PALESTINIAN SOCIETY - Fafo

Based on survey data con- Table 3. 7 Type of household sewage system by
cemingpotable,pipedwater,elec- locality in percentage of households
tricity, telephones and sewage
system, an infrastructural index
has been constructed which fa­
cilitates a comparison between
different localities in relation to
the extension of infrastructural
services. The scoring on this in­
dex is complex since different
facilities have been given differ-
Greater Gaza city
Gaza towns/villages
Gaza camps
West Bank towns
West Bank villages
West Bank camps
Arab Jerusalem
Septie tank Sewage network
21 78
57 34
52 37
60 40
96 4
33
25
17 83
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weig hts·
The Possession
of
Table 3.8 Infrastructural index by locality
.
d d bl
lO oor pIpe pota ewater, lor
instance, is regarded as much
more critical for living condi­
tions than the possession of a
telephone. But broadly speaking,
a good score on the index indi­
cates thatthe householdhas mains
electricity, piped water, a tele­
phone and is connected to a sew­
age network. A poor score means
that the household lacks at least
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G reater Gaza City 3
Gaza towns/villages 12
Gaza camps 13
West Bank towns 5
West Bank villages 34
West Bank camps 54
Arab Jerusalem 1
All households 18
Poor Average
two ofthese facilities. Again it needs to be stressed that vital municipal
services, such as sanitation, rubbish disposal and roads, have not been
taken into account.
This index (table 3.8) shows that infrastructural services are least
developed in the more rural areas of the West Bank and especially
underdeveloped in the West Bank refugee camps.
Indoor Standards
Indoor standards are partly dependent on the facilities the house
contains as weU as its fumishings. Needless to say, the quality and
quantity ofboth are indicators of the household 's economic resources.
Nonetheless, household facilities indicate the degree of comfort and
convenience a house affords its occupants. Among the key facilities
are a separated bathroom, an inside flush toilet, a fitted kitchen, and
sufficient heating to provide warmth and a shield against damp during
the winter season. The insulating qualities of the building materials
utilised also, of course, have an impact on the provision of warmth.
88
75
81
85
81
66
46
41
70
Other
2
10
11
42
Good
23
7
2
14
1
58
12