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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: January 11, 2007 |
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A new study conducted by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem's Dr. Johnny Gal and Tel Aviv University's Idit Weiss for the Institute for Jerusalem Studies revealed that in the past six years, the poverty levels in Jerusalem have increased by 40 percent.
In 1999, the rate of poor families in Jerusalem came to 26 percent whereas about two years ago the rate had risen to 33 percent. Every second child in Jerusalem is defined as poor, as opposed to every third child in the rest of the country.
Those who are employed in Jerusalem also make less money. Last year, the average salary in Jerusalem was NIS 5,940 (about USD 1,400) as opposed to 7,287 (about USD 1,700) in Tel Aviv.
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