Dependency on public support,
employment and household wealth

Table 3.34 Household income types of main importance, by main geographical area and worker who lost employment in Israel in household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank camps
	Household member worked in Israel 92 not 93?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Labour income	68	80	81	86
Non-labour income from private sources	18	13	15	18
Non-labour income from public sources	17	9	17	11
Total	103	102	113	115
n	813	135	410	84

Table 3.35 Household income types, by main geographical area and worker who lost employment in Israel in household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank camps
	Household member worked in Israel 92 not 93?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Wages	56	76	75	74
Main importance	51	67	69	71
Agricultural income	8	15	2	3
Main importance	5	8	1	1
From self employed home production	9	12	6	9
Main importance	3	4	2	4
Income from trade estab.	8	1	13	8
Main importance	7	0	8	3
From industry and service estab.	3	1	2	11
Main importance	2	1	1	7
Remittances	13	4	8	8
Main importance	6	0	3	3
Pensions	2	1	2	1
Main importance	1	0	1	0
Sale of properties	10	23	9	20
Main importance	3	5	3	6
Rent revenues	2	3	2	1
Main importance	0	1	0	1
UNRWA support	57	57	85	85
Main importance	14	8	15	11
Recieve social benefits	12	4	5	4
Main importance	3	1	1
Receive Zaqat money	7	3	9	6
Main importance	0		1	3
Other income	21	17	19	12
Main importance	8	7	8	8
n	813	135	410	84

Table 3.36 Household income types of main importance, by main geographical area and full-time worker in household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank camps
	Full-time worker in household?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Labour income	53	100	69	97
Non-labour income from private sources	27	4	24	4
Non-labour income from public sources	24	1	20	10
Total	104	105	113	111
n	601	348	263	231

Table 3.37 Household income types, by main geographical area and full-time worker in household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank camps
	Full-time worker in household?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Wages	46	81	63	88
Main importance	40	76	57	83
Agricultural income	8	12	1	3
Main importance	5	5	1	1
From self employed home production	8	13	6	8
Main importance	4	3	3	2
Income from trade estab.	3	14	9	16
Main importance	3	11	7	8
From industry and service estab.	1	6	2	5
Main importance	1	4	1	3
Remittances	15	7	11	5
Main importance	8	1	5	0
Pensions	2	2	2	1
Main importance	1	1	2	0
Sale of properties	13	11	14	9
Main importance	4	2	4	2
Rent revenues	3	2	1	3
Main importance	1		0	0
UNRWA support	61	49	85	85
Main importance	20	1	18	10
Recieve social benefits	16	0	5	4
Main importance	4		1	0
Receive Zaqat money	9	1	12	5
Main importance	0		1	0
Other income	28	8	26	9
Main importance	13	0	13	2
n	601	348	263	231

Table 3.38 Household income types of main importance, by main geographical area and unemployed worker in household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank camps
	LF member in household?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Labour income	24	91	33	94
Non-labour income from private sources	43	7	44	9
Non-labour income from public sources	34	7	30	10
Total	101	105	107	113
n	293	655	106	388

Table 3.39 Household income types, by main geographical area and labour force participant in household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank camps
	LF member in household?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Wages	24	75	35	86
Main importance	19	69	28	80
Agricultural income	5	11		3
Main importance	3	6		1
From self employed home production	3	13	4	8
Main importance	1	5	3	2
Income from trade estab.	1	10	4	14
Main importance	1	8	2	8
From industry and service estab.	0	4		4
Main importance		3		3
Remittances	20	9	11	7
Main importance	13	2	8	2
Pensions	2	2	3	1
Main importance	1	1	3	1
Sale of properties	12	12	9	12
Main importance	5	2	6	3
Rent revenues	3	2	1	2
Main importance	1	0	1	0
UNRWA support	65	53	89	84
Main importance	28	6	27	10
Recieve social benefits	23	5	5	4
Main importance	6	1	2	0
Receive Zaqat money	14	3	17	6
Main importance	0	0	1	0
Other income	43	11	43	11
Main importance	23	2	26	3
n	293	655	106	388

Table 3.40 Household income types of main importance, by main geographical area and gender of household head. Percentage of all households in respective groups. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank camps
	Gender of head of household
Male	Female	Male	Female	Yes
Labour income	75	29	86	42
Non-labour income from private sources	16	28	14	31
Non-labour income from public sources	12	47	13	40
Total	103	104	113	113
n	842	97	445	48

Table 3.41 Household income types, by main geographical area and gender of household head

	Gaza		West Bank camps
	Gender of head of household
	Male	Female	Male	Female
Wages	63	27	78	49
Main importance	57	25	73	35
Agricultural income	10	2	2	2
Main importance	6		1	1
From self employed home production	10	2	6	10
Main importance	4	1	2	3
Income from trade estab.	8	2	13	4
Main importance	6	2	8	4
From industry and service estab.	3	1	3	2
Main importance	2	1	2	3
Remittances	11	23	7	17
Main importance	4	13	3	8
Pensions	2	2	2	1
Main importance	1	2	1	0
Sale of properties	13	2	12	2
Main importance	3		4	2
Rent revenues	2	3	2	2
Main importance	0	2	0	2
UNRWA support	55	70	85	87
Main importance	10	35	12	37
Recieve social benefits	7	41	4	5
Main importance	2	11	0	1
Receive Zaqat money	5	23	6	34
Main importance	0	1	1	2
Other income	20	27	15	40
Main importance	8	11	6	21
n	842	97	445	48

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