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90% have been in residence for over ten years. Since
the number of immigrants arriving between 1940 and 1945
must have been small, it seems to follow that more than
90i'%. of all those over the age of twenty-five have been in
residence since 1940 or before.
The main conclusions to be drawn from these demographic
data are as follows : of the adult population, the majority
were horn in Yemen, but most of these have been in residence
in 1haarayim for fifteen years or mores while a very
subatcntial part of the adult population has been in
Shaarayim for thirty years or more.
T. ypea of Household
The Yemenis of. Shaarayin live, for the most part, in
homes which they own. They have a distinct bias against
living in rented apartments, though this is less evident
amongst the younger married couples. From the earliest
period of settlement, these people built their own houses,
sometimes obtaining the help of skilled craftsmen, but
often managing without them. The more modern houses, and
the few large blocks of flats were built either by building
contractors or with their assistance. Those who own their
houses also own the leasehold on the land.
Those who do not own houses, fell into three
categories: there are those, mostly younger married
couples, who live in flats which they rent from Yemeni