Household income types and employment

Distribution of the index for household possession of consumer durables, by region and socio-economic group

Table 3.19 1993 index for household possession of consumer durables, by refugee status. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza
	Non- refugees	Refugees outside camps	Refugees in camps	Refugees in West Bank camps
Lower third	28	39	47	46
Middle third	32	35	36	34
Upper third	40	26	16	20
n	347	216	378	484

Table 3.20 1993 index for household possession of consumer durables, by household size. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Total number of persons in household
	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 or more
Gaza
Lower third	48	37	26
Middle third	32	33	39
Upper third	21	30	35
n	297	462	195
West Bank refugee camps
Lower third	59	38	42
Middle third	27	39	32
Upper third	14	23	25
n	186	249	62

Table 3.21 1993 index for household possession of consumer durables, by gender of head of household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Male	Female
Gaza
Lower third	35	64
Middle third	35	24
Upper third	29	12
n	848	97
West Bank refugee camps
Lower third	46	55
Middle third	34	31
Upper third	20	14
n	445	48

Prevalence and importance of household income types

Table 3.22 Household income types, by sub-area. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza			West Bank camps
	North	Central	South	North	South/ Central
Labour income
Wages	67	49	52	69	81
Main importance	61	43	47	63	76
Agricultural income	9	7	11	3	2
Main importance	4	5	8	1	1
From self employed home production	9	5	13	9	5
Main importance	3	2	5	2	3
From trade estab.	6	5	10	17	7
Main importance	5	4	8	10	4
From industry and service estab.	3	2	3	5	2
Main importance	2	2	2	3	1
Non-labour income
Remittances	12	12	11	8	9
Main importance	5	5	5	3	3
Pensions	2	2	2	1	2
Main importance	1	1	2	0	2
Sale of properties	14	13	9	17	5
Main importance	1	4	5	7	0
Rent revenues	3	1	2	2	2
Main importance	1		1	0	0
UNRWA support	46	75	65	96	73
Main importance	8	20	17	23	5
Social benefits	10	12	11	2	7
Main importance	3	5	1	1	0
Zaqat money	7	3	7	14	3
Main importance	0			1	0
Other income	23	30	13	18	18
Main importance	7	13	7	8	7
n	502	149	298	244	254

Table 3.23 Household income types, by refugee status. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza
	Non- refugees	Refugees outside camps	Refugees in camps	Refugees in West Bank camps
Labour income
Wages	61	62	56	75
Main importance	57	55	50	69
Agricultural income	21	4	2	2
Main importance	11	3	1	1
From self employed home production	12	6	9	7
Main importance	2	4	5	3
From trade estab.	8	8	5	12
Main importance	7	7	3	7
From industry and service estab.	2	4	2	3
Main importance	2	3	2	2
Non-labour income
Remittances	11	10	14	8
Main importance	5	3	7	3
Pensions	1	1	3	2
Main importance	0	1	1	1
Sale of properties	14	13	9	11
Main importance	3	4	2	3
Rent revenues	6	1	1	2
Main importance	1	0		0
UNRWA support	4	85	89	87
Main importance	1	19	20	14
Social benefits	7	14	13	4
Main importance	3	1	3	0
Zaqat money	6	7	7	8
Main importance	0		0	1
Other income	20	16	24	17
Main importance	9	7	8	7
n	346	213	375	484

Table 3.24 Household income types, by household size. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza			West Bank camps
	Persons in household
	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 or more	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 or more
Labour income
Wages	44	64	71	64	79	91
Main importance	40	58	63	59	74	83
Agricultural income	5	8	19	3	2	3
Main importance	3	4	10	1	1
From self employed home production	6	11	12	6	8	6
Main importance	3	4	4	2	3	3
From trade estab.	6	7	9	7	15	12
Main importance	5	6	6	4	10	3
From industry and service estab.	2	3	4	4	2	5
Main importance	1	2	3	4	1	3
Non-labour income
Remittances	18	10	6	11	6	9
Main importance	10	4	1	5	2	1
Pensions	2	2	3	1	2	3
Main importance	1	1	0	1	1
Sale of properties	7	13	18	13	10	12
Main importance	2	4	1	2	4	5
Rent revenues	3	3	2	1	2	4
Main importance	1	1	0		0	1
UNRWA support	61	57	51	90	81	79
Main importance	18	11	8	20	9	14
Social benefits	20	7	6	3	7	1
Main importance	5	2	1		1
Zaqat money	8	7	3	11	6	8
Main importance	0	0		1	1
Other income	28	19	14	21	17	11
Main importance	14	6	4	11	7	1
n	296	458	195	186	249	62

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