Table 1 Demographic Characteristics by Metropolitan Area and Year,,,,,,,,
Household and personal characteristics,Haifa,,,Tel Aviv,,,,
,1996,,1984,1996,,1984,,
,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,
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* 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.",,,,,,,