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Table 5 Distress about societal issues

From: Mental health and resiliency following 44 months of terrorism: a survey of an Israeli national representative sample

Distress about:

Very distressed,* n (%)

Most distressing,† n (%)

The economic situation

133/499 (26.7)

126 (26.1)

The terror attacks

121/500 (24.2)

118 (24.4)

Security situation

141/499 (28.3)

73 (15.1)

Administration corruption

180/498 (36.1)

50 (10.4)

Lack of leadership

143/492 (29.1)

46 (9.5)

Violence and crime

136/498 (27.3)

24 (5.0)

Treatment of Palestinians in the territories

82/482 (17.0)

17 (3.5)

Motor vehicle accidents

158/500 (31.6)

14 (2.9)

Ethnic discrimination

27/497 (5.4)

12 (2.5)

Treatment of minorities (Arabs, Bedouins, foreign workers)

94/495 (19.0)

3 (0.6)

  1. *Items endorsed 'very much' (fifth choice of 5).
  2. †Forced-choice items.