Table 1. Prevalence of Multiple Chronic Conditions (≥2 Chronic Conditions) Among Israelis Aged ≥21 Years, by Selected Demographic Characteristics, Israeli National Health Interview Survey, 2014–2015.

Characteristic	No. (Weighted %) [95% CI]	P Valuea
Total	1,579 (27.3) [25.7–28.8]	—
Age, y
21–34	40 (8.3) [5.6–11.0]	<.001
35–49	234 (16.2) [14.1–18.2]
50–64	544 (40.6) [37.7–43.5]
≥65	761 (64.1) [61.3–66.9]
Sex
Male	726 (23.2) [21.2–41.2]	<.001
Female	853 (31.2) [28.9–33.5]
Population group
Jewish	1,127 (27.9) [26.1–29.7]	.02
Arab	452 (24.4) [22.7–26.7]
Monthly household income, US$
≤2,000	243 (41.3) [35.4–47.3]	<.001
2,001–3,000	744 (27.9) [25.7–30.3]
3,001–4,000	159 (21.0) [17.6–24.4]
>4,000	191 (23.7) [20.1–27.4]
Years of schooling
>12	751 (23.5) [21.6–25.4]	<.001
≤12	801 (33.3) [30.8–35.8]
Marital status
Married or living with a partner	1,263 (27.4) [25.7–29.1]	.32
Unmarried	316 (27.2) [23.7–30.6]
Smoking status
Never	829 (23.9) [22.0–25.7]	.001
Current	276 (26.0) [22.5–29.5]
Past	454 (39.4) [35.8–42.9]
BMIb
Underweight (18.5)	10 (16.5) [4.0–28.9]	<.001
Normal weight (18.5 to <25.0)	377 (18.1) [15.9–20.2]
Overweight (25.0 to ≤29.9)	627 (30.9) [28.4–33.4]
Obese (≥30.0)	422 (42.7) [38.6–46.9]
Physical activityc
<150 min per week	1,050 (27.3) [25.4–29.1]	.72
≥150 min per week	529 (27.4) [24.9–29.9]

Abbreviations: —, not applicable; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval.

^a Determined by weighted bivariate analysis.

^b Calculated by dividing reported weight by the square of reported height (kg/m²) (14).

^c Physical activity guidelines of World Health Organization (15).