Housing Conditions Survey 2006
West Bank and Gaza, 2006
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PSE-PCBS-HSC-2006-V1.0
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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Housing
Conditions
2006-E
Estimated monthly Rent (h7_1)
Data file: Housing Conditions 2006-E
Overview
Valid:
7131
Valid (weighted):
6800.941
Invalid:
946
Invalid (weighted):
963.758
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9999
Mean:
235.141
Mean (weighted):
241.048
Standard deviation:
769.453
Standard deviation (weighted):
783.303
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Literal question
Estimated monthly Rent
Interviewer instructions
For whom answer as 2,3 in H2
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| It refers to the average number of persons living in the room. This average calculated through dividing the total number of individuals for a certain category by the total number of rooms for that particular category. | Average Housing Density: |
| The bathroom is defined as the room used for taking a shower or a bath. It has a door that could be closed during the shower. Bathroom are classified as follows: 1. Bathroom with Piped Water: This category applies to cases involving a water tap in the Bathroom. 2. Bathroom without Piped Water: This category applies to cases not involving a water tap in the Bathroom. 3. No Bathroom: This category applies when there is no separate Bathroom in the Housing unit. The bathroom is defined as the room used for taking a shower or a bath. It has a door that could be closed during the shower. Bathroom are classified as follows: 1. Bathroom with Piped Water: This category applies to cases involving a water tap in the Bathroom. 2. Bathroom without Piped Water: This category applies to cases not involving a water tap in the Bathroom. 3. No Bathroom: This category applies when there is no separate Bathroom in the Housing unit. | Bathroom |
| This section refers to the types of housing unit’s connection to Public Network: as Electricity Network, Water Network, Sewage Network. Connection to water resources: This section refers to the types of housing unit’s connection to water resources: 1. Public Network: This category applies to Housing units connected to public water networks belonging to the water company, municipalities, or municipal councils. 2. Private System: This category applies to Housing units connected to a private water resource providing the household with water. Usually, this type is owned by a group of persons. 3. No piped Water: This category applies to housing units not connected to public water networks nor to private system. Connection to electricity: This section refers to the types of housing unit’s connection to water resources: 1. Public Network: This category applies to housing units connected to public electricity networks belonging to the electricity company, municipalities, or municipal councils. 2. Private Generator: This category applies when electricity is provided to the housing unit through a private generator usually owned by the head of household or a group of persons. 3. No Electricity: This category applies to housing units having no access to public network or private generator. Connection to Sewage System: This section refers to the types of housing unit connection to sewage network: 1. Public Sewage System: This category applies to housing units connected to public sewage system belonging to the municipalities, municipal councils, or a special entity. 2. Cesspit: This category applies when there is a cesspit. 3. No Sewage System: This category applies to cases other than the aforementioned. | Connection to Public Network: |
| The main material used in the construction of external sides of walls and it could comprise cleaned stone, stone and concrete, concrete, cement blocks, adobe clay, old stone or other | Construction Material of External Walls: |
| It is defined as the number of occupants per room (number of persons who live in the household divided by the total number of occupied rooms of the household). Households, who live in housing units with unknown number of rooms are not considered in the calculation | Housing Density (Number of persons per Room): |
| This term describes one of the following: Villa, house, apartment and other as (marginal, or tent...etc): Villa: A separately established building that is usually constructed from clean stone. It is constructed for the living of one household and consists of a 2 - suite – single or double or multiple stories connected through internal stairs. One of the suites is constructed as bedrooms whereas the second suite is constructed for reception and involves the kitchen and other related services. In general, the villa is surrounded by a garden, regardless of the area of this garden, which is surrounded by boarding wall or fence. Villas normally have roofed parking area (garage). Villas also may include separate small building or extension as part of them. House: A building usually established for the residence of one household or more; it is the typical form of residential buildings prevailing in Palestine. The house may be comprised of single story or more that is utilized by a single household. Nevertheless, if the house is divided into housing units each of which has its own utilities and occupied by a different household, each housing unit would be classified as an apartment. Apartment: It is a part of a building or a house, consisting of one room or more and annexed with kitchen, bathroom and toilet, which are all, closed by external door, leading to the road through a stair way and/or path way. It is prepared usually for one household. Independent Room: It is a separate room with no kitchen, bathroom nor toilet, but sharing with other households these basic services, and it is prepared for living. Other: It refers to any type of building other than the aforementioned. Examples of this type include tent, marginal, cottages, caves, grottos, and booths occupied by a tenant during the survey. | Type of Housing Unit: |
| A building or part of a building constructed for one household only, with one or more independent entrance leading to the public road without passing through another housing unit. The unit might not be constructed for living purposes but found occupied with a household during the enumeration. Likewise, the unit might be utilized for habitation or for work purposes or both purposes. Also, it might be closed, vacant. | Housing Unit: |
| The kitchen is normally defined as a four – wall – room with a ceiling typically used for preparing food. Kitchens are classified as follows: 1. Kitchen with Piped Water: This category applies to cases involving a water tap in the kitchen. 2. Kitchen without Piped Water: This category applies to cases not involving a water tap in the kitchen. 3. No Kitchen: This category applies when there is no separate kitchen in the Housing unit. | Kitchen: |
| The amount paid periodically (weekly, monthly, etc.) for the space occupied by the household. | Housing Rent |
| The housing unit or part of the housing unit surrounded with walls and has a ceiling, provided that its area is not less than 4m2. If the area of the glassy balcony equals or surpasses more than 4m2 and is used for living purposes, it is considered a room. Likewise, the salon or living room is considered a room. The kitchen, bathroom, paths and toilet are not considered rooms. Areas allocated for animals and poultry along with those used for work purposes only, are not considered rooms. | Room: |
| This section refers to the household tenure of the Housing unit that could be one of the following categories: 1. Rented: If the unit is rented. And the payment is paid on a monthly or annually base. Rented unit may be with furniture or rented unit without furniture. 2. Owned: This category applies when the household or one of the household members (usually live therein) owns the Housing unit. 3. Without Payment: If the housing unit is used without any payments. 4. For Work: If the housing unit is offered to the household as a result of working relation with one member of the family or more. | Tenure of Housing Unit |
| A toilet (WC) Toilet with Piped Water It has a door that could be closed. A toilet (WC) may be classified as follows: 1. Toilet with Piped Water: This category applies when there is a toilet connected to water resources or when there is a water tap in the toilet. 2. Toilet without Piped Water: This category applies when there is a toilet that is not connected to water resources. 3. No Toilet: This category applies when there is no separate toilet in the Housing unit. | Toilet |