Table 1. Composition of population in sample and in survey area, by age and sex for the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Occupied Palestinian Territories | West Bank | Gaza | ||||
Survey area (N)* | Examined (n) | Survey area(N)* | Examined(n) | Survey area(N)* | Examined(n) | |
Age group | ||||||
50–59 y | 141,900 (42.5%) | 1,625 (45.4%) | 94,500 (42.1%) | 1,052 (45.9%) | 47,400 (43.6%) | 573 (44.4%) |
60–69 y | 110,600 (33.2%) | 1,002 (28.0%) | 73,500 (32.8%) | 612 (26.7%) | 37,100 (34.1%) | 390 (30.2%) |
70–79 y | 57,000 (17.1%) | 674 (18.8%) | 39,500 (17.6%) | 432 (18.9%) | 17,500 (16.1%) | 242 (18.8%) |
80+ y | 23,900 (7.2%) | 278 (7.8%) | 17,000 (7.6%) | 194 (8.5%) | 6,900 (6.3%) | 84 (6.5%) |
Men | 148300 (44.5%) | 1,618 (45.2%) | 100,400 (44.8%) | 1,036 (45.2%) | 47,800 (43.9%) | 582 (45.1%) |
Women | 185100 (55.5%) | 1,961 (54.8%) | 124,000 (55.2%) | 1,254 (54.8%) | 61,100 (56.1%) | 707 (54.8%) |
Total | 333,400 | 3,579 | 224,000 | 2,290 | 109,000 | 1,289 |