Table 1.
Socio-demographic distribution (n (%)) of studied samples (Feb. and Mar. 2020)a
| Variable | Feb. 2020 N = 563 |
Mar. 2020 N = 511 |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 284 (50.4%) | 262 (51.3%) |
| Male | 279 (49.6%) | 249 (48.7%) |
| Age | ||
| Average ± SD | 39.57 ± 14.09 | 39.28 ± 14.24 |
| 18–35 | 258 (45.8%) | 239 (46.8%) |
| 36–55 | 213 (37.8%) | 195 (38.2%) |
| 56–70 | 86 (16.4%) | 77 (15.1%) |
| Religion | ||
| Jewish | 456 (81.0%) | 407 (79.6%) |
| Otherb | 107 (19.0%) | 104 (20.4%) |
| Religiosityc | ||
| Secular | 290 (63.6%) | 267 (65.6%) |
| Traditional | 58 (12.7%) | 52 (12.8%) |
| Religious | 59 (12.9%) | 51 (12.5%) |
| Ultra-Orthodox | 49 (10.8%) | 37 (9.1%) |
| Place of residence | ||
| Haifa & North | 199 (35.3%) | 182 (35.6%) |
| Tel-Aviv & Center | 153 (27.2%) | 143 (28.0%) |
| South & Coastline Plain | 120 (21.3%) | 102 (20.0%) |
| Greater Jerusalem | 49 (8.7%) | 46 (9.0%) |
| HaSharon Region | 42 (7.5%) | 38 (7.4%) |
| Birth place | ||
| Israel | 487 (86.4%) | 464 (90.8%) |
| Outside Israel | 76 (13.6%) | 47 (9.2%) |
| Family status | ||
| Coupled | 414 (73.5%) | 359 (70.3%) |
| Single | 149 (26.5%) | 152 (29.7%) |
| Children | ||
| Yes | 382 (67.9%) | 304 (59.5%) |
| └ < 18 years | 320 (83.8%) | 261 (85.9%) |
| No | 181 (32.1%) | 207 (40.5%) |
| Family size | ||
| Average ± SD | 3.94 ± 1.78 | 3.94 ± 1.78 |
| 1–2 members | 137 (24.3%) | 137 (24.3%) |
| 3–5 members | 337 (59.9%) | 337 (59.9%) |
| 6+ members | 89 (15.8%) | 89 (15.8%) |
| Education | ||
| < K-12 | 95 (16.9%) | 84 (16.6%) |
| K-12 diploma | 110 (19.5%) | 113 (22.1%) |
| Vocational | 140 (24.9%) | 111 (21.7%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 166 (29.5%) | 146 (28.6%) |
| Master’s or above | 52 (9.2%) | 57 (11.2%) |
| Income | ||
| Below average | 230 (40.8%) | 221 (43.3%) |
| Average | 117 (20.8%) | 98 (19.3%) |
| Above average | 162 (28.8%) | 130 (25.4%) |
| Missing | 54 (9.6%) | 61 (12.0%) |
| Employment | ||
| Part/fulltime employed | 371 (65.9%) | 332 (65.0%) |
| Student | 71 (12.6%) | 71 (13.9%) |
| Unemployed | 42 (7.5%) | 37 (7.2%) |
| Self-employed | 40 (7.1%) | 34 (6.6%) |
| Retired | 29 (5.2%) | 33 (6.5%) |
| Missing | 10 (1.8%) | 4 (0.8%) |
| Self-quarantined | ||
| Were | – | 44 (8.6%) |
| Currently are | – | 52 (10.2%) |
a Samples are mutually exclusive (respondents in the first round were excluded from participating in the second round)
b Includes: Muslims, Christians, and Druze
c Relevant to the Jewish portion of the sample only
d Relevant only to the March 2020 sample