Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the Israel and USA samples.

Item		Total   • (n = 229)	USA   • (n = 101)	Israel   • (n = 128)
Age	Mean	35.24	37.59	33.39
	SD	12.36	11.35	12.84
Educational level	Less than high-school	3.93%	0.99%	6.25%
	High-school or equivalent	20.09%	34.65%	8.59%
	Associate degree	10.48%	13.86%	7.81%
	Bachelor degree	49.34%	38.61%	57.81%
	Graduate degree	16.16%	11.88%	19.53%
Religion	Religious	16.16%	25.74%	8.59%
	Traditional	18.34%	18.81%	17.97%
	Non-Religious/ Atheist	65.50%	55.45%	73.44%
SES	Low	9.61%	11.88%	7.81%
	mid-low	31.00%	42.57%	21.88%
	Mid	43.67%	41.58%	45.31%
	mid-high	12.66%	3.96%	19.53%
	High	3.06%	0.00%	5.47%
Economic training	No formal economic training	53.28%	47.52%	57.81%
	High-school economics	12.66%	20.79%	6.25%
	After H.S economics course	20.96%	27.72%	15.63%
	Full or partial degree	13.10%	3.96%	20.31%