Table 1. Sample characteristics.
| Variable | Average/Share | SD | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age* | 45.73 | 15.94 | 50.00 |
| Female gender | 55.45% | - | - |
| Religious | 46.31% | - | - |
| Jewish | 93.46% | - | - |
| Born in Israel | 78.92% | - | - |
| Years of education** | 13.22 | 3.42 | 13.00 |
| Net household income*** | 13,136 | 10,382 | 8,500 |
| Father entrepreneur | 28.76% | - | - |
| Employee | 65.32% | - | - |
| Self-employed | 15.78% | - | - |
| Entrepreneur | 20.77% | - | - |
| Took a course on entrepreneurship | 8.62% | - | - |
*Similar to the average age of the Israeli population over 19, which was 45.4 in 2018.
** Similar to the average education in the general Israeli population, which was 13.40 in 2011 for adults aged 25–64 (in the current sample, individuals in the age range of 25–64 had an average of 13.29 years of education).
*** Compare to 15,751 NIS in the general Israeli population. The difference is due to over-representation of students with very low income (33% of participants reported an income at the lower 20% of the Israeli general population). When correcting for this over-representation, the average net household income was very close to the average general Israeli population.