Economic Surveys Series 2017
West Bank and Gaza, 2018
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Economic Surveys Series 2017
| Name | Country code |
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| West Bank and Gaza | WBG |
Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics is pleased to issue the twenty third volume of the Economic Survey of Palestine, including statistical tables of findings. This edition presents the findings of the surveys conducted for 2017 as the reference year and covers most of the economic activities operating in Palestine since 1994.
A comprehensive and detailed statistical database of any economic activity is a prerequisite for planning and policy making and this applies to economic activities that play a major role in most modern world economies.
Economic surveys of various fields constitute the basic foundations for the compilation of National Accounts for Palestine.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Enterprises
Version
V1.0: version (datasets for public use)
2018-10-22
Scope
- Number of employed persons and compensation of waged employees.
- Value of output from the main and the secondary activity.
- Production inputs of goods and services.
- Taxes on production.
- Assets and capital formation.
- Various payments and transfers
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Economic conditions and indicators [1.2] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
National
The twenty third round of the economic survey series was conducted based on the Establishments Census of 2017 as a sampling frame. The economic surveys series covered activities in accordance with ISIC-4 (fifth digits).
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Palestine | Financial |
| The Representative Office of Norway | Financial |
| European Union | Financial |
Sampling
The sample of the economic surveys series was a One-Stage Stratified Systematic Random Sample in which enterprises were divided into two types: The first type covered overall enterprises taken comprehensively, the second type covered enterprises selected in a systematic random way in which the enterprise constituted the sampling unit.
Three levels of strata were used to draw up an efficient representative sample.
- The frame is separated into two geographical locations: the West Bank excludes those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli occupation in 1967, and the Gaza Strip.
- Strata are created based on the fourth digit of ISIC-4, exclude services sector based on the second in which every activity presents actual stratum.
- Within each stratum, new strata are created according to employment size.
The sample size in Palestine (excludes those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli occupation in 1967) in 2017 was 9,916 enterprises out of 136,425 enterprises comprising the survey sampling frame.
Response rate: 96.1%.
The weight of statistical units (sampling unit) in the sample was defined as the mathematical inverse of the selection probability where the sample of the survey is one-stage stratified systematic random sample, so we calculated the weight of each enterprise depending on the selection probability of each enterprise (a systematic random sample), then weights were adjusted based on interview results.
Survey instrument
The design of the 2017 questionnaire took into account the major economic variables pertaining the sector examined and met with the National Accounts for Palestine according to SNA 2008. All of the economic surveys series used the same questionnaire, with a few different characteristics pertaining to each survey.
The questionnaire included these variables:
- Number of employed persons and compensation of employees.
- Value of output from the main activity and the secondary activities.
- Production inputs of goods and services.
- Fees, taxes and subsidies on production.
- Assets and capital formation.
Data collection
| Start | End |
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| 2018-05-03 | 2018-08-02 |
| Start date | End date |
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| 2017-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
Field visits were conducted by survey's management team to ensure data collection was carried out according to standards
Data were collected by trained fieldworkers through personal interviews with the owners of the enterprises by entering data through PC-Tablets in the West Bank for the fourth time, while PC-Tablets were used for the second time in the Gaza Strip.
Data processing
A specialized field work team with a background in economics was selected and trained theoretically and practically on the surveys' questionnaire. The main field work team was selected based on skills acquired from the training course.
Project management received a daily report on the progress and response rates.
Programs were designed to check and extract data through the web by project management and field work supervisors.
A refreshment training course was conducted during the stage of data collection to reinforce the main points made during the training, and to answer questions by field workers about issues they faced in the field.
Field visits were conducted from the project management team to check and progress of work for all governorates in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Editing: PC-Tablets were used in collecting data in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the sample was loaded on the tablets and automated rules applied to the program.
Coding: After finishing editing process, the completed questionnaires are subject to coding process to be prepared to the data entry process.
Creation of a data entry program prior to the collection of data to ensure this would be ready in advance. A set of validation rules were applied to the program to check the consistency of data. The efficiency of the program was pre-tested by entering several questionnaires including incorrect information and checking its efficiency in capturing the incorrect information
Data appraisal
Sampling Errors
Data of this survey affected by sampling errors due to use of the sample and. Therefore, certain differences were expected in comparison with the real values obtained through censuses. Variance were calculated for the most important indicators as shown in tabels below. Dissemination of results at the national level did not pose a problem
Non Sampling Error
These types of errors could appear on one or on all of the survey stages that include data collection and data entry; they related to, respondents, fieldworkers, and data entry personnel. To avoid errors and mitigate their impact, a number of procedures were applied to enhance the accuracy of the data through a process of data collection from the field and data processing.
Access policy
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Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
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| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine | www.pcbs.gov.ps | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps |
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine | www.pcbs.gov.ps | Dus@pcbs.gov.ps |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | 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. |
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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.
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Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .
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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.
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Economic Survey Series, 2017. V1.0. Ramallah - Palestine
Disclaimer and copyrights
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.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Division of user services | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Dus@pcbs.gov.ps |
| Mail office | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Diwan@pcbs.gov.ps |
Metadata production
DDI_WBG_2018_ESS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine | Production of the DDI |
2021-08-27
Metadata version
Version 01 (August 2021). This version is similar to the original version (DDI-PSE-PCBS-ESS-2017-V1.0) that was documented by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics except for the DDI ID and Study ID fields that were updated