Establishment census 2017
West Bank and Gaza, 2017
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Identification
Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-EST-2017-V1.0
Title
Establishment census 2017
Translated Title
تعداد المنشات 2017
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Palestine | PSE |
Study type
Enterprise Census [en/census]
Series Information
An Establishment census that conducted once every 5 year and this is the sixth census that conducted
Abstract
The main goal of the establishments census 2017 is to count all of the economic establishments operating in Palestine, (except for those establishments engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishing activities) and build a new updated establishments register classified by the geographical distribution, main economic activity based on international recommendations.
The goals of the Establishments Census could be summarized as follows:
1. Distribution of establishments by main economic activity.
2. Distribution of establishments by the Palestinian governorates.
3. The size of employment in various economic activities and its distribution by sex.
4. Distribution of establishments in terms of economic organization, legal status, ownership and operation status.
5. The value of capital invested in establishments.
6. Distribution of establishments in terms of registration status with the official authorities.
7. The growth rate in the number of economic establishments.
In addition to the importance of providing data, which reflects the reality of Palestinian economy, the update of the establishments register is very important, where this register considered as the sampling frame for a series of economic surveys executed by PCBS annually, which began in 1994, accordingly, this will lead to more accuracy of statistical data provided by these surveys.
The goals of the Establishments Census could be summarized as follows:
1. Distribution of establishments by main economic activity.
2. Distribution of establishments by the Palestinian governorates.
3. The size of employment in various economic activities and its distribution by sex.
4. Distribution of establishments in terms of economic organization, legal status, ownership and operation status.
5. The value of capital invested in establishments.
6. Distribution of establishments in terms of registration status with the official authorities.
7. The growth rate in the number of economic establishments.
In addition to the importance of providing data, which reflects the reality of Palestinian economy, the update of the establishments register is very important, where this register considered as the sampling frame for a series of economic surveys executed by PCBS annually, which began in 1994, accordingly, this will lead to more accuracy of statistical data provided by these surveys.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
Establishment
Version
Version Description
V1.0: version (datasets for public use)
Version Date
2019-04-10
Scope
Notes
Part one: Identification data, which includes basic information about the establishments, governorate, Locality, number of enumeration area, building no. in the enumeration area, serial number of establishments in the enumeration area, official commercial name, the commercial name in use, name of owner, sex of the owner, telephone number, mobile number, web page, location and description, including the name of the neighborhood, the street and the name of the building or the owner of the building, and the operating status of the establishment.
Part two: Data on operating establishments only, which includes: Description of the main economic activity, ownership, economic organization, Legal status, year of practicing the activity, number of employed persons, preparing of accounting records, licensing and registration, present value of capital, owner identity No. of the establishment.
Part two: Data on operating establishments only, which includes: Description of the main economic activity, ownership, economic organization, Legal status, year of practicing the activity, number of employed persons, preparing of accounting records, licensing and registration, present value of capital, owner identity No. of the establishment.
Topics
| Topic | URI |
|---|---|
| economic conditions and indicators [1.2] | Link |
Keywords
| Keyword | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| establishment census | Terminology and Indicators Statistical Database | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The Establishments Census 2017 includes all economic establishments in Palestine
Universe
all economic establishments in Palestine
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency | SDC |
| the Swedish International Development Agency | SIDA |
| the Netherlands Representative Office | |
| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit | GIZ |
| the European Union | EU |
| United Nations Population Fund | UNFPA |
| United Nations Development Programme | UNDP |
| the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation | AECID |
| the Japanese Government | |
| the Italian Cooperation | AICS |
| United Nations Children's Fund | UNICEF |
| UNWOMEN | |
| Save the Children | |
| Palestine for Development Foundation |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency | SDC |
| the Swedish International Development Agency | SIDA |
| the Netherlands Representative Office | |
| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit | GIZ |
| the European Union | EU |
| United Nations Population Fund | UNFPA |
| United Nations Development Programme | UNDP |
| the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation | AECID |
| the Japanese Government | |
| the Italian Cooperation | AICS |
| United Nations Children's Fund | UNICEF |
| UNWOMEN | |
| Save the Children | |
| Palestine for Development Foundation | |
| the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
comprehensive census of all economic establishment in palestine
Deviations from the Sample Design
comprehensive census of all economic establishment in palestine
Response Rate
comprehensive census of all economic establishment in palestine
Weighting
not applicable
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2017-09-16 | 2017-10-31 |
Time periods
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2017-09-16 | 2017-10-31 |
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Supervision
Control Mechanism During the Implementation Stage (field work stage)
To control and monitor fieldwork, a number of measures were taken for full control of the electronic and human resources that led to the existence of an integrated monitoring tool, which was as follows:
4.2.2.1 Human Resources
1. A central operation room was established to manage and monitor the fieldwork covering all geographic areas to monitor performance and quality of data and to abide by the timeframe. The room was chaired by the National. Director of the Census with membership of 11 senior officials and the executive director of the census. The purpose of the room was to follow up on work instantly and to make timely policy decisions to facilitate the execution of the census in all stages.
