Household Environmental Survey, 2008
West Bank and Gaza, 2008
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PSE-PCBS-HENS-2008-V1.0
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Identification
Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-HENS-2008-V1.0
Title
Household Environmental Survey, 2008
Translated Title
مسح البيئة المنزلي، 2008
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Palestine | PSE |
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Series Information
Household Environmental Survey is attached to the labour force survey and its frequency is 2 years.
Abstract
Environmental statistics in the households sector are very interested and these statistics are an important instrument to make decisions, planning, and draw the outlines for environment. And relating to infrequency of data about this subject in the Palestinian Territory, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) builds up and develop a database about the environment in the household sector.
This survey is based on a household sample survey, which was conducted during the period from 25/05/2008 until 03/07/2008. 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.
Survey Aims
This survey 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 survey is based on a household sample survey, which was conducted during the period from 25/05/2008 until 03/07/2008. 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.
Survey Aims
This survey 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.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households
Version
Version Description
V1.0(Public use file)
Version Date
2011-12-05
Scope
Notes
The questionnaire covered the following items:
Sources of water supply in houses.
Household solid waste disposal, its components, and its approximate quantity
Wastewater disposal and the existence and use of cesspits in houses
Air pollution in the area of the house by smell, dust and smoke
Exposure to noise
Sources of water supply in houses.
Household solid waste disposal, its components, and its approximate quantity
Wastewater disposal and the existence and use of cesspits in houses
Air pollution in the area of the house by smell, dust and smoke
Exposure to noise
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| environmental degradation/pollution and protection [9.1] | CESSDA | Link |
Keywords
| Keyword | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Environment | Concepts and Definitions Glosary | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The Palestinian Territory
Universe
All Palestinians households living in the Palestinian Territory.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Core funding group | CFG | funding |
| Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | SDC | funding |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Norweigian representative | Core funding Group | funding |
| Netherlands Representative | Core funding Group | funding |
| Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | Core funding Group | funding |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Sample and Frame
The sample is a two-stage stratified cluster random sample.
Target Population
All Palestinians households living in the Palestinian Territory.
Sample Frame
Sampling frame consists of master sample chosen from census 1997, which update in 2003 and this master sample comprises geographical areas closed in size (number of households) which is the enumeration areas used in census, such frame has been used as the Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) in the first stage of selection.
Sample Size
The sample size is 3,094 Palestinian households in the Palestinian Territory, where this sample has been distributed according to the Labor Force Sample Survey.
Sample Design
The sample is a two-stage stratified cluster random sample, which is a sub-sample of Labor Force Survey (LFS) sample, that is conducted every 13 weeks. The total sample of Household Energy Survey is about 3,094 households occupies six weeks of the second quarter 2008 of LFS.
Stratification
In designing the sample of LFS three levels of stratification have been made:
Stratification by District.
Stratification by the locality type which comprises:
Urban Rural Camps
Stratification by locality size (no of households in the locality).
Sampling Unit
First stage sampling units are the enumeration in the master sample. The second stage sampling units are households.
Target Cluster Size
The “target cluster size” or “sample-take” is around 16 households per PSU.
The sample is a two-stage stratified cluster random sample.
Target Population
All Palestinians households living in the Palestinian Territory.
Sample Frame
Sampling frame consists of master sample chosen from census 1997, which update in 2003 and this master sample comprises geographical areas closed in size (number of households) which is the enumeration areas used in census, such frame has been used as the Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) in the first stage of selection.
Sample Size
The sample size is 3,094 Palestinian households in the Palestinian Territory, where this sample has been distributed according to the Labor Force Sample Survey.
Sample Design
The sample is a two-stage stratified cluster random sample, which is a sub-sample of Labor Force Survey (LFS) sample, that is conducted every 13 weeks. The total sample of Household Energy Survey is about 3,094 households occupies six weeks of the second quarter 2008 of LFS.
Stratification
In designing the sample of LFS three levels of stratification have been made:
Stratification by District.
Stratification by the locality type which comprises:
Urban Rural Camps
Stratification by locality size (no of households in the locality).
Sampling Unit
First stage sampling units are the enumeration in the master sample. The second stage sampling units are households.
Target Cluster Size
The “target cluster size” or “sample-take” is around 16 households per PSU.
Response Rate
Completed 2,613
Traveled Household 34
Not Available Unit 26
No Body in the House 149
Not Populated Unit 148
No Data Available 42
Others 35
Refusal 47
It is important to mention that a 5% from the sample of this survey was re-interviewed, the results of this re-interview were reported by the supervisors, the re-interview shows the variance in estimation By interviewers for wood, charcoal and olive cake consumed when the interviewer is different between the one who answers for the main survey questionnaire and the one who answers the re-interview questionnaire.
None response rate = (Sum of none response cases / Net sample) x 100%
= 455 x 100% = 15%
3,068
Response rate = 100% - none response rate
= 100% - 15% = 85%
Traveled Household 34
Not Available Unit 26
No Body in the House 149
Not Populated Unit 148
No Data Available 42
Others 35
Refusal 47
It is important to mention that a 5% from the sample of this survey was re-interviewed, the results of this re-interview were reported by the supervisors, the re-interview shows the variance in estimation By interviewers for wood, charcoal and olive cake consumed when the interviewer is different between the one who answers for the main survey questionnaire and the one who answers the re-interview questionnaire.
