Labor Force Survey 1996
West Bank and Gaza, 1996
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PSE-PCBS-LFS-1996-V1.0
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Identification
Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-LFS-1996-V1.0
Title
Labor Force Survey 1996
Translated Title
مسح القوى العاملة 1996
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Palestine | PSE |
Study type
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Series Information
The main objective of collecting data on the labour force and its components, employment, unemployment and underemployment, is to provide basic information on the size and structure of the Palestinian Labour Force. Data collected at different points in time provide a basis for monitoring current trends and changes in the labour market and in the employment situation. These data, supplemented by information on other aspects of the economy, provide a basis for the evaluation and analysis of macro-economic policies.
Abstract
Focuses mainly on labour force key indicators, main characteristics of the employed, unemployed, underemployed and persons outside labour force, labour force according to level of education, distribution of the employed population by occupation, economic activity, place of work, employment status, hours and days worked and average daily wage in NIS for the employees.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household, Individual.
Version
Version Description
Version 1.0 dataset for public distribution
Version Date
2016-10-17
Scope
Notes
LFS survey provides data on labour force, covering standard classifications, economic activity, occupation, employment status, and other related variables, as well as the demographic characteristics of the work force (population aged 15 years and above)
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3] | CESSDA | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The Data are representative at region level (West Bank, Gaza Strip), locality type (urban, rural, camp) and governorates
Universe
The survey covered all the Palestinian persons aged 15 years and above who are a usual residence in State of Palestine
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Swiss Development Cooperation | SDC |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Swiss Development Cooperation | SDC |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Each round shall cover all the 480 master sample areas (except for the first round which covers 2¤3 of these, i.e. 320 areas with proportionately increased sample-take per cluster so as to keep the same sample size). Basically, the areas remain fixed over time, but within each area a proportion of the households is replaced each round. During the first phase when the survey is conducted at 6- monthly interval, once an area is listed, a fixed sample of households is selected which is enumerated over 2 consecutive rounds.
In the second phase, when quarterly surveys are introduced, the same households shall remain in the sample over 6 consecutive rounds. A high overlap of 5¤6 shall be achieved between consecutive rounds (making the sample efficient for monitoring trends), reducing linearity to zero overlap after 6 rounds. In each round, 1/6 (i.e. 80) clusters shall be listed - i.e. 320 over the whole year as before.
Four levels of stratification have been made:
Stratification by District.
Stratification by type of (Locality) which comprises:
(a) Municipalities (b)Villages (c)Refugee Camps
Stratification by locality size.
Stratification by cell identification in that order.
The sample size is about 7,625 households allowing for non-response and related losses. This amounts to a sample of around 26,000 persons of working age for the survey round.
In the second phase, when quarterly surveys are introduced, the same households shall remain in the sample over 6 consecutive rounds. A high overlap of 5¤6 shall be achieved between consecutive rounds (making the sample efficient for monitoring trends), reducing linearity to zero overlap after 6 rounds. In each round, 1/6 (i.e. 80) clusters shall be listed - i.e. 320 over the whole year as before.
Four levels of stratification have been made:
Stratification by District.
Stratification by type of (Locality) which comprises:
(a) Municipalities (b)Villages (c)Refugee Camps
Stratification by locality size.
Stratification by cell identification in that order.
The sample size is about 7,625 households allowing for non-response and related losses. This amounts to a sample of around 26,000 persons of working age for the survey round.
Response Rate
The response rate was 97.5% in 1996
Weighting
At the first stage, clusters or “cells” have been selected with (PPES) probability proportional to estimated measure of size (Mi) for unit (i)
Where the summation is over all clusters in the population; a-320 is the total number of selected clusters. It is highly desirable for the LFS to have a constant overall sampling rate (f), i.e. to have a self- weighting sample. This requires the second stage probability for the selection of households and persons within any sample cluster i to be
Where b is a constant (independent of i) to be determined so as to obtain the required sample size n = 7500 households. Since the measures of size Mi are likely to differ from the actual number Li of households listed in any cluster i, the actual number of households which shall be selected with the above f2i shall vary from one cluster to another and are given
Summing over all clusters in the sample gives the required constant b to achieve the target sample size n as:
Hence to control the overall sample size, b is determined after completing the listing in all sample areas.
