Environmental Economic Survey, 2008
West Bank and Gaza, 2008
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Identification
Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-EES-2008-V1.0
Title
Environmental Economic Survey, 2008
Translated Title
Environmental Economic Survey, 2008
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Palestine | PSE |
Study type
Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
Abstract
This report provides statistical data on the main environmental indicators for the economic establishments in the Palestinian Territory, based on the Environmental Economic survey which was implemented during the period 20/04/2008 to 03/08/2008. The main objective of the survey is to provide reliable data of environmental reality on the economic establishments in the Palestinian Territory, including the methods used to handle the solid waste and wastewater. It includes also the role of the local authority in providing the suitable environment that will reduce the negative effect of the different types of pollution on the economic sector.
This report presents the main findings of the Environmental Economic Survey. It is one of a series of expected reports to be published by PCBS on the environment and natural resources in Palestine according to the plan for the Environment Statistical Department, as a tool for describing the status of environment in the Palestinian Territory.
This report presents statistical data of water consumption in the economic establishments by water source, the methods of solid waste disposal and their main components, and the disposal of wastewater.
This report presents the main findings of the Environmental Economic Survey. It is one of a series of expected reports to be published by PCBS on the environment and natural resources in Palestine according to the plan for the Environment Statistical Department, as a tool for describing the status of environment in the Palestinian Territory.
This report presents statistical data of water consumption in the economic establishments by water source, the methods of solid waste disposal and their main components, and the disposal of wastewater.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Palestinian economic establishments
Version
Version Description
Version 1.5 (edited/final), based on data files and other material downloaded from pcbs website
Version Date
2010-06-06
Scope
Notes
Establishments: Economic Establishments
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Economic conditions and indicators [1.2] | CESSDA | Link |
Keywords
| Keyword | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Wastewater Network | Concepts and Definitions Glosary | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
West Bank and Gaza Strip
Universe
All the Palestinian economic establishments, which included in the Economic Series Survey sample in the Palestinian Territory
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
Producers
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian National Authority | (PNA) |
| Core funding Group | (CFG) |
| European Union. | (EU) |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian National Authority | (PNA) |
| Core funding Group | (CFG) |
| all Palestinian Establishments that responded to the survey instrument | CFG |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The sample is a single-stage stratified cluster random sample. It was 3,458 Palestinian economic establishments distributed according to the economic activities and governorates
Deviations from the Sample Design
The sampling frame was based on the Establishments' Census-2007 conducted by PCBS
Response Rate
Interview result Frequency Percent, %
Completed questionnaires 2,891 83.6
Completely closed 125 3.6
Temporarily closed 24 0.7
Not found unit 25 0.7
Did not practice any activity during the reference period 57 1.6
Refusal 167 4.8
Repeated 12 0.3
Israeli ownership 2 0.1
Others 155 4.5
Completed questionnaires 2,891 83.6
Completely closed 125 3.6
Temporarily closed 24 0.7
Not found unit 25 0.7
Did not practice any activity during the reference period 57 1.6
Refusal 167 4.8
Repeated 12 0.3
Israeli ownership 2 0.1
Others 155 4.5
Weighting
Variance is change from a variable to another, it depends on:
1. The sample size
2. The actual variance for all the population units
3. the sample design
The variance for a number of variables was calculated using CENVAR
The variables that calculated are:
1. standard error
2. Coefficient of variance = standard error*100% / estimation
3. Effect of sample design
4. 95% confidence interval
1. The sample size
2. The actual variance for all the population units
3. the sample design
The variance for a number of variables was calculated using CENVAR
The variables that calculated are:
1. standard error
2. Coefficient of variance = standard error*100% / estimation
3. Effect of sample design
4. 95% confidence interval
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008-04-20 | 2008-08-03 |
Time periods
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
Several measures were made to ensure quality control in the survey, such as the training of the fieldworkers on main skills before the start of data collection, and conducting field visits to field researchers to ensure the integrity of data collection, in addition to conducting a re-interview for 5% of the establishments. Audit of questionnaires was carried out before data entry, and then a program was used that does not allow any mistakes during the process of data entry. Data was examined to ensure that they were free from errors not previously discovered. After the receipt of the raw data file, cleaning and inspection of the anomalous values was made, and also inspection of the consistency between the different questions on the questionnaire.