None response rate = (Sum of none response cases / Net sample) x 100%
= 455 x 100% = 15%
3,068
Response rate = 100% - none response rate
= 100% - 15% = 85%
Weighting
Weighing and Variance Calculation
Because the sampling weight counteractive with the percentage sample from the frame, and as this ratio different from the percentage sample for the society in reference period, therefore the weight was adjusted to show number of population in the middle of 2008.
Because the sampling weight counteractive with the percentage sample from the frame, and as this ratio different from the percentage sample for the society in reference period, therefore the weight was adjusted to show number of population in the middle of 2008.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008-05-25 | 2008-07-03 |
Time periods
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2008-04-01 | 2008-04-30 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
The field work team consisted of 24 members including one field work coordinator, 4 supervisors, 4 editors and 15 interviewers.
Data Collection Notes
Field work started on 25/05/2008 and lasted until 03/07/2008. Field work teams were distributed to all districts proportional to the sample size of each governorate. The field work team consisted of 24 members including one field work coordinator, 4 supervisors, 4 editors and 15 interviewers.
Fieldwork:
Training Fieldworkers:
Fieldworkers were trained on the main skills before the start of data collection. The interviewers were trained on the Household Environment Survey by implementing the training course in Ramallah and Nablus for the West Bank trainees and in Gaza for Gaza Strip trainees. Instructions for filling the questionnaire were made available for the interviewers. The training provides the participant with aims and definitions of the different indicators and expressions of the survey and how to fill in the questionnaire.
Fieldwork:
Training Fieldworkers:
Fieldworkers were trained on the main skills before the start of data collection. The interviewers were trained on the Household Environment Survey by implementing the training course in Ramallah and Nablus for the West Bank trainees and in Gaza for Gaza Strip trainees. Instructions for filling the questionnaire were made available for the interviewers. The training provides the participant with aims and definitions of the different indicators and expressions of the survey and how to fill in the questionnaire.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestinian National Authority |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Questionnaire
The environmental questionnaire was designed in accordance with the similar country experiments and with international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, taking into account the special situation of the Palestinian Territory.
The environmental questionnaire was designed in accordance with the similar country experiments and with international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, taking into account the special situation of the Palestinian Territory.
Data Processing
Data Editing
Data Processing
The data processing stage consisted of the following operations:
Preparation of data entry program
In this stage data were entered into the computer, using Access Program.
This program was prepared to satisfy a number of requirements such as:
Duplication of the questionnaire on the computer screen.
Logical and consistency check of data entered.
Possibility for internal editing of questions answers.
Maintaining a minimum of digital data entry and field work errors.
User-Friendly handling.
Possibility of transferring data into another format to be used and analyzed using other statistical analytical systems such as SPSS.
The data processing stage consisted of the following operations:
Preparation of data entry program
In this stage data were entered into the computer, using Access Program.
This program was prepared to satisfy a number of requirements such as:
Duplication of the questionnaire on the computer screen.
Logical and consistency check of data entered.
Possibility for internal editing of questions answers.
Maintaining a minimum of digital data entry and field work errors.
User-Friendly handling.
Possibility of transferring data into another format to be used and analyzed using other statistical analytical systems such as SPSS.
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
These types of errors evolved as a result of studying a part of the society and not all of it, and because this survey is a sample based the data of this survey will be affected by sampling errors due to using a sample and not the whole frame of the society, and so differences appear compared with the actual values that could be obtained through census. For this survey, variance calculations were made for average of household waste production, and disposal method of wastewater, and mean of obtaining water in the Palestinian Territory.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Users Services Division | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
Confidentiality
General Statistics Law
No. (5) for Year 2000
Article (17(
1. All individual information and data submitted to the Bureau for statistical purposes shall be treated as confidential and shall not be divulged, in whole or in part, to any individual or to a public or private body, or used for any purpose other than for preparing statistical tables.
2. The Bureau shall endeavor to issue official statistical publications in aggregate tables,
which do not disclose individual data, in conformity with the confidentiality of statistical data.
Access conditions
1. Pledges the utilization of "data" or any copies thereof shall be limited to the purposes agreed upon including not granting any third parties any access to these data. 2.Restrictions applies to any data duplication or transformed setting for purposes other than meeting the requirements of the statistical programs used in data analysis. 3.Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally . Pledges not to alter the value of any observation in the original "data"; nevertheless, this does not apply on subjecting data to any processes or procedures aiming to derive new variables. The first party does not bear any professional, administrative or financial responsibility for any losses incurred as a result of changes in the variables values.
Citation requirements
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Household Environmental Survey 2008 . V1.0 (12-2011). Ramallah - Palestine.
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) provide you with the data as is, without any warranty or responsibility implied. PCBS accepts no responsibility for the results and/or implications of any analysis and/or other actions conducted with this data.
Copyright
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Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-HENS-2008-V1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestinian National Authority | Collection, proccessing and dissemination data |
Date of Metadata Production
2011-11-15
DDI Document version
V1.0