Table 1 Characteristics of FSU and Ethiopian immigrants
From: Who do you think I am? Immigrant’s first name and their perceived identity
Variables | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FSU immigrants | Ethiopian Immigrants | Test values (Ch2 /T-Test) | |
Background variables | |||
Age | 37.20 (4.99) | 34.32 (5.57) | 5.54** |
% Male | 16.3% | 20.2% | 1.00 |
Economic status (1–5) | 3.38 (0.75) | 2.83 (0.80) | 7.07** |
Education (1–7) | 5.28 (0.95) | 4.73 (1.05) | 5.51** |
Migration age | 8.60 (4.40) | 6.79 (3.88) | 4.07** |
Explanatory variables | |||
First name- % Israeli name | 18.7% | 15.6% | 0.60 |
Sense of local belonging index (1–5) | 4.18 (0.78) | 4.13 (0.74) | 0.68 |
Israeli identity (1–5) | 4.27 (0.89) | 3.82 (1.10) | 4.85** |
Feel at home in Israel (1–5) | 4.16 (0.91) | 4.37 (0.91) | 2.21* |
Plan to stay in Israel (1–5) | 3.91 (1.07) | 4.37 (0.90) | 4.27** |
Dependent variable | |||
Perceived Israeli identity (1–5) | 4.08 (0.87) | 3.50 (1.24) | 6.04** |
N | 728 | 109 | |