Housing Conditions Survey 2003
West Bank and Gaza, 2003
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PSE-PCBS-HCS-2003-V01
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Identification
Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-HCS-2003-V01
Title
Housing Conditions Survey 2003
Translated Title
مسح ظروف السكن 2003
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Palestine | PSE |
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Series Information
this survey is the second cicyle.The cicyle of the survey was conducted in 2000
Abstract
A housing unit (regardless of its type or inhabitant) must meet a number of standard requirements in order to be suitable for living purposes, such as hygiene and privacy. Thus, a healthy housing unit should provide adequate space, well-ventilated and exposed to sunlight for living and sleeping (rooms and bedrooms), for food preparation (a kitchen), with sanitary facilities, electricity and drinking water.
The housing unit constitutes a basic requirement for living for Palestinians in the Palestinian Territory (PT), and for this reason it is important to provide data on housing conditions, housing unit characteristics, and housing density.
Housing conditions, including the type of unit, tenure, housing density, and availability of durable goods, has an important effect on the living conditions of Palestinians, especially of women who spend most of their time at home. In the Youth Survey 2003 conducted by PCBS, results indicated that 76.6% of youth spend their leisure time at home, of which 90.7% are females and 62.8% males.
The housing unit constitutes a basic requirement for living for Palestinians in the Palestinian Territory (PT), and for this reason it is important to provide data on housing conditions, housing unit characteristics, and housing density.
Housing conditions, including the type of unit, tenure, housing density, and availability of durable goods, has an important effect on the living conditions of Palestinians, especially of women who spend most of their time at home. In the Youth Survey 2003 conducted by PCBS, results indicated that 76.6% of youth spend their leisure time at home, of which 90.7% are females and 62.8% males.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
households
Version
Version Description
V1.0 (Puplic use file)
Version Date
2013-05-15
Scope
Notes
· Type of housing unit.
· Tenure of housing unit.
· Year of completing housing unit construction.
· Number of rooms in the housing unit.
· Number of bedrooms in the housing unit.
· Housing density.
· Availability of (water and electricity supplies, sewage network, phone line…etc).
· Availability of durable goods.
· Housing Unit close to Public Service.
· Households need for housing units.
· Damaged housing units during Intifadat Al-aqsa.
· Tenure of housing unit.
· Year of completing housing unit construction.
· Number of rooms in the housing unit.
· Number of bedrooms in the housing unit.
· Housing density.
· Availability of (water and electricity supplies, sewage network, phone line…etc).
· Availability of durable goods.
· Housing Unit close to Public Service.
· Households need for housing units.
· Damaged housing units during Intifadat Al-aqsa.
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| housing [10.1] | CESSDA | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Palestinian Territory
Universe
All Palestinians households living in West Bank and Gaza Strip
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian National Authority | PNA | Fund survey |
| Core Funding Group | CFG | Fund survey |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian National Authority | PNA | Fund survey |
| Core Funding Group | CFG | Fund survey |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The sample is a two-stage stratified cluster random sample.
Sampling Frame:
The sampling frame consisted of a master sample of enumeration areas (EAs) selected from the Population Housing and Establishment Census (PHC) 1997, the master sample consists of area units of relatively equal size (number of households), these units have been used as primary sampling units (PSUs).
Sample Design:
The sample chosen by two stages:
First stage: represented by choosing a stratified uniform random sample consisted of 227 enumeration areas.
Second stage: represented by the choice of a random uniform sample of households in each enumeration area, where 16 households was chosen in West Bank and Gaza Strip, also 21 households was chosen in each enumeration area of Jerusalem j1(those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967).
Stratification:
Two levels of stratification were made:
1. Stratification by Governorates.
2. Stratification by Locality Type which comprises:
(a) Urban (b) Rural (c) Refugee Camps
Sample Size:
The sample size consists of 3,735 households interviewed during December 2003.
Sampling Frame:
The sampling frame consisted of a master sample of enumeration areas (EAs) selected from the Population Housing and Establishment Census (PHC) 1997, the master sample consists of area units of relatively equal size (number of households), these units have been used as primary sampling units (PSUs).
Sample Design:
The sample chosen by two stages:
First stage: represented by choosing a stratified uniform random sample consisted of 227 enumeration areas.
