Population and Housing Census 2017, Third Round

West Bank and Gaza, 2017

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PSE-PCBS-CEN-2017-V1.0

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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

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Jul 12, 2021

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Refugee Status_Head of Household (Q063_HH)

Data file: Housing-en 2017

Overview

Valid: 185610

Invalid: 238

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
1	Registered refugee	72317	38.9%
2	Non registered refugee	3034	1.6%
3	Non refugee	107877	58%
9	Not stated	2382	1.3%
Sysmiss		238

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Definition

This status relates to the Palestinians head of households who were forced to leave their land in Palestine which occupied by Israel in 1948. It applies to their male sons and grandchildren.
1. Registered Refugees: It applies to registered refugees holding refugee registration cards issued by UNRWA.
2. Non-Registered Refugees: It applies to unregistered refugees who do not hold refugee registration cards issued by UNRWA.
3. Non-Refugee: It applies to any Palestinian not categorized under any of the two aforementioned status.

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