Palestinian Family Survey 2010 Final Report - Palestinian Central ...

PCBS: Palestinian Family Survey, 2010Decisions on Spending SalariesTable PY.9: Spending the WagesPercentage distribution of the youth according to the person who decides how to spend wages by region,State of Palestine, 2010Who decides how to spend the cash wage you receiveRegionWest Bank Gaza StripState of PalestineRespondent only 63.5 73.0 66.0Parents only 4.5 4.9 4.6Respondent and parents 26.3 18.3 24.1Husband/wife 3.6 1.1 2.9Other 2.1 2.7 2.4Total 100.0 100.0 100.0Number of Youth age 15-29 years 2,692 1,651 4,343According to the Palestinian Household Survey 2010, most youth (66 percent) in the State of Palestine decide on howto spend their salaries, while 5 percent have their parents decide for them, and 3 percent take the decisions jointlywith their spouses.Types of WagesTable PY.10: Types of WagesPercentage distribution of the working youth according to the type of wages received by age, sex, and region,State of Palestine, 2010Background CharacteristicsCash wagesonlyCash in kindwagesIn kind wagesonlyWithoutwagesRegionWest Bank 90.7 3.3 1.5 4.4 2,692Gaza Strip 91.6 4.4 0.7 3.3 1,651SexMales 91.4 3.3 1.2 4.1 2,218Females 87.7 5.1 2.2 5.1 2,125Age15-19 81.5 2.6 5.3 10.6 1,82820-24 90.3 4.7 0.5 4.5 1,43925-29 95.4 2.8 0.4 1.3 1,076State of Palestine 91.0 3.6 1.3 4.1 4,343Number of Youthage 15-29 yearsThe data in Table PY.10 shows that the working youth (15-29 years) often receive cash wages for work. The percentageof working youth in the State of Palestine who receive cash is 91 percent (91 percent in the West Bank and 92 percentin the Gaza Strip. Findings also show that 91 percent of the males receive only cash wages for their work compared to88 percent for females. The percentage of females who work without wages is seven percent compared to four percentof males. Moreover, findings show that with increasing age there is a corresponding decrease in the rate of those workingwithout wages; for instance, 11 percent of youth aged 15-19 years work without wages compared to two percent ofthose aged 25-29 years. This is likely explained by the fact that at a younger age, youth are more likely to be participatingin informal sector employment.147