Household income-generating activities as adaptation strategy

Table 3.1 Household production changes, by main geographical area. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza	West Bank camps
Fruits
More	14	14
Same	76	59
Less	10	27
n	162	82
Herbs
More	21	16
Same	74	42
Less	5	42
n	85	60
Poultry
More	20	36
Same	62	40
Less	18	24
n	295	90
Food processing
More	21	29
Same	56	34
Less	23	38
n	913	454
Crafts
More	10	14
Same	70	32
Less	20	54
n	147	201

Table 3.2 Household production changes, by refugee status. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza
	Non-refugees	Refugees outside camps	Refugees in camps	Refugees in West Bank camps
Fruits
More	12	21	11	14
Same	77	71	79	58
Less	10	8	10	28
n	76	39	47	79
Herbs
More	25		13	17
Same	69	96	83	40
Less	6	4	4	44
n	41	18	22	58
Poultry
More	25	9	20	37
Same	56	72	65	38
Less	19	19	15	25
n	131	55	106	87
Food Processing
More	23	15	24	28
Same	54	67	53	34
Less	23	19	23	38
n	335	203	361	444
Crafts
More	7	4	12	14
Same	70	73	69	32
Less	23	22	18	54
n	41	25	79	196

Table 3.3 Household production, by labour force participation. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank Camps
	LF member in household?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Active in food processing	92	97	82	93
Active excluding food processing	43	57	55	70
n	293	655	106	388

Table 3.4 Household production, by full-time employment in household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank Camps
	Full-time worker in household?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Active in food processing	95	97	87	95
Active excluding food processing	49	60	64	70
n	601	348	263	231

Table 3.5 Household production, by unemployment in household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank Camps
	Unemployed worker in household?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Active in food processing	95	98	90	100
Active excluding food processing	51	70	66	85
n	856	93	454	40

Table 3.6 Household production, by discouraged workers in household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank Camps
	Discouraged worker in household?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Active in food processing	95	96	92	88
Active excluding food processing	54	50	68	64
n	681	268	337	158

Table 3.7 Household production, by under-utilized workers in household. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza		West Bank Camps
	Under-utilized worker in household?
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Active in food processing	94	97	87	92
Active excluding food processing	49	55	60	70
n	405	544	129	365

Table 3.8 Household production, by person losing 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
Active in food processing	95	100	90	94
Active excluding food processing	52	58	68	63
n	813	135	410	84

Table 3.9 Labour force categories of household members, by household size. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza			West Bank Camps
	Adult persons in household
	1 - 2	3 - 4	5 or more	1 - 2	3 - 4	5 or more
Under-utilized worker	48	54	74	67	75	83
Discouraged worker	19	22	48	22	29	48
Person working in Israel in 1992, but not in 1993	12	15	16	16	15	20
Unemployed worker	6	13	12	4	6	16
n	389	291	269	214	127	153

Table 3.10 Household production, by main geographical area. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza	West Bank camps
Plant production	20	19
Animal production	33	20
Crafts production	15	40
Services and trade	9	19
Active in food processing	96	91
Active excluding food processing	53	67
n	955	498

Table 3.11 Household production, by refugee status. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza
	Non- refugees	Refugees outside camps	Refugees in camps	Refugees in West Bank camps
Active in agriculture production	25	20	14	19
Active in livestock production	39	31	29	20
Active in crafts	12	12	21	40
Active in services and trade	10	6	9	19
Active in food processing	97	94	96	92
Active excluding food processing	58	51	49	67
n	347	216	378	484

Table 3.12 Household production, by sub-area. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza North	Gaza Central	Gaza South	WBC North	WBC South/ Central
Active in agriculture production	19	15	24	12	25
Active in livestock production	28	39	39	25	15
Active in crafts	13	19	17	38	43
Active in services and trade	8	8	10	33	5
Active in food processing	95	96	96	98	84
Active excluding food processing	48	54	61	71	62
n	502	151	302	244	254

Table 3.13 Gaza Household production, by household size. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Total number of persons in household
	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 or more
Gaza
Active in plant production	21	17	23
Active in livestock production	24	34	45
Active in crafts	9	15	26
Active in services and trade	5	9	14
Active in food processing	94	96	98
Active excluding food processing	44	54	66
n	297	462	195
West Bank refugee camps
Active in agriculture production	19	18	20
Active in livestock production	14	21	33
Active in crafts	35	43	48
Active in services and trade	16	19	24
Active in food processing	82	96	98
Active excluding food processing	60	69	78
n	186	249	62

Table 3.14 Household production plans, by main geographical area. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza	West Bank camps
Plant production	3	5
Livestock production	5	16
Food processing	0	1
Craft production	2	12
Services and trade	3	16
Any kind	12	36
n	955	498

Table 3.15 Household production plans, by sub-area. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza North	Gaza Central	Gaza South	WBC North	WBC South/ Central
Plant production	3	2	4	4	6
Livestock production	3	7	7	20	12
Food processing	0	1	1	1	2
Crafts production	3	1	2	18	6
Services and trade	2	3	4	25	8
Any kind	10	11	15	45	28
n	502	151	302	244	254

Table 3.16 Household production plans, by refugee status. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza
	Non- refugees	Refugees outside camps	Refugees in camps	Refugees in West Bank camps
Plant production	5	3	3	5
Livestock production	4	7	5	16
Food processing		1	0	1
Crafts production	1	3	3	11
Services and trade	1	1	5	16
Any kind	8	12	14	36
n	347	216	378	484

Table 3.17 Household production use, by main geographical area. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza	West Bank camps
Give away home production	8	15
Sell home production	4	3
Total not exclusively for own consumption	11	18
n	955	498

Table 3.18 Household production use, by refugee status. Percentage of all households in respective groups

	Gaza
	Non- refugees	Refugees outside camps	Refugees in camps	Refugees in West Bank camps
Give away home production	9	4	8	15
Sell home production	6	1	4	3
Total not exclusively for own consumption	15	5	11	18
n	347	216	378	484

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