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Demographic and travel characteristics of traveling Hajj pilgrims
| Demographic characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Median (range) | 49 (29–69) |
| Gender, no. (%) | |
| Males | 64 (57.7) |
| Nationality, no. (%) | |
| Arab–Israeli | 31 (27.9) |
| Palestinians | 80 (72.1) |
| Travel characteristics | |
| Mean travel duration (days) (range) | 18.7 (13–36) |
| Method of travel, no. (%) | |
| Airplane | 79 (71.2) |
| Bus | 26 (23.4) |
| Special travel vehicles | 6 (5.4) |
| Receipt of pretravel counseling, no. (%) | |
| Yes | 69 (62.2) |
| No | 42 (37.8) |
