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Table 1 Background characteristics of elderly persons living with disability in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) (N = 4298)

From: Disability among Palestinian elderly in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt): prevalence and associated factors

Variable		Number	Percentage (%)
Age groups	60–69	2422	56.4
	70–79	1287	29.9
	80 and above	589	13.7
Gender	Male	1899	44.2
Gender	Female	2399	55.8
Education	Illiterate	1868	43.5
	Less than secondary	1691	39.3
	Secondary and above	739	17.2
Marital status	Married	2742	63.8
	Widowed	1341	31.2
	Others	215	5.0
Family size (person)	1–2	1339	31.2
	3–6	1916	44.5
	7 and above	1043	24.3
Family structure	Nuclear	3394	79.0
Family structure	Extended	904	21.0
Labor force	Employed^a	453	10.5
	House worker	1098	25.5
	Not working	2747	64.0
Refugee status	No	2541	59.1
Refugee status	Yes	1757	40.9
Region	North WB^a	1429	33.2
	Center WB	875	20.4
	South WB	775	18.0
	Gaza Strip	1219	28.4

^aThe Employed are those working one to 35 h a week to gain profits or wages, house workers are those involved entirely in the household chores and not gaining wages. WB West Bank

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