Table 2 Participants’ socio-demographic characteristics
Variable | Total (N = 289) | |
|---|---|---|
Number (N) | Percentage (%) | |
Faculty | ||
Medicine & health sciences | 170 | 43.5 |
Engineering | 30 | 7.7 |
Applied science | 4 | 1 |
Economy | 39 | 10 |
Human science | 86 | 22 |
Agriculture | 48 | 12.3 |
Law | 5 | 1.3 |
Public Relations | 3 | 0.8 |
Art | 2 | 0.5 |
Information technology & computer engineering | 1 | 0.3 |
Physical education | 3 | 0.8 |
Academic year | ||
1st | 127 | 31.9 |
2nd | 116 | 29.1 |
3rd | 78 | 16.9 |
4th | 54 | 13.6 |
5th | 19 | 4.8 |
Master | 4 | 1 |
Area of living | ||
City | 183 | 46.3 |
Village and Camp | 212 | 53.6 |
Type of housing | ||
With family | 326 | 81.9 |
Student housing | 70 | 17.6 |
With relatives | 2 | 0.5 |
Martial status | ||
Single | 373 | 94 |
Married | 16 | 4 |
Other | 8 | 2 |
Family income | ||
< 1500 NIS | 23 | 5.9 |
1500 – 3000 NIS | 103 | 26.5 |
3000 – 5000 NIS | 142 | 36.6 |
More than 5000 NIS | 120 | 30.9 |
Working status | ||
Working regularly | 6 | 1.5 |
Working unregularly | 27 | 6.8 |
Not working | 363 | 91.7 |
Study funding | ||
Parents | 369 | 92.7 |
Scholarships | 23 | 5.8 |
Other | 4 | 1 |