Appendix A.7
Labour Table Appendix
Table A.7.3 Labour force participation rates by region, gender and selected background variables
(UNW = Unweighted number of respondents)
| Male | Female |
| Gaza | N UNW | West Bank | N UNW | Arab Jerusalem | N UNW | Occupied territories | N UNW |
Region |
Gaza | 71 | 477 | | | | | 6 | 481 |
Gaza excl. camps | 76 | 319 | | | | | 6 | 326 |
West Bank | | | 86 | 501 | | | 19 | 503 |
WB excl. camps | | | 86 | 458 | | | 19 | 458 |
Arab Jerusalem | | | | | 76 | 234 | 18 | 242 |
Sub-region |
Gaza North | 80 | 247 | | | | | 8 | 254 |
Gaza South | 63 | 210 | | | | | 4 | 206 |
WB North | | | 86 | 248 | | | 19 | 258 |
WB Central | | | 94 | 146 | | | 18 | 138 |
WB South | | | 74 | 106 | | | 20 | 107 |
Type of locality |
Greater Gaza City | 81 | 154 | | | | | 8 | 159 |
Gaza towns/villages | 72 | 164 | | | | | 7 | 167 |
Gaza camps | 64 | 158 | | | | | 3 | 155 |
WB towns | | | 82 | 201 | | | 19 | 198 |
WB villages | | | 89 | 257 | | | 19 | 260 |
WB camps | | | 76 | 42 | | | 14 | 45 |
Refugee status |
Non-refugees | 84 | 169 | 87 | 361 | (79) | 147 | 18 | 686 |
UNRWA refugees | 64 | 305 | 83 | 133 | | | 8 | 519 |
-in camps | 64 | 158 | 76 | 42 | - | - | 6 | 200 |
-outside camps | 63 | 147 | 86 | 94 | (67) | 77 | 10 | 326 |
Religion |
Moslems | 71 | 475 | 85 | 480 | (75) | 204 | 14 | 1161 |
Christians | - | 2 | 89 | 21 | - | 29 | 23 | 65 |
Household wealth |
Lower third | 64 | 227 | 81 | 124 | - | 4 | 7 | 385 |
Middle third | 78 | 175 | 87 | 185 | (68) | 54 | 16 | 456 |
Upper third | 73 | 74 | 87 | 192 | (79) | 176 | 20 | 384 |
Male adults per household |
0-1 | 85 | 174 | 91 | 247 | (86) | 109 | 16 | 642 |
2-3 | 67 | 202 | 87 | 170 | (63) | 98 | 16 | 399 |
4 or more | 68 | 101 | 75 | 84 | - | 27 | 8 | 185 |
RSI is head of household |
Yes | 75 | 264 | 90 | 349 | (82) | 155 | 17 | 106 |
No | 69 | 213 | 79 | 152 | (66) | 79 | 14 | 1119 |
Age |
15-19 | 34 | 90 | 67 | 66 | (41) | 34 | 12 | 182 |
20-29 | 83 | 142 | 90 | 126 | - | 58 | 14 | 359 |
30-39 | 96 | 107 | 97 | 128 | - | 50 | 15 | 273 |
40-49 | 86 | 63 | 95 | 81 | - | 34 | 20 | 169 |
50-59 | 71 | 26 | 92 | 40 | - | 17 | 14 | 96 |
60 or more | 34 | 49 | 59 | 60 | (49) | 41 | 9 | 147 |
Marital status |
Unmarried | 50 | 140 | 73 | 129 | (69) | 73 | 22 | 249 |
Married | 80 | 333 | 92 | 366 | (81) | 158 | 10 | 845 |
Years of education |
0 | 38 | 48 | 70 | 31 | - | 9 | 13 | 273 |
1-6 | 84 | 100 | 86 | 124 | (67) | 39 | 12 | 251 |
7-9 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 134 | - | 66 | 12 | 294 |
10-12 | 67 | 160 | 87 | 129 | (76) | 74 | 11 | 299 |
13 or more | 82 | 87 | 84 | 83 | - | 46 | 40 | 109 |
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