Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and group comparisons comparing mean demographic variables of Jewish and Arab participants.

Variable	Participants	Distribution			M	SD	Z	η2
(Scale)		Range	n	%		Z	η2
Age	Jews	18–40	310	51	42.40	15.63	−4.69 ***	0.03
		41–60	193	32
		61 and above	102	17
	Arabs	18–40	104	67	35.98	13.55
		41–60	46	29
		61 and above	6	5
Level of Religiosity (scale 1–4)	Jews	Secular	282	47	1.84	0.96	−3.45 ** −3.45 **
		Traditional	193	32
		Religious	77	13
		Orthodox	53	9				0.06
	Arabs	Secular	38	24
		Traditional	81	52	2.01	0.75
		Religious	32	20
		Orthodox	4	3
Average Family Income (scale 1–5)	Jews	lower	304	51	2.51	1.18	−7.94 ***
		Average	165	27
		Higher	109	18				0.06
	Arabs	Lower	126	81	1.69	0.89
		Average	23	15
		Higher	7	5
Political Attitudes (scale 1–5)	Jews	Left	69	11	3.54	0.87	−13.93 ***
		Center	205	34
		Right	331	55				0.25
	Arabs	Left	88	56	2.27	0.78
		Center	65	42
		Right	3	2
Educational Level (scale 1–5)	Jews	High School	144	24	3.28	0.98	−0.13
		Secondary	225	37
		Academia	236	39
	Arabs	High School	51	33	3.24	1.03
		Secondary	28	18
		Academia	77	49

** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; Tested with Mann-Whitney U test.