Table 1 Socio-demographic distribution of studied sample (N = 503)
From: Perception of the threat of War in Israel- implications for future preparedness planning
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 260 (51.7 %) |
| Male | 243 (48.3 %) |
| Age | |
| 18-30 | 137 (27.2 %) |
| 31-50 | 192 (38.2 %) |
| 51-70 | 133 (26.4 %) |
| 71-99 | 40 (7.9 %) |
| Missing | 1 (<1.0 %) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 319 (63.4 %) |
| Other (single, divorced, widowed) | 184 (36.6 %) |
| Birth place and immigration | |
| Israel | 335 (66.6 %) |
| Veteran immigrant (prior to 1991) | 104 (20.7 %) |
| New immigrant (1991 onward) | 64 (12.7 %) |
| Place of residencea | |
| North or south | 230 (45.8 %) |
| Other (Center, Negev, greater Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria) | 272 (54.1 %) |
| Missing | 1 (<1.0 %) |
| Religion | |
| Jews | 370 (73.5 %) |
| Muslims | 85 (16.9 %) |
| Others | 48 (9.6 %) |
| Affiliation to religion | |
| Secular | 272 (54.1 %) |
| Traditional | 135 (26.8 %) |
| Religious | 69 (13.7 %) |
| Ultra-orthodox | 27 (5.4 %) |
| No. of children under 18 y/o | |
| 0 (None) | 263 (52.3 %) |
| 1-3 | 200 (39.7 %) |
| ≥4 | 40 (8.0 %) |
| Education | |
| < K-12 | 126 (25.0 %) |
| High-School diploma | 129 (25.7 %) |
| Vocational education | 54 (10.7 %) |
| Academic education | 194 (38.6 %) |
| Income | |
| Less than average | 119 (23.7 %) |
| Average | 125 (24.8 %) |
| More than average | 171 (34.0 %) |
| Missing | 88 (17.5 %) |