2. An organizational structure was set for every governorate identifying the different administrative levels starting with the Governorate’s census Director and his/her assistants then the supervisors then crew leaders and enumerators. Training was organized for every administrative level on administrative and technical tasks and on the mandate of every level.
3. A technical sub-operation room was set up to cover different technical topics and to verify the data entered, locate errors and report on them to the field.
4. Upon selection of the teams for every stage, the academic qualifications and experience were taken into account; furthermore, attention was given to selecting staff from the same locality since they know their area better and can easily locate buildings, establishments and households. For the selection of supervisors, preference was given to those with previous field experience with PCBS.
5. Training plans and programs for all the teams for all stages were prepared beforehand. training started with the directors of the census at governorate level and their assistants; supervisors came next and they trained the crew leaders. Attention was given to training an additional 30% - 50% team members to provide for cases of resignation, dismissal of staff and for emergencies in case of weak progress, the training included both atheoretic and practice part.
6. The teams selected included the trainees with best fieldwork evaluation and who successfully passed the final evaluation test of the training.
7. A field visits program was prepared for on-site follow-up of fieldwork and assess the key problems to solve them. The visits also reviewed how data was entered on the e-applications and teams’ compliance with the instructions they received during the training to ensure good progress.
8. Mechanisms were prepared to handle cases of non-cooperation by citizens, especially in the Jerusalem Governorate and neighboring areas because of Israeli restrictions on the residency of Palestinians in the Jerusalem Governorate and its suburbs. The mechanisms included field visits by members of the central operation room to handle these cases. Different officials and representatives of local authorities and civil society organizations participated in the visits to reassure citizens and convince them to cooperate in order to minimize non-response.
4.2.2.2 Electronic or Technical Element
This included systems to obtain high-quality data, including:
First: Tablets and E-applications
The tablets and e-applications system aimed to ensure easy access of field teams in the areas designated to them on the tablets and monitor their work instantly. They included:
1. Depending on the definitions and reference data to upload the maps of the enumeration areas designated to the field teams, together with the aerial photos and geographic layers defining the administrative boundaries and the landmarks and buildings layer.
2. Field teams were prevented from collecting data outside the boundaries of the enumeration areas designated to them to avoid any overlapping. Field workers were distributed in a manner that allocates an average of 5 crew leaders per supervisor and 5 enumerators per crew leader. Every enumerator collets data on around 150 households within 15 days.
3. Geographic locations of field teams were audited before entering into the buildings and establishments by saving the geographic coordinates of every building using GPS and comparing them to the geographic location registered for the building, as noted during the maps updating stage. Crew leaders were prevented from completing their work if they exceeded the specified distance.
4. Global positioning system (GPS) was used for accurate identification of the location of field teams to represent them on PCBS central map. i.e. keep tracking of field teams in a temporal manner.
5. Field teams were provided with the possibility of adding and removing buildings on the e-maps based on their observation on the ground
Representation of buildings data on the e-map using specific symbology and different colors to enable field teams identify the status of the building (unvisited, incomplete, complete, removed, non-census buildings).
