Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Background Variables of Patients (Ps) and Accompanying Persons (APs)

Variable		Ps		APs		Total		Statistics
		N	%	N	%	N	%
Gender	Male	173	53.7	114	30.8	287	41.5	χ2(1) = 37.25*** (Φ = 0.23)
	Female	149	46.3	256	69.2	405	58.5
Marital Status	Single	91	28.3	48	13	139	20.1	χ2(3) = 46.60*** (rc = 0.26)
	Married	181	56.4	289	78.1	470	68.1
	Divorced	26	8.1	27	7.3	53	7.7
	Widow/er	23	7.2	5	1.4	28	4.1
Age	20 & less	50	15.6	22	6	72	10.5	χ2(3) = 27.21*** (rc = 0.20)
	21–50	183	57.2	274	74.5	457	66.4
	51 & above	87	27.2	72	19.6	159	23.1
Education	Elementary	58	18	31	8.4	89	13.1	χ2(3) = 24.34*** (rc = 0.19)
	Secondary	166	51.6	178	48.1	344	50.7
	Postsecondary	39	12.1	54	14.6	93	13.7
	Academic	51	15.8	102	27.6	153	22.5
Country of Origin	Israel	226	70.2	248	67	474	68.5	χ2(2) = 3.25
	Eur./America	48	14.9	74	20	122	17.6
	Asia/Africa	48	14.9	48	13	96	13.9
Nationality	Jewish	269	84.6	294	81.2	563	82.8	χ2(1) = 1.35
	Non Jewish	49	15.4	68	18.8	117	17.2
Religiosity	Secular	161	50	188	51.4	349	50.7	χ2(2) = 5.26
	Traditional	123	38.2	116	31.7	239	34.7
	Religious	38	11.8	62	16.9	100	14.5
Income - compared to average	Much lower	54	31.8	63	29	117	30.2	χ2(4) = 3.56
	Lower	22	12.9	41	18.9	63	16.3
	Same as av.	24	14.1	36	16.6	60	15.5
	Higher	35	20.6	37	17.1	72	18.6
	Much higher	35	20.6	40	18.4	75	19.4

^***p < 0.001