Table 2 Disability prevalence by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics (N = 4298)
Variable (n) | Not disabled (%) | Disabled* (%) | Chi square* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age groups | 60–69 (2422) | 1910 (78.9) | 512 (21.1) | 323.2 |
70–79 (1287) | 794 (61.7) | 493 (38.3) |  | |
80 and above (589) | 255 (43.3) | 334 (56.7) | Â | |
Gender | Male (1899) | 1440 (75.8) | 459 (24.2) | 77.4 |
Female (2399) | 1519 (63.3) | 880 (36.7) | Â | |
Education | Illiterate (1868) | 1075 (57.5) | 793 (42.5) | 222.1 |
Less than secondary (1691) | 1258 (74.4) | 433 (25.6) | Â | |
Secondary and above (739) | 626 (84.7) | 113 (15.3) | Â | |
Marital status | Married (2742) | 2064 (75.3) | 678 (24.7) | 152.6 |
Widowed (1341) | 755 (56.3) | 586 (43.7) | Â | |
Others (215) | 140 (65.1) | 75 (34.9) | Â | |
Family size | 1–2 persons (1339) | 807 (60.3) | 532 (39.7) | 70.2 |
3–6 persons(1916) | 1416 (73.9) | 500 (26.1) |  | |
7 and above (1043) | 736 (70.6) | 307 (29.4) | Â | |
Family structure | Nuclear (3394) | 2408 (70.9) | 986 (29.1) | 33.3 |
Extended (904) | 551 (61.0) | 353 (39.0) | Â | |
Labor force | Employed (453) | 421 (92.9) | 32 (7.1) | 228.7 |
House worker (1098) | 849 (77.3) | 249 (22.7) | Â | |
Not working (2747) | 1689 (61.5) | 1058 (38.5) | Â | |
Refugee status | No (2541) | 1784 (70.2) | 757 (29.8) | 5.4 |
Yes (1757) | 1175 (66.9) | 582 (33.1) | Â | |
Region | North WB (1429) | 913 (63.9) | 516 (36.1) | 67.8 |
Center WB (875) | 699 (79.9) | 176 (20.1) | Â | |
South WB (775) | 527 (68.0) | 248 (32.0) | Â | |
Gaza Strip (1219) | 820 (67.3) | 399 (32.7) | Â | |
Total (4298) | 2959 (68.8) | 1339 (31.2) | Â | |