Finance and Insurance Survey 2018
West Bank and Gaza, 2019
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Finance and Insurance Survey 2018
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| West Bank and Gaza | WBG |
Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
Finance and Insurance Survey aims to provide the major economic indicators related to insurance and financial activities. The twenty third volume of the Finance and Insurance Survey report issued by the PCBS comprises the survey data for 2018, presented in tables. Enterprises engaged in financial intermediary activities (Palestine Monetary Authority, banks, Palestine Exchange, stock market brokers, and holding companies, in addition to financial leasing companies for the first time, money exchangers and insurance companies) were fully covered by this survey.
Finance and Insurance survey covered PMA, Commercial and Islamic Banks, Credit Institutions, Holding Companies, PEX, and Money Brokers, Insurance Corporations, Financial leasing companies and Money Exchangers. There was full coverage of all enterprises engaged in the relevant activities (except money exchangers), and for money exchangers a sample was selected.
Finance and Insurance survey 2018 aims to provide the following indicators:
- Number of active enterprises by economic activity.
- Number of employed persons (waged and non-waged) and compensations of waged employees by economic activity.
- Value of output from main and secondary economic activities by economic activity.
- Intermediate consumption by economic activity.
- Value added and its main components by economic activity.
- Transfers and other payments by economic activity.
- Fixed assets and GFCF by economic activity.
These indicators will be used:
- In compiling National Accounts according to SNA 2008.
- In economic research and analysis.
- By decision makers, planners and other interested parties.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Enterprise
Version
v0.1: version (datasets for public use)
2019-11-06
Scope
Finance and Insurance Survey provides the following indicators about the relevant activities:
- Number of employed persons and the value of their compensations.
- Value of output from main and secondary activities.
- Value of financial investments.
- Production inputs of goods and services.
- Transfers and Property income.
- Taxes on production.
- Assets and net additions to these assets and the depreciation of these assets during 2018.
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| economic conditions and indicators [1.2] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Remaining West Bank and Gaza Strip
Finance and Insurance survey covered all enterprises engaged in the activities classified under the tabulation category K according to ISIC-4, which includes PMA, Commercial and Islamic Banks, Credit Institutions, PEX, Stock market Institutions, Holding Companies, Financial Leasing companies (for the first time) and Insurance Corporations.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestine |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestine | Collection, processing and dissemination of data |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Palestine | Financial |
| The Representative Office of Norway | Financial |
Sampling
Finance and Insurance survey covered PMA, banks, credit institutions, holding companies, financial leasing companies (for the first time), insurance institutions, PEX, money brokers, and money exchangers. There was full coverage of all enterprises engaged in the relevant activities (except money exchangers), and for money exchangers a sample was selected.
The number of financial intermediation enterprises and insurance enterprises was 51 enterprises in 2018, while the sample size of money exchangers was 120 enterprises.
The sample of money exchanger's survey is a one-stage stratified systematic random sample in which enterprises were divided into two groups: the first group is all the enterprises with an employment size of 8 employees and more, the second group includes enterprises that are chosen in a systematic random way and employs (1-7) employees.
Response Rates
Response rates for banking sector activity (PMA. banks and other credit institutions), stock market brokers activity, holding companies activity, financial leasing activity, and insurance activity:
- Response rate = 84.8%
- Non- response rate = 15.2%
- Over-coverage rate = 1.5%
Response rates for money exchangers activity:
- Non-Response Rate = 9.3%
- Response Rate = 90.7%
The weight of statistical units (sampling unit) in the sample is defined as the mathematical inverse of the selection probability where the sample of the survey is one-stage stratified systematic random sample. We calculated the weights of enterprises based on the probability of each enterprise (systematic random sample). Weights were adjusted depending on the interview results.
Survey instrument
The questionnaire used in this survey has much in common with other Economic Survey Series questionnaires. The questionnaire design took into account the major economic variables related to insurance and financial activities to meet the requirements used in compiling Palestinian National Accounts and the updates in the latest international manuals (SNA-2008 and BPM-6).
The questionnaire included the following variables:
- Number of employed persons and the value of their compensations.
- Value of output from main and secondary activities.
- Value of financial investments.
- Production inputs of goods and services.
- Transfers and Property income.
- Taxes on production.
- Assets and net additions to these assets and the depreciation of these assets during 2018.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2019-04-14 | 2019-08-21 |
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestine |
- The field work representative in the project technical committee provided the project management team with daily reports about completeness and response rates.
- Field visits were conducted on a regular basis by the project management team to monitor data collection process in all governorates.
- A qualified field work team of 7 fieldworkers (3 in the middle of WB, 1 in the north, 1 in the south, and 2 in Gaza) with a background in economics was selected and trained theoretically and practically on survey's questionnaire.
- Field visits were conducted on a regular basis by the project management team to monitor data collection process in all governorates.
Data processing
To ensure the quality and consistency of data, a number of procedures were implemented:
- A set of validation rules were applied to data entry program to check the consistency and accuracy of data.
- The program was tested by entering a number of questionnaires that include incorrect data. The data entry program was checked prior to data collection to ensure that it can be used correctly.
- Well-trained data entry personnel were selected and trained for data entry process.
- Data files received by project management were checked for accuracy and consistency using a prepared Syntax on SPSS.
- After the process of data entry and data editing, primary tables were prepared. The consistency and accuracy of these tables were checked several times.
Data appraisal
Sampling Errors
For financial intermediation and insurance activities (except money exchangers) the findings of the survey are not affected by sampling errors because it is a comprehensive survey. On the other hand, for money exchanger's activity the findings of the survey may be affected by sampling errors due to use of a sample. This will increase the chance of variances from the actual values obtained from comprehensive enumeration. The variances of the key indicators in the survey were computed and disseminated on Palestine as a whole for reasons related to sample design and the computation of the variances of the main indicators (number of employed persons, intermediate consumption, output, gross value added, and compensations of employees).
Non-sampling Errors
These types of errors could appear in one or in all of the survey stages. They are related to respondents, field workers, and data entry personnel. To avoid this type of errors and reduce its impact, a number of procedures were used to enhance the accuracy of data collection and data processing.
Access policy
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Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestine | www.pcbs.gov.ps | Diwan@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. |
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistic. Finance and Insurance Survey, 2018. V1.0 Ramallah-Palestine.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Division of user services | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Dus@pcbs.gov.ps |
Metadata production
DDI_WBG_2019_FIS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine | Documentation of the DDI |
2021-08-20
Metadata version
Version 1 (August 2021). Edited version based on version: DDI-PSE-PCBS-FIN-2018-V1.0, that was produced by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The DDI ID, and Study ID fields were updated.
2021-08-20