Second stage: represented by the choice of a random uniform sample of households in each enumeration area, where 16 households was chosen in West Bank and Gaza Strip, also 21 households was chosen in each enumeration area of Jerusalem j1(those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967).
Stratification:
Two levels of stratification were made:
1. Stratification by Governorates.
2. Stratification by Locality Type which comprises:
(a) Urban (b) Rural (c) Refugee Camps
Sample Size:
The sample size consists of 3,735 households interviewed during December 2003.
Response Rate
The completion percentage reached 89.0%
Weighting
The weights are calculated to compensate for non-response cases and to satisfy the population size estimations during the round for subgroups that are classified by the region, sex and age
groups.
groups.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2003-12-01 | 2003-12-31 |
Time periods
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
The preparation phase included recruiting and training of interviewers and supervisors. The staffs in this project have participated in previous survey projects at PCBS, and are therefore highly qualified.
Certain procedures were followed for quality control and efficient organization of fieldwork. Such procedures pertain for supervising work as well as receiving and delivering questionnaires, maps, sample lists in addition to other forms used for management and quality control.
Certain procedures were followed for quality control and efficient organization of fieldwork. Such procedures pertain for supervising work as well as receiving and delivering questionnaires, maps, sample lists in addition to other forms used for management and quality control.
Data Collection Notes
Fieldwork teams were distributed among all districts on the basis of sample size in each district. Because of not ability to reach, therefore Three areas had been replaced by others, where as the average of accomplished questionnaire was 4 for field worker per day.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestinian National Authority |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The housing conditions questionnaire was designed in accordance with the similar country experience and with international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, in addition to utilization from census questionnaire 1997, and taking into account the special situation of Palestine.
Data Processing
Data Editing
To prevent the duplication of the questionnaires during data entry
To apply integrity and consistency checks of entered data
To handle errors in user friendly manner
The ability to transfer captured data to another format for data analysis using statistical analysis software such as SPSS
To apply integrity and consistency checks of entered data
To handle errors in user friendly manner
The ability to transfer captured data to another format for data analysis using statistical analysis software such as SPSS
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
Sampling Errors
These types of errors evolved as a result of studying only part of the population and not all of it. Because this is a sampled survey, the data will be affected by sampling errors due to using a sample and not the whole frame of the population. Differences appear compared with the actual values that could be obtained through a census
Non Sampling Errors
These errors are due to non-response cases as well as the implementation of surveys. In this survey, these errors emerged because of (a) the special content of the questionnaire itself, which some parts depend partially on estimation, (b) diversity of sources (e.g., the interviewers, respondents, editors, coders, data entry operator, etc)
The sources of these errors can be summarized as
Some of the households were not in their houses and the interviewers could not meet them
Some of the households did not give enough attention to the questionnaire.
Some errors occurred due to the way the questions were asked by interviewers
Misunderstanding of the questions by the respondents
Answering the questions related to monthly rent by making estimations
These types of errors evolved as a result of studying only part of the population and not all of it. Because this is a sampled survey, the data will be affected by sampling errors due to using a sample and not the whole frame of the population. Differences appear compared with the actual values that could be obtained through a census
Non Sampling Errors
These errors are due to non-response cases as well as the implementation of surveys. In this survey, these errors emerged because of (a) the special content of the questionnaire itself, which some parts depend partially on estimation, (b) diversity of sources (e.g., the interviewers, respondents, editors, coders, data entry operator, etc)
The sources of these errors can be summarized as
Some of the households were not in their houses and the interviewers could not meet them
Some of the households did not give enough attention to the questionnaire.
Some errors occurred due to the way the questions were asked by interviewers
Misunderstanding of the questions by the respondents
Answering the questions related to monthly rent by making estimations
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division of user services | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
Confidentiality
General Statistics Law No. (5) for Year 2000
Article (17)
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
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
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
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
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, Housing Conditions Survey 2003, V 1.0 (05-2013) Ramallah- Palestine
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| 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
© All rights reserved. Palestinian Central BureauofStatistices,Housing Conditions Survey, 2003
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-HCS-2003-V1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestinian National Authority | Collection, Processing and dissemination of data |
Date of Metadata Production
2013-05-15
DDI Document version
V1.0 (puplic use file)