Per cent Figure 2 Percentage of ever married women aged 15 and above by ex-Gaza status and five-year age groups (n=58,640). 100 80 Ex-Gazans, Jerash camp 60 Other ex-Gazans Other Palestinian refugees 40 20 - 15- 20- 25- 30- 35- 40- 45- 50- 55- 60- 65- 70+ 5-year age groups Ex-Gaza women outside Jerash and other Palestinian refugee women have broadly similar marriage patterns under the age of 25. In Jerash camp, however, young women’s marriage seems to be delayed somewhat, with ex-Gaza women in Jerash less likely to marry before the age of 30 (Table 4). Data on marriage age from the sample survey suggests that this is a pattern of the younger generation, with differences between Jerash and elsewhere dissolving as women reach the age of 40. Across the board, men marry later than women, although ex-Gazans in Jerash seem to marry younger than the comparator groups (Table 4). These findings suggest that poverty, which is particularly rife in Jerash camp, is not a significant barrier to marrying young amongst ex-Gazans. However, poverty may make it difficult for newly-weds to separate from the husband’s household of origin, resulting in the significantly higher rate of threegeneration households in Jerash camp. Table 4 Percentage of ever married women (n=58,640) and men (n=60,046) aged 15 and above by ex-Gaza status and five-year age groups. 15- 20- 25- 30- 35- 40- 45- 50- 55- 60- 65- 70+ Women Ex-Gazans, Jerash camp 11 43 63 80 81 85 89 90 96 98 100 100 Other ex-Gazans 13 51 73 79 85 83 90 89 92 99 99 98 Other Palestinian refugees 13 51 76 82 85 86 88 92 96 97 98 99 Ex-Gazans, Jerash camp 1 20 59 82 93 96. 99 99 97 99 99 99 Other ex-Gazans 1 17 58 84 95 97 98 99 99 100 99 99 Other Palestinian refugees 1 12 44 77 91 95 97 98 98 98 99 99 Men With ex-Gaza men in Jerash on a par with ex-Gazans elsewhere in terms of rate and pattern of marriage, the later marriage and lower proportion of married ex-Gaza women in Jerash camp compared to the other groups is noteworthy. If not a consequence of poverty, the lesser proportion of ever-married women and the slightly later marriage age could be a consequence of pursuit of higher education and marriage patterns between residents and outsiders within Jerash camp. Qualitative interviews conducted amongst ex-Gaza residents in Jerash camp consistently emphasized the importance of post-secondary education, with many suggesting Fafo Report 2019:34 30