Poverty Rate
(1997 - 2018)
|
Year |
Arabs |
Jews |
||
|
|
Families |
Children |
Families |
Children |
|
1997 |
37.9 |
43.9 |
13.4 |
15.8 |
|
1999 |
42.3 |
52.9 |
14.4 |
16.7 |
|
2002 |
47.6 |
56.8 |
13.8 |
19.9 |
|
2004 |
49.9 |
59.2 |
15.9 |
23.9 |
|
2006 |
54.0 |
66.8 |
14.7 |
24.3 |
|
2008 |
49.4 |
62.1 |
15.3 |
23.6 |
|
2010 |
53.2 |
65.8 |
14.3 |
24.1 |
|
2012 |
54.4 |
67.9 |
14.1 |
22.9 |
|
2014 |
52.6 |
63.5 |
13.6 |
21.6 |
|
2016 |
49.2 |
61.7 |
13.2 |
21.1 |
|
2018 |
45.3 |
57.8 |
13.4 |
21.2 |
Source: Dr. Nasreen Haddad Haj Yahya, Dr. Muhammed Khalaily and Dr. Arik Rudnitzky and Ben Fargeon, “Statistical Report on Arab Society in Israel: 2021,” Israel Democracy Institute, (March 17, 2022).
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