| MEN | WOMEN | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Palestinian (n = 512) | Israeli (n = 370) | Palestinian (n = 449) | Israeli (n = 331) | ||||||
 | n | % | n | % | p-value | n | % | n | % | p-value |
Age group | ||||||||||
   25-34 | 76 | 14.8 | 54 | 14.6 |  | 61 | 13.6 | 35 | 10.6 |  |
   35-44 | 102 | 19.9 | 74 | 20.0 | 0.84 | 97 | 21.6 | 52 | 15.7 | 0.13 |
   45-54 | 111 | 21.7 | 76 | 20.5 |  | 94 | 20.9 | 78 | 23.6 |  |
   55-64 | 103 | 20.1 | 86 | 23.2 |  | 96 | 21.4 | 81 | 24.5 |  |
   > = 65 | 120 | 23.4 | 80 | 21.6 |  | 101 | 22.5 | 85 | 25.7 |  |
   Mean (SD) | 51.5 (14.0) | 51.4 (13.7) |  | 51.8 (13.7) | 53.3 (13.2) |  | ||||
Marital status | ||||||||||
   Married/defacto | 480 | 93.7 | 300 | 81.1 |  | 307 | 68.7 | 217 | 65.6 |  |
   Divorce/widow | 10 | 2.0 | 35 | 9.5 | < 0.0001 | 107 | 23.9 | 77 | 23.3 | 0.19 |
   Never married | 22 | 4.3 | 35 | 9.4 |  | 33 | 7.4 | 37 | 11.1 |  |
Highest education* | ||||||||||
   < = Primary | 250 | 48.8 | 66 | 17.9 |  | 281 | 62.9 | 42 | 12.7 |  |
   Some High School | 54 | 10.6 | 81 | 21.9 | < 0.0001 | 33 | 7.4 | 79 | 23.9 | < 0.0001 |
   HSC/some college | 118 | 23.0 | 91 | 24.7 |  | 93 | 20.8 | 79 | 23.9 |  |
   University degree | 90 | 17.6 | 131 | 35.5 |  | 40 | 8.9 | 131 | 39.6 |  |
Work status * | ||||||||||
   Homemaker | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 |  | 393 | 88.1 | 57 | 17.2 |  |
   Paid work | 341 | 67.4 | 260 | 70.3 | 0.0023 | 42 | 9.4 | 177 | 53.5 | < 0.0001 |
   Pensioner | 77 | 15.2 | 62 | 16.8 |  | 1 | 0.2 | 73 | 22.1 |  |
   Other# | 69 | 13.6 | 48 | 13.0 |  | 10 | 2.2 | 24 | 7.2 |  |
Religiosity * | ||||||||||
   Observant | 165 | 32.2 | 146 | 39.7 |  | 197 | 44.2 | 119 | 36.2 |  |
   Traditional | 310 | 60.5 | 101 | 27.4 | < 0.0001 | 245 | 54.9 | 82 | 24.9 | < 0.0001 |
   Secular | 37 | 7.2 | 121 | 32.9 |  | 4 | 0.9 | 128 | 38.9 |  |