7. Automated editing databases were activated to avoid registration of inconsistency in data and to complete all the questions in sequence. The system does not allow for moving to the next question before responding to the previous one. The system also displays and hides questions according to the automated editing databases uploaded on the system.
8. Exchange of data between the tablets and the central database at PCBS through synchronization.
9. Keep backup files of data prior to the exchange of data to avoid any loss of data.
10. Supervisors repeated the interview to collect data on buildings, housing units and establishments at random, covering 3% of the units accomplished by the crew leaders in each enumeration area during the listing phase.
Second: Monitoring Work in the field
1. Management of Fieldwork
The system allows the fieldwork and central office management to review data at both individual and collective levels. It produces reports on indicators of daily progress and performance through tables, graphs and e-maps. It also produces interactive reports to keep the fieldwork supervisors and national director and the central operation room updated with the latest progress and problems as they take place.
2. User’s Management System
Considering the hierarchy of the census, the governorate census director may use this system to identify supervisors and follow up on their work and progress; the system also allows for monitoring the teams under the supervisors’ responsibility (crew leaders). Furthermore, supervisors can monitor crew leaders and enumerators to assess their work and daily progress.
3. Distribution of Work Enumeration areas in every governorate were designated to supervisors by the director of the governorate; supervisors then allocated enumeration areas to crew leaders and enumerators. With this method, work was distributed with guarantees to fully cover the work areas and to avoid any overlapping or omission.
4. Exchange of Data
To ensure delivery of data to the main server at PCBS headquarters, supervisors, crew leaders and enumerators were instructed to send data in successive order through all stages of data collection process.
5. Progress Review
To control daily progress approval during the delineation stage, the governorate census director was requested to review the progress of every supervisor, approve it before sending data to the main server. The same applied to the review and approval of work of crew leaders and enumerators. And if governorate census director had any comments on the progress, he/she would refer to the field for amendment prior to final approval.
6.GPS Tracking
? The system enables the governorate census director, supervisor and crew leader to track enumerators’ progress in their respective areas either online or offline. It also enables them to learn about the daily activity of crew-leaders and display the information on e-maps.
? Provide information on specific situations or potential risk including weak GPS signal in enumeration areas
? Provide a real opportunity to control filling of questionnaires within the coverage of work of crew-leaders in the enumeration area by identifying a certain distance near the targeted building.
7. Geographic Information System (GIS)
The system allowed for linking of data collected in the field to the geographic dimension and permitted for review of daily progress of enumerators based on performance indicators and daily e-reports output through the fieldwork management system. The system also allowed for management of fieldwork by noting deviation from the values of some indicators adopted as a reference to monitor the results achieved every day such as number of establishments by economic activity and by locality.
8. Temporary Administrative Information System
A special administrative system for human resources was established for the following processes:
? Record data on all temporary workers in the census.
? Record daily attendance and departure of temporary census workers.
? Provide information about tablets used by field teams.
? Ensure timely payment of wages to field workers
9. Operations Room
The operations room system (which is part of the fieldwork management system) played a key role in monitoring the activities of fieldworkers including supervisors, crew leaders and enumerators throughout the stages of data collection, review and editing. It provides decision makers in PCBS management with statistical data on the nature of work and level of compliance of workers with the plan approved. The operations room system comprised a number of reports in the following manner:
1. Performance assessment indictors, while shedding light on the important indicators to provide decision makers with full representation of progress in the field and ensure activities are implemented within the required schedule.
2. Statistical reports on the consistency of data collected in the field
To control and monitor fieldwork, a number of measures were taken for full control of the electronic and human resources that led to the existence of an integrated monitoring tool, which was as follows:
4.2.2.1 Human Resources
1. A central operation room was established to manage and monitor the fieldwork covering all geographic areas to monitor performance and quality of data and to abide by the timeframe. The room was chaired by the National. Director of the Census with membership of 11 senior officials and the executive director of the census. The purpose of the room was to follow up on work instantly and to make timely policy decisions to facilitate the execution of the census in all stages.
2. An organizational structure was set for every governorate identifying the different administrative levels starting with the Governorate’s census Director and his/her assistants then the supervisors then crew leaders and enumerators. Training was organized for every administrative level on administrative and technical tasks and on the mandate of every level.
