Definition
In PHC-2007, the household includes:
1.Household members found in the housing unit on the night of 01/12/2007.
2.Visitors living outside the Palestinian Territory but who spent the night of 01/12/2007 in the housing unit of the household (relatives and non- relatives).
3.Visitors from the Palestinian Territory who, as a whole household, remained for all of the enumeration period 1-16/12/2007.
4.Servants and other workers living usually within the household who spent the night of 01/12/2007 with the household.
5.New births born prior to the night of 01/12/2007 and still alive, irrespective of whether they were within the household or in the hospital.
6.Household members who spent the night of 01/12/2007 with the household and died after that night.
Household members who usually live in the housing unit but were not available in the night of 01/12/2007
Universe
The PHC-2007 covered all individuals who were in the Palestinian Territory on the census reference night (30/11-1/12/2007) regardless of nationality and citizenship. It also covered all Palestinians who have usual residence in the Palestinian Territory (including those who were temporarily absent for less than one year for the purpose of visit, tourism, treatment, etc. while their households are still living at their permanent places of residence in the Palestinian Territory). All Palestinian students abroad while their households are still living at their permanent places of residence were also included, in addition to all prisoners and detainees in the Israeli jails regardless of the duration of detention. The census excluded all Palestinians holding identity cards who were absent for more than one year (except for the students), even if their households are still living in their places of residence in the Palestinian Territory
