Statistical Yearbook of Palestine 2011
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8.
Information Society
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In 2011, 50.9% of households had a computer compared to 49.2% in 2009.
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In 2011, 30.4% of households in the Palestinian Territory had an Internet
connection. 95.0% of households in the Palestinian Territory had a mobile phone.
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In 2010, there were 3,790 workers employed in research and development,
representing 2,072 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers.
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There were 2,348 researchers, representing 1,312 FTE researchers.
For more details on the information society, see the tables in chapter 1.8 of the
Arabic section, pages
99-104.
9.
Housing and Housing Conditions
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The results of the Housing Conditions Survey in 2010 indicated that 0.9% of
households in the Palestinian Territory lived in a villa , 47.8% lived in a house, and
50.2%
lived in an apartment.
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The average housing density in the Palestinian Territory was 1.6 persons per room.
The average for the West Bank was 1.5 compared to 1.8 persons per room in the
Gaza Strip.
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According to the results of the Housing Conditions Survey 2010, the average
number of rooms per housing unit in the Palestinian Territory was 3.6: 3.6 in the
West Bank and 3.7 in the Gaza Strip.
For more details on housing and housing conditions, see the tables in chapter 1.9 of
the Arabic section, pages 105-110.
10.
Living Standards
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Per Capita Monthly Average Expenditure:
Per capita monthly expenditure was 147.3
JD: 174.0 JD in the West Bank and JD 102.9 in the Gaza Strip. Per capita monthly
expenditure on food groups was 53.6 JD: 59.4 JD in the West Bank and 43.9 JD in the
Gaza Strip. Per capita monthly average expenditure on non-food groups was 81.5 JD:
100.6
JD in the West Bank and 49.5 JD in the Gaza Strip., The food share of total
expenditure was 36.4%: 34.1% in the West Bank and 42.6% in the Gaza Strip.
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Per Capita Monthly Average Consumption:
Average per capita monthly
consumption in the Palestinian Territory was 155.2 JD: 183.1 JD in the West Bank and
108.7
JD in the Gaza Strip. Per capita monthly consumption of food was 55.3 JD: 61.8
JD in the West Bank and 44.4 JD in the Gaza Strip. Per capita monthly consumption of
non-food was 99.9 JD: 121.3 JD in the West Bank and 64.4 JD in the Gaza Strip.
For more details on living standards, see the tables in chapter 1.10 of the Arabic
section, pages 11-116.