3. A technical sub-operation room was set up to cover different technical topics and to verify the data entered, locate errors and report on them to the field.
4. Upon selection of the teams for every stage, the academic qualifications and experience were taken into account; furthermore, attention was given to selecting staff from the same locality since they know their area better and can easily locate buildings, establishments and households. For the selection of supervisors, preference was given to those with previous field experience with PCBS.
5. Training plans and programs for all the teams for all stages were prepared beforehand. training started with the directors of the census at governorate level and their assistants; supervisors came next and they trained the crew leaders. Attention was given to training an additional 30% - 50% team members to provide for cases of resignation, dismissal of staff and for emergencies in case of weak progress, the training included both atheoretic and practice part.
6. The teams selected included the trainees with best fieldwork evaluation and who successfully passed the final evaluation test of the training.
7. A field visits program was prepared for on-site follow-up of fieldwork and assess the key problems to solve them. The visits also reviewed how data was entered on the e-applications and teams’ compliance with the instructions they received during the training to ensure good progress.
8. Mechanisms were prepared to handle cases of non-cooperation by citizens, especially in the Jerusalem Governorate and neighboring areas because of Israeli restrictions on the residency of Palestinians in the Jerusalem Governorate and its suburbs. The mechanisms included field visits by members of the central operation room to handle these cases. Different officials and representatives of local authorities and civil society organizations participated in the visits to reassure citizens and convince them to cooperate in order to minimize non-response.
4.2.2.2 Electronic or Technical Element
This included systems to obtain high-quality data, including:
First: Tablets and E-applications
The tablets and e-applications system aimed to ensure easy access of field teams in the areas designated to them on the tablets and monitor their work instantly. They included:
1. Depending on the definitions and reference data to upload the maps of the enumeration areas designated to the field teams, together with the aerial photos and geographic layers defining the administrative boundaries and the landmarks and buildings layer.
2. Field teams were prevented from collecting data outside the boundaries of the enumeration areas designated to them to avoid any overlapping. Field workers were distributed in a manner that allocates an average of 5 crew leaders per supervisor and 5 enumerators per crew leader. Every enumerator collets data on around 150 households within 15 days.
3. Geographic locations of field teams were audited before entering into the buildings and establishments by saving the geographic coordinates of every building using GPS and comparing them to the geographic location registered for the building, as noted during the maps updating stage. Crew leaders were prevented from completing their work if they exceeded the specified distance.
4. Global positioning system (GPS) was used for accurate identification of the location of field teams to represent them on PCBS central map. i.e. keep tracking of field teams in a temporal manner.
5. Field teams were provided with the possibility of adding and removing buildings on the e-maps based on their observation on the ground
Representation of buildings data on the e-map using specific symbology and different colors to enable field teams identify the status of the building (unvisited, incomplete, complete, removed, non-census buildings).
7. Automated editing databases were activated to avoid registration of inconsistency in data and to complete all the questions in sequence. The system does not allow for moving to the next question before responding to the previous one. The system also displays and hides questions according to the automated editing databases uploaded on the system.
8. Exchange of data between the tablets and the central database at PCBS through synchronization.
9. Keep backup files of data prior to the exchange of data to avoid any loss of data.
10. Supervisors repeated the interview to collect data on buildings, housing units and establishments at random, covering 3% of the units accomplished by the crew leaders in each enumeration area during the listing phase.
Second: Monitoring Work in the field
1. Management of Fieldwork
The system allows the fieldwork and central office management to review data at both individual and collective levels. It produces reports on indicators of daily progress and performance through tables, graphs and e-maps. It also produces interactive reports to keep the fieldwork supervisors and national director and the central operation room updated with the latest progress and problems as they take place.
2. User’s Management System
Considering the hierarchy of the census, the governorate census director may use this system to identify supervisors and follow up on their work and progress; the system also allows for monitoring the teams under the supervisors’ responsibility (crew leaders). Furthermore, supervisors can monitor crew leaders and enumerators to assess their work and daily progress.
