a significant portion of these transfers may be circulating within Jerash camp itself, between relatives and other residents, rather than bringing in money from outside the camp.
Table 10 Mean and median total institutional (n=636) and private transfer (n=800) received past 12 months
amongst all households that received such transfer. In JD. By ex-Gaza status.
Institutional transfer
Private transfer
Mean
Median
n
Ex-Gazans, Jerash
395
273
66
Other ex-Gazans
681
734
16
Other Palestinian refugees
867
647
554
All households
813
580
636
Ex-Gazans, Jerash
226
80
94
Other ex-Gazans
1018
709
53
Other Palestinian refugees
657
309
653
All households
630
240
800
Wealth
Exploring the wealth of households allows us to construct a picture of their situation over
the longer term, which is less sensitive to temporary fluctuations in income. Figure 5
paints a picture of such wealth by showing how many durable goods or assets of a total
list of 31 such items our three population groups possess53. As is evident (Figure 5), exGazans residing in Jerash camp tend to own fewer assets than the comparator groups. This
is reflected in the mean and median number of assets, which are both 9 for ex-Gazans in
Jerash camp as compared with a mean and median of 10 for both ex-Gazans in other
camps and other Palestinian refugees.
Per cent
Figure 5 Number of assets (of maximum 31) owned. By ex-Gaza status. Percentage of households (n=39,334).
30
25
Ex-Gazans, Jerash camp
20
Other ex-Gazans
15
Other Palestinian refugees
10
5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
Number of assets
The 31 items are: refrigerator, freezer, gas or electric stove for cooking, electric water heater,
gas/kerosene/diesel water heater, solar water heater, electric fan, air conditioner, washing machine, dishwasher, vacuum cleaner, sewing machine, electric blender, microwave, water filter, water cooler, electric heater, kerosene/diesel/gas heater, radio/cassette player, CD player, TV set, satellite dish, DVD player, photo camera, video camera, ordinary telephone, personal computer, internet connection, car/ truck, and motorbike.
53
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