Table 1 - Demographic Characteristics by Metropolitan Area and Year
Table 1 - Demographic Characteristics by Metropolitan Area and Year
| Household and personal characteristics | Haifa 1996 |
Haifa 1984 |
Tel Aviv 1996 |
Tel Aviv 1984 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In terms of 1996* | In terms of 1994* | In terms of 1996* | In terms of 1994* | |||
| HOUSEHOLDS | ||||||
| Total (thousands) | 245 | 160 | 130 | 766 | 678 | 522 |
| Persons in household (%) | ||||||
| 1 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 20.7 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 18.8 |
| 2 | 25.6 | 29.9 | 29.3 | 24.3 | 25.4 | 26.0 |
| 3-4 | 36.0 | 37.1 | 32.6 | 35.5 | 35.2 | 34.1 |
| 5-6 | 18.4 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 18.2 |
| 7+ | 4.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Car availability | ||||||
| 0 | 38.4 | 36.7 | 51.6 | 34.3 | 33.8 | 51.1 |
| 1 | 42.0 | 40.7 | 40.3 | 40.0 | 39.9 | 39.1 |
| 2 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 7.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.4 |
| 3+ | 1.6 | 1.9 | – | 2.6 | 2.8 | – |
| Not known | 6.6 | 8.4 | – | 5.6 | 6.0 | – |
| Households with vehicles (%) | 55.0 | 54.9 | 48.4 | 60.1 | 60.2 | 48.9 |
| TOTAL POPULATION | ||||||
| Total (thousands) | 803 | 470 | 380 | 2,477 | 2,145 | 1,632 |
| Age (%) | ||||||
| 0-7 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 14.8 |
| 8-17 | 18.5 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 17.6 |
| 18-29 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 17.7 |
| 30-64 | 38.2 | 40.1 | 39.4 | 39.5 | 39.8 | 37.9 |
| 65+ | 11.8 | 15.4 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| POPULATION AGED 8+ | ||||||
| Total (thousands) | 695 | 419 | 324 | 2,138 | 1,866 | 1,390 |
| Sex (%) | ||||||
| Men | 48.5 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 48.3 | 48.2 | 49.7 |
| Women | 51.5 | 51.9 | 52.1 | 51.7 | 51.8 | 50.3 |
| Years of schooling (%) | ||||||
| 0-8 | 31.3 | 24.2 | 34.7 | 26.5 | 25.8 | 39.2 |
| 9-12 | 37.9 | 37.8 | 40.7 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 40.1 |
| 13+ | 25.1 | 30.1 | 24.6 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 20.7 |
| Not known | 5.7 | 7.9 | – | 5.0 | 5.5 | – |
| POPULATION AGED 15+ | ||||||
| Total (thousands) | 589 | 367 | 281 | 1,833 | 1,609 | 1,177 |
| Employed (%) | ||||||
| Total | 47.3 | 46.8 | 49.1 | 51.3 | 51.2 | 50.3 |
| Men | 57.8 | 55.1 | 61 | 54.1 | 53.5 | 61.5 |
| Women | 42.2 | 44.9 | 39 | 45.9 | 46.5 | 38.5 |
| POPULATION AGED 17+ | ||||||
| Total (thousands) | 559 | 351 | 270 | 1,752 | 1,540 | 1,127 |
| Those having a drivers license (%) | 53.0 | 54.2 | 46.6 | 59.8 | 60.0 | 49.8 |
| Men (%) | 63.0 | 59.7 | 64.8 | 58.6 | 57.9 | 66.0 |
| Women (%) | 37.0 | 40.3 | 35.2 | 41.4 | 42.1 | 34.0 |
* In terms of 1984 refers to the geographic definition of the metropolitan area in that year. In term of 1996 refers to the geographic definition of the metropolitan area that year.