Table 3.

Socio-demographic and professional characteristics of obstetricians (n = 222).

	%a	n
Age (years)
27–35	26.1	58
36–45	32.4	72
46–71	41.5	92
Sex
Male	63.5	141
Female	36.5	81
Country of birth
Israel	72.5	158
Other	27.5	60
Religion
Jewish	90.1	199
Muslim	3.6	8
Christian	3.6	8
Other	2.7	6
Level of religious practice
Secular	70.5	136
Traditional	14.0	27
Orthodox	15.0	29
Ultra-orthodox	0.5	1
Marital status
Single	9.1	19
Married	86.6	181
Divorced	4.3	9
No. of children
0	13.0	26
1–2	45.0	90
3–5	42.0	84
Country of residency
Israel	96.7	202
Other	3.4	7
Status of specialization
Residency stages 1–2	36.9	82
Specialist	63.1	140
Management role
Yes	22.0	48
No	78.0	170
Academic position
No position	60.3	114
Tutor	15.3	29
Lecturer	15.4	29
Professor	9.0	17
Delivery room experience (years)
1–5	64	29.4
6–15	77	35.3
16–40	77	35.3
Hours per week in delivery room
1–9	58	26.1
10–29	72	32.4
30–90	92	41.4

^aNot including missing data.