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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Refugee status (Q63)

Data file: Members-en 2017

Overview

Valid: 939416

Invalid: 1197

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

Refugee Status

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Registered refugee	379803	40.4%
2	Non registered refugee	15551	1.7%
3	Non refugee	537638	57.2%
9	Not stated	6424	0.7%
Sysmiss		1197

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.

Description

Definition

This status relates to the Palestinians 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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