Dernawis in the sample were relatively
undereducated and underemployed: The average
Dernawi was unmarried, had the rough scholastic
equivalent of some years of high school, and
had the professional experience of a day laborer.
Dernawis self-reported traveling at nearly the
average of the entire dataset. While normally this
might be a positive socioeconomic indicator, it more
likely indicates the nature of Derna as a border
town: Neighboring Egypt and Tunisia were the most
frequent destinations for Dernawi travelers. It also
reflects the prior jihad experience of the Dernawi
fighters.