Data Collection Notes
The concept of data quality consists of many aspects starting from the planning to the survey and on to the publishing method and data analysis. The main principles of statistical quality are accuracy, comparability, and data quality assurance procedures.
Accuracy
It includes many aspects of the survey, mainly statistical errors due to the sample, and also non statistical errors refers to the workers and survey tools, and includes also the response rates in this survey and their effect on the assumptions. This section includes:
Accuracy
It includes many aspects of the survey, mainly statistical errors due to the sample, and also non statistical errors refers to the workers and survey tools, and includes also the response rates in this survey and their effect on the assumptions. This section includes:
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| palestinian central bureauof statistics | pcbs | palestinian national authority |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The environmental questionnaire was designed according to international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, taking into account the special situation of Palestine. Many visits for economical establishments were made in order to improve the survey tools and to test the questionnaire before implementing the survey; consequently some modifications were made on the questionnaire and on the instructions following the visits
Data Processing
Data Editing
The data processing stage contain of the following operations:
Editing before data entry: all questionnaires were edited again in the office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the fields.
Data entry: In this stage data were entered into the computer, using Access database. The data entry 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 fieldwork errors.
User-Friendly handling.
Possibility of transferring data into another format to be used and analyzed using other statistical analytical systems such as SAS and SPSS
Editing before data entry: all questionnaires were edited again in the office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the fields.
Data entry: In this stage data were entered into the computer, using Access database. The data entry 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 fieldwork errors.
User-Friendly handling.
Possibility of transferring data into another format to be used and analyzed using other statistical analytical systems such as SAS and SPSS
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
Accuracy
It includes many aspects of the survey, mainly statistical errors due to the sample, and also non statistical errors refers to the workers and survey tools, and includes also the response rates in this survey and their effect on the assumptions. This section includes:
Sampling Errors
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 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 therefore differences appear compared with the actual values that could be obtained through a census. For this survey, variance calculations were made for amounts of water consumed in the economic establishments by region and activity, and the main source of obtaining water in the economic establishments by region and activity.
It includes many aspects of the survey, mainly statistical errors due to the sample, and also non statistical errors refers to the workers and survey tools, and includes also the response rates in this survey and their effect on the assumptions. This section includes:
Sampling Errors
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 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 therefore differences appear compared with the actual values that could be obtained through a census. For this survey, variance calculations were made for amounts of water consumed in the economic establishments by region and activity, and the main source of obtaining water in the economic establishments by region and activity.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| division of users services | palestinian central bureau of statistics | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | Link |
Confidentiality
Data compiled in the context of Environmental Economic Survey 2009 involves data about Palestinian Establishments. The confidentiality of such data is honored and safeguarded in accordance with Article (17) of the Palestinian General Statistical Law of 2000, which stipulates "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".
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. Restrictions applies to any data duplication or transformed setting for purposes other than meeting the requirements of the statistical programs used in data analysis.
2. Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .
3. 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.
2. Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .
3. 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
© September, 2009.
All rights reserved.
Suggested Citation:
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2009. Environmental Economic Survey, 2009:
Main Results . Ramallah - Palestine.
All correspondence should be directed to:
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
P.O.Box 1647 Ramallah, Palestine.
Tel: (972/970) 2 2 982700
Fax: ( 972/970) 2 298710
E-Mail: diwan@pcbs.gov.ps
web-site: http://www.pcbs.gov.ps
All rights reserved.
Suggested Citation:
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2009. Environmental Economic Survey, 2009:
Main Results . Ramallah - Palestine.
All correspondence should be directed to:
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
P.O.Box 1647 Ramallah, Palestine.
Tel: (972/970) 2 2 982700
Fax: ( 972/970) 2 298710
E-Mail: diwan@pcbs.gov.ps
web-site: http://www.pcbs.gov.ps
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority | Diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | Link |
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
© September, 2009,Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-EES-2008-V1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestinian National Authoroty | Documentation of the study |
Date of Metadata Production
2010-06-06
DDI Document version
Version 1.0