Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey participants (n = 501).
Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD (range) | 44.81 ± 17.1 (18–91) |
Gender | Â |
   Male | 242 (48.3) |
   Female | 259 (51.7) |
Ethnicity | Â |
   Jews | 430 (85.8) |
   Israeli Arabs | 71(14.2) |
Education | Â |
   Elementary school only | 29 (5.8) |
   High school | 220 (43.9) |
   Higher education | 252 (50.3) |
Religiosity (Jews, n = 426)* | Â |
   Orthodox | 25 (5.9) |
   Religious | 39 (9.2) |
   Traditional | 122 (28.6) |
   Atheist | 240 (56.3) |
Residence | Â |
   Urban | 382 (76.2) |
   Agricultural, village communities (including kibbutzim) | 35 (7.0) |
   Arab villages | 71 (14.2) |
   Settlements outside 1967 border | 13 (2.6) |
Place of birth: (Jews; n = 430)†|  |
   Israel | 241 (56.0) |
   Outside of Israel | 191 (44.0) |
Income | Â |
   Below mean | 189 (40.5) |
   Mean (US $2000) | 132 (28.3) |
   Above mean | 146 (31.2) |