الخصائص الاجتماعية والاقتصادية للاجئين السوريين في مخيم الزعتري

Socio-economic characteristics of Syrian refugees in Zaatari camp

The study aimed to identify the social and economic indicators and infrastructure services in the Zaatari camp, and the support provided to Syrian refugees by international and regional support bodies. on (12) blocks, and a special questionnaire was prepared for this. To analyze the study data, descriptive statistics methods were employed. The results of the study showed that the average family size amounted to (4.8) individuals, and the sex ratio was (115.9), and that (19.3%) of the heads of household were women, and the percentage of those aged (15) years and under reached (51.6%) of the total number of The individuals in the sample, the median age of the camp residents was (14) years, and the dependency ratio (105%), the birth rate in the study area was (37.9) births per (1000), and the median age was (20) years for males and (18) years for females . The rate of attendance in education reached (82%), marriage was the main reason for dropping out of education at (13.4%), and the illiteracy rate among the camp residents was (10.5%). It was found that (6.7%) of the camp residents suffer from chronic diseases, and (64%) of them receive appropriate treatment in the camp. The percentage of the economically active population reached (47%), of whom (5%) were employed, and (6%) were unemployed. The median family income amounted to (200) dinars per month, and the ratio of spending on food to total consumer spending was (61%), and the Gini coefficient of income reached (0.54), and from it we note that the distribution of income among families in the region has great disparity, and the poverty line has reached Within the camp's consumption pattern, (100) dinars per month per person, as (84%) of the camp residents find that they are poor.