3. Distribution of Work Enumeration areas in every governorate were designated to supervisors by the director of the governorate; supervisors then allocated enumeration areas to crew leaders and enumerators. With this method, work was distributed with guarantees to fully cover the work areas and to avoid any overlapping or omission.
4. Exchange of Data
To ensure delivery of data to the main server at PCBS headquarters, supervisors, crew leaders and enumerators were instructed to send data in successive order through all stages of data collection process.
5. Progress Review
To control daily progress approval during the delineation stage, the governorate census director was requested to review the progress of every supervisor, approve it before sending data to the main server. The same applied to the review and approval of work of crew leaders and enumerators. And if governorate census director had any comments on the progress, he/she would refer to the field for amendment prior to final approval.
6.GPS Tracking
? The system enables the governorate census director, supervisor and crew leader to track enumerators’ progress in their respective areas either online or offline. It also enables them to learn about the daily activity of crew-leaders and display the information on e-maps.
? Provide information on specific situations or potential risk including weak GPS signal in enumeration areas
? Provide a real opportunity to control filling of questionnaires within the coverage of work of crew-leaders in the enumeration area by identifying a certain distance near the targeted building.
7. Geographic Information System (GIS)
The system allowed for linking of data collected in the field to the geographic dimension and permitted for review of daily progress of enumerators based on performance indicators and daily e-reports output through the fieldwork management system. The system also allowed for management of fieldwork by noting deviation from the values of some indicators adopted as a reference to monitor the results achieved every day such as number of establishments by economic activity and by locality.
8. Temporary Administrative Information System
A special administrative system for human resources was established for the following processes:
? Record data on all temporary workers in the census.
? Record daily attendance and departure of temporary census workers.
? Provide information about tablets used by field teams.
? Ensure timely payment of wages to field workers
9. Operations Room
The operations room system (which is part of the fieldwork management system) played a key role in monitoring the activities of fieldworkers including supervisors, crew leaders and enumerators throughout the stages of data collection, review and editing. It provides decision makers in PCBS management with statistical data on the nature of work and level of compliance of workers with the plan approved. The operations room system comprised a number of reports in the following manner:
1. Performance assessment indictors, while shedding light on the important indicators to provide decision makers with full representation of progress in the field and ensure activities are implemented within the required schedule.
2. Statistical reports on the consistency of data collected in the field
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestinian National Authority |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The establishments questionnaire consists of two parts:
Part one: Identification data, which includes basic information about the establishments, governorate, Locality, number of enumeration area, building no. in the enumeration area, serial number of establishments in the enumeration area, official commercial name, the commercial name in use, name of owner, sex of the owner, telephone number, mobile number, web page, location and description, including the name of the neighborhood, the street and the name of the building or the owner of the building, and the operating status of the establishment.
Part two: Data on operating establishments only, which includes: Description of the main economic activity, ownership, economic organization, Legal status, year of practicing the activity, number of employed persons, preparing of accounting records, licensing and registration, present value of capital, owner identity No. of the establishment.
Questionnaire for Jerusalem Governorate
Due to of the particular situation of the Governorate of Jerusalem, especially Area J1, (those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli occupation in 1967), a different methodology for data collection was adopted where paper questionnaire was used. It consisted of a short form for questionnaire, which included the following questions:
Identification data for the establishment, operating status, main economic activity, ownership of establishment, economic organization, year of practicing the activity, the number of employed persons in the establishment.
3.6 Applications Used in the Establishments Census
Tablets were used to collect data for the census with special applications designed for this purpose supported with the maps of the updated Palestinian enumeration areas for Palestinian localities. The applications were designed to match the census questionnaire and were supported with logical checks and warning messages for logical data and consistency of the data. The key applications included the listing application, designed to full the needs of the questionnaire of buildings and housings, and the establishments questionnaire with their logical checks. It was used to list the buildings, housings and establishments and to collect data on their characteristics.
Part one: Identification data, which includes basic information about the establishments, governorate, Locality, number of enumeration area, building no. in the enumeration area, serial number of establishments in the enumeration area, official commercial name, the commercial name in use, name of owner, sex of the owner, telephone number, mobile number, web page, location and description, including the name of the neighborhood, the street and the name of the building or the owner of the building, and the operating status of the establishment.
