Per cent Figure 9 Percentage of households that consider themselves to live in a ‘proper dwelling/ house’ by ex-Gaza status (n=39,331). 100 80 60 40 20 0 Ex-Gazan households, Jerash Other ex-Gazan households Other refugee households Crowding The average dwelling in Jerash is not markedly different in size to dwellings in other camps (either by area or by number of rooms60), although there is a larger proportion of both one-room dwellings and dwellings with five or more rooms in Jerash. However, because of larger households among ex-Gazans in Jerash, this space is shared between more people, with the mean living area per person being 17.5 m2 amongst ex-Gazans in Jerash compared to 20.5 m2 amongst ex-Gazans outside Jerash and 20.3 m2 amongst other Palestinians61. As may be expected, the larger household size leads to a significantly higher level of crowding in Jerash, with 24% of ex-Gaza households in Jerash being classed as crowded, defined as an average of three or more occupants per room, and only 17% of ex-Gazan and other Palestinian refugee households in other camps being classed as crowded (Figure 10). Per cent Figure 10 Percentage of households comprising three or more persons per room. By ex-Gaza status (n=39,336). 40 30 20 10 0 Ex-Gaza households in Jerash Other ex-Gaza households Other refugee households When counting rooms, one would include any living room and bedroom larger than four square metres, but exclude separate kitchens and bathrooms, as well as hallways and storage rooms. 61 Note that the apparent similarity between ex-Gazans outside of Jerash and other Palestinian refugees is somewhat skewed due to the large proportion of ex-Gazans living in Hitteen, where the mean living area is the largest of all camps. If Hitteen is removed from the data, then average living space for ex-Gazans (18.3 m2) is below that for non-ex-Gazans. 60 Fafo Report 2019:34 44