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dummies: never married, ever married, and other (as a base category) and the years of
schooling is represented in five dummies: no education, primary education, secondary
education, high education, and college & university education (as a base category), the
third category of explanatory variable relate to the economic activities of the respondents
and is represented by six: agriculture, manufacturing, construction, commerce-hotels,
transport-storage, and services (as a base category), the fourth category is the region of
the respondents and is represented by two dummies: West bank, and Gaza strip (as a base
category), the fifth category is the district of the respondents and is represented in 16
dummies variable: Jenin, Tubas, Tulkarem, Nablus, Qalqilya, Salfeet, Ramallah, Jericho,
Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, North Gaza, Deir Al Balah, Khanyounis , and Rafah (as a
base category), the sixth category is the locality type of the respondents and is represented
by three dummies: urban, rural, and camp (as a base category).
Data used in this study came from the Labour Force Survey conducted by the
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 2003, which includes about 90237 individual
observations. 1 Individuals are classified into one of the following categories:
1. Unemployed: individuals who are not working but are actively looking for work.
2. Underemployed: part-time workers or individuals who are working less than fulltime
hours (36 hours per week).
3. Employed: individuals who are working full-time hours (more than 36 hours per
week)
Tables in the statistical annex describe the status of labour force in the Palestinian Territory.
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The year 2003 was selected due to data availability.