Part two: Data on operating establishments only, which includes: Description of the main economic activity, ownership, economic organization, Legal status, year of practicing the activity, number of employed persons, preparing of accounting records, licensing and registration, present value of capital, owner identity No. of the establishment.
Questionnaire for Jerusalem Governorate
Due to of the particular situation of the Governorate of Jerusalem, especially Area J1, (those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli occupation in 1967), a different methodology for data collection was adopted where paper questionnaire was used. It consisted of a short form for questionnaire, which included the following questions:
Identification data for the establishment, operating status, main economic activity, ownership of establishment, economic organization, year of practicing the activity, the number of employed persons in the establishment.
3.6 Applications Used in the Establishments Census
Tablets were used to collect data for the census with special applications designed for this purpose supported with the maps of the updated Palestinian enumeration areas for Palestinian localities. The applications were designed to match the census questionnaire and were supported with logical checks and warning messages for logical data and consistency of the data. The key applications included the listing application, designed to full the needs of the questionnaire of buildings and housings, and the establishments questionnaire with their logical checks. It was used to list the buildings, housings and establishments and to collect data on their characteristics.
Data Processing
Data Editing
3.9 Data Processing
Data processing was limited to conduct the final inspection and cleaning of the census databases, with the documentation process for the checks occurred on the questionnaire topics, meanwhile special screens were designed for the economic activity coding process in the facility form. Data cleaning and editing stage was focused on:
1. Auditing skips and range for answer.
2. Checking the consistency between different census questionnaire questions based on logical relationships.
3. Checking on the basis of relations between certain questions so that a list of non-identical cases was extracted, reviewed and identified the source of the error case by case, and if such errors were immediately modified and corrected based on the source of the error.
4.2.3 Control During Data Processing Stage
Several levels for data processing during the different stags were applied:
4.2.3.1 Data Processing During Fieldwork
1. The maps uploaded on the applications helped in preventing collection of data outside the boundaries of the enumeration areas designated to every fieldwork team to ensure avoiding any overlapping.
2. GPS and GIS were used to avoid duplication and omission of counting units (buildings, housings, households and establishments).
3. Automated databases editing directly during data collection in all stages to minimize errors since the system sends warning messages and error messages to fieldworkers requesting either amendment or verification of data.
4. Data from official documents of the establishment were used as much as possible.
5. Special screens for coding were prepared beforehand and codification manuals were uploaded thereon and tested by specialized staff at PCBS. The team who run the coding was selected and trained to comprise experienced and qualified workers. Codification of economic activities was done centrally.
4.2.3.2 Data Processing after Completion of the Listing Stage
1. During this phase, final data files were received and scrutinized for questions and variables to ensure they include all of the items required. Shifts and pauses as well as links and harmony of questions were also scrutinized in addition to the logic of responses.
2. Errors output report were produced to amend errors in the field or relying on administrative records of official agencies. All statements were documented.
Data processing was limited to conduct the final inspection and cleaning of the census databases, with the documentation process for the checks occurred on the questionnaire topics, meanwhile special screens were designed for the economic activity coding process in the facility form. Data cleaning and editing stage was focused on:
1. Auditing skips and range for answer.
2. Checking the consistency between different census questionnaire questions based on logical relationships.
3. Checking on the basis of relations between certain questions so that a list of non-identical cases was extracted, reviewed and identified the source of the error case by case, and if such errors were immediately modified and corrected based on the source of the error.
4.2.3 Control During Data Processing Stage
Several levels for data processing during the different stags were applied:
4.2.3.1 Data Processing During Fieldwork
1. The maps uploaded on the applications helped in preventing collection of data outside the boundaries of the enumeration areas designated to every fieldwork team to ensure avoiding any overlapping.
2. GPS and GIS were used to avoid duplication and omission of counting units (buildings, housings, households and establishments).
3. Automated databases editing directly during data collection in all stages to minimize errors since the system sends warning messages and error messages to fieldworkers requesting either amendment or verification of data.
