| Description |
A housing unit (regardless of its type or inhabitant) must meet a number of standard requirements in order to be suitable for living purposes, such as hygiene and privacy. Thus, a healthy housing unit should provide adequate space, well-ventilated and exposed to sunlight for living and sleeping (rooms and bedrooms), for food preparation (a kitchen), with sanitary facilities, electricity and drinking water.
The housing unit constitutes a basic requirement for living for Palestinians in the Palestinian Territory (PT), and for this reason it is important to provide data on housing conditions, housing unit characteristics, and housing density.
Housing conditions, including the type of unit, tenure, housing density, and availability of durable goods, has an important effect on the living conditions of Palestinians, especially of women who spend most of their time at home. In the Youth Survey 2003 conducted by PCBS, results indicated that 76.6% of youth spend their leisure time at home, of which 90.7% are females and 62.8% males.
This report summarizes the main results of the Housing Conditions Survey (HCS) in the (PT), implemented by PCBS during a one-year period, from 1/12/2003 to 31/12/2003. The report presents the methodology used in HCS 2003 and the quality of the survey data, in addition to the main statistical findings regarding housing. |
