TABLE 1.
Socio‐demographic distribution of studied sample
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 476 (50.6%) |
| Male | 464 (49.4%) |
| Age (mean 40.41, SD 14.47) | |
| 18–35 | 411 (43.7%) |
| 36–55 | 340 (36.2%) |
| 56–70 | 189 (20.1%) |
| Religion | |
| Jewish | 746 (79.4%) |
| Muslim | 122 (13.0%) |
| Druze | 29 (3.1%) |
| Christian | 36 (3.8%) |
| Other | 7 (0.7%) |
| Religiosity | |
| Secular | 384 (40.9%) |
| Traditional | 350 (37.2%) |
| Religious | 120 (12.8%) |
| Ultra‐Orthodox | 81 (8.6%) |
| Other | 5 (0.5%) |
| Place of residence | |
| Haifa & North | 333 (35.4%) |
| Tel‐Aviv & Center | 249 (26.5%) |
| South and Coastline Plain | 195 (20.7%) |
| Greater Jerusalem | 78 (8.3%) |
| HaSharon Region | 85 (9.0%) |
| Family status | |
| Coupled with children | 534 (56.8%) |
| Coupled without children | 143 (15.2%) |
| Single with children | 69 (7.3%) |
| Single without children | 194 (20.6%) |
| Children (under 18 years) | |
| Yes | 422 (44.8%) |
| No | 181 (19.3%) |
| Missing | 337 (35.9%) |
| Education | |
| Up to (including) 8 years | 12 (1.3%) |
| Up to (including) 12 years | 280 (29.8%) |
| Vocational degree | 194 (20.6%) |
| Academic degree | 454 (48.3%) |
| Income | |
| Much below average | 295 (31.4%) |
| Below average | 200 (21.3%) |
| Average | 199 (21.2%) |
| Above average | 129 (13.7%) |
| Much above average | 45 (4.8%) |
| Missing | 72 (7.7%) |