | 40.73 % | 14.21 % | 61.86 % | 206.40*** |
| Employed | 39.36 % | 21.65 % | 26.00 % | ||
| Other | 19.91 % | 64.14 % | 12.13 % | ||
| Living with spouse partner | Living with spouse or partner | 76.29 % | 91.69 % | 83.01 % | 30.09*** |
| Living alone | 23.71 % | 8.31 % | 16.99 % | ||
| # of children | 3.11 (1.73) | 6.46 (3.06) | 1.73 (0.72) | 509.91*** | |
| # children with daily contact | 1.88 (1.30) | 2.92 (1.09) | 1.00 (0.80) | 119.20*** | |
| Received/gave support | No | 26.20 % | 18.71 % | 51.25 % | 52.96*** |
| Yes | 73.80 % | 81.29 % | 48.75 % | ||
| CASP | 37.12 (6.33) | 33.44 (5.49) | 33.12 (6.02) | 60.81*** | |
| QOL change | −1.11 (5.09) | −0.96 (6.42) | −1.00 (6.29) | 3.08* |
Numbers in italics show the F scores
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
Weighting is based on Wave 2 individual calibrated weights provided by SHARE (SHARE 2013). Parentheses denote standard deviation value. All variables reflect baseline values (wave 2) except QOL change