| Description |
This survey is based on a household sample survey, which was conducted during the period from 22/02/2004 until 01/04/2004. It provides basic statistics on various aspects of environment, including water, solid waste, wastewater, noise, and air pollution. A special questionnaire was designed in accordance with United Nation standards and recommendations in the field of environment statistics adapted to the Palestinian conditions. The questionnaire covered the following items:
1. Sources of water supply in houses.
2. Household solid waste disposal, its components, and its approximate quantity.
3. Wastewater disposal and the existence and use of cesspits in houses.
4. Air pollution in the area of the house by smell, dust and smoke.
5. Exposure to noise.
This report presents data on various environmental households indicators in the Palestinian Territory, and presents statistical data on water consumption for the household sector by the water source, the methods of solid waste disposal and their main components, the disposal of wastewater, existence of cesspits and water wells. In addition to exposure to noise and air pollution by the source and time.
This report consists of five chapters: the first chapter presents the survey objectives and the report structure, the second chapter describes the definitions and explanations and the third chapter briefly describes the main findings, while the fourth chapter presents the methodology used in the survey, consisting the questionnaire design, sampling design, fieldwork operations and data processing, the last chapter includes an assessment of data quality and technical notes |
