The Palestinian Economy. Theoretical and Practical Challenges
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Table 15: Gaza Strip: Parameter estimates for the log odds of<br />
unemployed respondents relative to fully employed:<br />
<strong>The</strong> values under B’s coefficient indicate log odds ratio associated with<br />
each effect, while the values under E(B) indicate the odds- ratio<br />
Independent 's St<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
E( )<br />
Wald<br />
variables coefficient error<br />
test<br />
Significance<br />
sex<br />
Male -.163 .017 .850 93.758 .000<br />
Female 0(b) . . . .<br />
age<br />
15-19 .579 .029 1.785 393.849 .000<br />
20-24 .523 .023 1.687 522.214 .000<br />
25-29 .197 .021 1.218 90.643 .000<br />
30-34 .091 .021 1.095 19.124 .000<br />
35-39 .137 .021 1.147 41.958 .000<br />
40-44 .255 .022 1.290 131.065 .000<br />
45-49 .130 .025 1.139 27.683 .000<br />
50 <strong>and</strong> over 0(b) . . . .<br />
Years of schooling<br />
No education .888 .043 2.431 422.472 .000<br />
Primary education 1.335 .017 3.802 6454.973 .000<br />
Secondary education .967 .016 2.631 3770.424 .000<br />
High education .617 .014 1.853 1901.093 .000<br />
College <strong>and</strong><br />
university<br />
0(b) . . . .<br />
District<br />
North Gaza -.155 .019 .856 63.868 .000<br />
Gaza city -.272 .018 .762 234.352 .000<br />
Deer al balah -.051 .019 .951 6.766 .009<br />
Khan younis .091 .019 1.095 23.296 .000<br />
Rafah 0(b) . . . .<br />
Locality type<br />
Urban .057 .012 1.059 23.694 .000<br />
Rural .165 .026 1.179 40.423 .000<br />
Camp 0(b) . . . .<br />
Marital status<br />
Never married .596 .051 1.814 136.680 .000<br />
Ever married -.110 .050 .896 4.902 .027<br />
Other 0(b) . . . .