Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents by whether they fell during the past 12 months
| Fallsa in the past 12 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable |
All n, (%) |
Yes n, (%) |
No n, (%) | P value |
| Age | 0.001> | |||
| 65–69 | 602 (19.1%) | 107 (14.2%) | 495 (20.6%) | |
| 70–74 | 907 (28.7%) | 173 (23.0%) | 734 (30.5%) | |
| 75–79 | 872 (27.6%) | 241 (32.0%) | 631 (26.2%) | |
| ≥ 80 | 778 (24.6%) | 232 (30.8%) | 546 (22.7%) | |
| Gender | 0.001> | |||
| Male | 1350 (42.7%) | 221 (29.3%) | 1129 (46.9%) | |
| Female | 1809 (57.3%) | 532 (70.7%) | 1277 (53.1%) | |
| Population group | 0.56 | |||
| Jewish | 2072 (65.6%) | 500 (66.5%) | 1572 (65.3%) | |
| Arab | 1087 (34.4%) | 253 (33.5%) | 834 (34.7%) | |
| Years of schooling | 0.001> | |||
| ≤ 12 | 1753 (56.9%) | 458 (62.9%) | 1295(55.1%) | |
| > 12 | 1327 (43.1%) | 270 (37.1%) | 1057 (44.9%) | |
| Marital Status | 0.001> | |||
| Married or living with a partner | 2160 (69.1%) | 431 (57.7%) | 1729 (72.7%) | |
| Single or widowed | 159 (5.1%) | 43 (5.8%) | 116 (4.9%) | |
| Separated | 805 (25.8%) | 273 (36.5%) | 532 (22.4%) | |