4. Data from official documents of the establishment were used as much as possible.
5. Special screens for coding were prepared beforehand and codification manuals were uploaded thereon and tested by specialized staff at PCBS. The team who run the coding was selected and trained to comprise experienced and qualified workers. Codification of economic activities was done centrally.
4.2.3.2 Data Processing after Completion of the Listing Stage
1. During this phase, final data files were received and scrutinized for questions and variables to ensure they include all of the items required. Shifts and pauses as well as links and harmony of questions were also scrutinized in addition to the logic of responses.
2. Errors output report were produced to amend errors in the field or relying on administrative records of official agencies. All statements were documented.
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
not applicable its census
Data Appraisal
4.2.3.2 Data Processing after Completion of the Listing Stage
1. During this phase, final data files were received and scrutinized for questions and variables to ensure they include all of the items required. Shifts and pauses as well as links and harmony of questions were also scrutinized in addition to the logic of responses.
2. Errors output report were produced to amend errors in the field or relying on administrative records of official agencies. All statements were documented
4.3 Assessment of the Data Quality
The assessment of data was based on the following items:
4.3.1 Data Coverage
In order to have comprehensive coverage for all the establishments in Palestine, an update for localities were conducted and divided into enumeration areas with a clear boundary using GIS application that is uploaded on the listing application, Each supervisor and crew leader were assigned to work in one enumeration area using GPS, the crew leaders visited all the existing building on the map and update any building that is not exist on the application (through prepared mechanism) and fulfill the information of the building and housing units and establishment in line with comparison with the building in the enumeration area that was existed in 2012 establishments census data base.
4.3.2 Data Comparison and Examination
Data and indicators of the 2017 census were compared to 2012 establishments census. Moreover, inconsistency between questions and the internal inconsistency of the data were examined as part of the review of logic and completion of the data. The results showed a high internal consistency with normal growth of the number of establishments and number of employees comparing to 2012 census.
4.3.3 Not Stated Cases
In some cases the crew leader was not able to have an accurate answer to one or all variables of the questionnaire; due to the absence of official documents or the respondent during listing stage and the crew leader visit, whereby these cases were in the minimal levels, and the census management treated these cases accordingly from other sources such as the surveys conducted or from the official administrative records, while in some cases there was insufficient information to treat those cases and it is mentioned as not stated, the following table represent the percentages of not stated for selected variables:
1. During this phase, final data files were received and scrutinized for questions and variables to ensure they include all of the items required. Shifts and pauses as well as links and harmony of questions were also scrutinized in addition to the logic of responses.
2. Errors output report were produced to amend errors in the field or relying on administrative records of official agencies. All statements were documented
4.3 Assessment of the Data Quality
The assessment of data was based on the following items:
4.3.1 Data Coverage
In order to have comprehensive coverage for all the establishments in Palestine, an update for localities were conducted and divided into enumeration areas with a clear boundary using GIS application that is uploaded on the listing application, Each supervisor and crew leader were assigned to work in one enumeration area using GPS, the crew leaders visited all the existing building on the map and update any building that is not exist on the application (through prepared mechanism) and fulfill the information of the building and housing units and establishment in line with comparison with the building in the enumeration area that was existed in 2012 establishments census data base.
4.3.2 Data Comparison and Examination
Data and indicators of the 2017 census were compared to 2012 establishments census. Moreover, inconsistency between questions and the internal inconsistency of the data were examined as part of the review of logic and completion of the data. The results showed a high internal consistency with normal growth of the number of establishments and number of employees comparing to 2012 census.
4.3.3 Not Stated Cases
In some cases the crew leader was not able to have an accurate answer to one or all variables of the questionnaire; due to the absence of official documents or the respondent during listing stage and the crew leader visit, whereby these cases were in the minimal levels, and the census management treated these cases accordingly from other sources such as the surveys conducted or from the official administrative records, while in some cases there was insufficient information to treat those cases and it is mentioned as not stated, the following table represent the percentages of not stated for selected variables:
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| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division of user services | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Dus@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
| Mail office | 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
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.
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 , Population, Housing and Establishments Census-2017
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Ramallah - Palestine
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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,2017
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-EST-2017-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
2019-04-10
DDI Document version
v1.0