The a above procedure allows for variation in sample sizes bi at the level of individual clusters, so as to provide a self-weighting sample. Households within each sample cluster shall be selected systematically from the lists prepared for that purpose, using the sampling interval,
Which is fixed for each cluster but varies between clusters depending on the measure of size (Mi) with which the area was selected at the first stage.
The sample-take bi must be allowed to vary depending on the actual number of households Li found after listing. However, provision must be made to avoid extreme variation in cluster sample size. This could be done by using the above procedure to compute the ratio (bi/b) for each cluster in the sample. If this ratio lies outside the range say 0.5 - 4.0, adjust bi i.e. the interval Ii to be applied for the selection of households in the cluster, so as to keep the ratio within the above range.
Where the summation is over all clusters in the population; a-320 is the total number of selected clusters. It is highly desirable for the LFS to have a constant overall sampling rate (f), i.e. to have a self- weighting sample. This requires the second stage probability for the selection of households and persons within any sample cluster i to be
Where b is a constant (independent of i) to be determined so as to obtain the required sample size n = 7500 households. Since the measures of size Mi are likely to differ from the actual number Li of households listed in any cluster i, the actual number of households which shall be selected with the above f2i shall vary from one cluster to another and are given
Summing over all clusters in the sample gives the required constant b to achieve the target sample size n as:
Hence to control the overall sample size, b is determined after completing the listing in all sample areas.
The a above procedure allows for variation in sample sizes bi at the level of individual clusters, so as to provide a self-weighting sample. Households within each sample cluster shall be selected systematically from the lists prepared for that purpose, using the sampling interval,
Which is fixed for each cluster but varies between clusters depending on the measure of size (Mi) with which the area was selected at the first stage.
The sample-take bi must be allowed to vary depending on the actual number of households Li found after listing. However, provision must be made to avoid extreme variation in cluster sample size. This could be done by using the above procedure to compute the ratio (bi/b) for each cluster in the sample. If this ratio lies outside the range say 0.5 - 4.0, adjust bi i.e. the interval Ii to be applied for the selection of households in the cluster, so as to keep the ratio within the above range.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-04-13 | 1996-05-16 | year 1996 |
Time periods
| Start date | End date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-04-13 | 1996-05-16 | year 1996 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
Re-interview
Field visits
Field visits
Data Collection Notes
The purpose of the training courses was to teach participants the main skills needed to conduct interviews. Two training courses were held, one in Ramallah for the West Bank trainees, and one in Gaza City for Gaza Strip trainees. Each course consisted of two parts: one on survey methodology including survey design, questionnaire design, interviewing techniques, and field operations; and one part on specifications of the labour force survey, including concepts and definitions, fieldwork procedures, data collection, editing, coding, tips for asking questions and recording answers, as well as field team organization and field supervision
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestinian National Authority |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Questionnaire Design
The survey tool was designed taking into account the Palestinian conditions, international standards, data processing requirements and the comparability of outputs with other related surveys conducted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The questionnaire included four parts: one part for recording necessary elements for survey management and controls, one part for identifying the sample household, one part for recording the household roster and the demographic characteristics of the household members, and the last part for recording the labour force characteristics for household members in the working age.
The survey tool was designed taking into account the Palestinian conditions, international standards, data processing requirements and the comparability of outputs with other related surveys conducted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The questionnaire included four parts: one part for recording necessary elements for survey management and controls, one part for identifying the sample household, one part for recording the household roster and the demographic characteristics of the household members, and the last part for recording the labour force characteristics for household members in the working age.
Data Processing
Data Editing
All questionnaires were edited after data entry in order to minimize errors related data entry.
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
Detailed information on the sampling Error is available in the Survey Report.
Data Appraisal
Detailed information on the data appraisal is available in the Survey Report
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)
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
License Agreement for the Use of Micro Data in PCBS
items(10,11,12) as following:
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.
items(10,11,12) as following:
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.
Citation requirements
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics,Labor Force Survey 1996 . V 1.0 (10-1996). Ramallah - Palestine.
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
PCBS provid data collected for purely statistical purposes, and therefore does not assume any responsibility for legal or professional from any claim or analysis or interpretation or misuse of this data.
Copyright
(c) All Rights Reserved.Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Labor Force Survey 1996
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-LFS-1996-V1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | State of Palestine | Collection, processing and dissemination data |
Date of Metadata Production
2016-10-17
DDI Document version
Version 1.0 (October / 2016)