Send page to a Friend Basic Data on the Ethiopian Community in Haifa Population:  There are approximately 650 families, which are 2700 persons. (Assessment) East Haifa - 280 families West Haifa - 170 families Kiryat Haim/Shmuel - 180 families Hadar - 20 families The population in Haifa in general – 270,000 people. Year of Making Aliya (Partial Data):  Year of Aliya  Number of Families   Percentage  Until 1990  69   13.9%  1991-1995  71   14.3%  1996-1999  240  48.3%  2000-2004  117  23.5%  Total  497  100% Families’ Size:  Number of Children Number of Families   Percentage   Up to 2  213  46.9%   3 to 4  139   30.5%  5 to 6  72  15.8%  7 to 11  31   6.8%   Total  455  100% * Average: 3.15 per family Marital Status of Head of Family:  Martial Status Number of Families   Percentage   Married  302  60.8%  Separated  75  17.5%  Widows  56  11.2%  Singles  52  10.4%  Total  499  100%   Head of Family:  Sex  Number of Families   Percentage   Men  342  68.5%  Women  157  31.5%  Total  499   100% * 33% of all families (167 families) have single parents.  Welfare Assistance:  Reason for Being on Welfare  Number of Families   Percentage  Absorption Difficulties  293  58.7%  Employment  47  9.4%  Function of the Family  33  6.6%  Single Parents  28  5.6%  Seniors  37  7.4%  Other  61  12.2%  Total  499  100% Education Haifa in General:  Certificate Percentage   Less than Matriculation  44.5%   Matriculation  21.7%  Academic Education  33.8% Ethiopians in Haifa:  Certificate Percentage   No Education  45%  11 Years of Schooling or Less  38%  12 Years of Schooling and More  17% * Many of the Ethiopians acquired their education in Ethiopia.   Men v. Women:  Certificate  Men  Women   No Education  40%  48%  12 Years of Schooling or Less  32%  30%  Academic Education  28%  22% Ethiopians in the Education System:  Type of School  Academic Year 2002-2003  Academic Year 2003-2004  Kindergartens (3-6)  236  345  Religious Elementary School  210  234  Non-Religious Elementary School  183  256  Total Elementary School  393  490  Religious Middle School and High School  97  151  Non-Religious Middle School and High School  84  79  Total Middle School and High School  181  230  Boarding School  137  176  Special Education  19  17  Total  965  1260 * There are approximately 350 children at the age of 0-3. * There is an increase of 11.2% (127) in the number of Ethiopian students since November 2003.