Table 1.
Sample characteristics of Palestine refugee and non-refugee adolescents in the Middle East
| Jordan | Lebanon | Syria | West Bank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refugee | Non-refugee | Refugee | Non-refugee | Refugee | Non-refugee | Refugee | Non-refugee | |
| Age in years, % (n) | ||||||||
| <12 | 5.0 (69) | 6.4 (114) | 2.1 (34) | 2.1 (51) | 3.0 (48) | 4.4 (72) | 7.3 (107) | 3.6 (75) |
| 12 | 8.6 (123) | 18.3 (322) | 6.6 (107) | 11.0 (264) | 9.8 (153) | 12.1 (228) | 11.5 (180) | 16.5 (368) |
| 13 | 26.2 (370) | 31.8 (568) | 24.5 (384) | 24.8 (571) | 30.5 (479) | 29.0 (547) | 26.1 (389) | 22.4 (443) |
| 14 | 31.1 (477) | 27.9 (570) | 29.6 (425) | 28.7 (592) | 30.8 (495) | 32.5 (391) | 33.1 (447) | 23.9 (439) |
| 15 | 23.1 (375) | 13.9 (283) | 22.3 (368) | 21.4 (408) | 20.0 (330) | 13.0 (211) | 19.0 (277) | 21.9 (391) |
| 16 | 5.3 (82) | 1.5 (28) | 11.9 (204) | 8.4 (189) | 5.3 (87) | 6.4 (172) | 2.3 (33) | 10.4 (192) |
| >16 | 0.7 (11) | 0.3 (6) | 3.1 (54) | 3.5 (81) | 0.7 (11) | 2.4 (10.4) | 0.7 (11) | 1.3 (24) |
| Sex, % (n) | ||||||||
| Female | 49.4 (54.6) | 59.7 (1094) | 54.1 (48.5) | 52.6 (1129) | 49.8 (811) | 51.4 (973) | 59.7 (860) | 52.9 (1022) |
| Male | 50.6 (45.4) | 40.3 (750) | 45.9 (51.5) | 47.4 (1074) | 50.2 (769) | 48.7 (640) | 40.4 (515) | 47.1 (931) |
| Year of survey | ||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2011 | 2008 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | |