Definition
Reasons of changing previous place of residence:
It refers to the reasons that caused the person to change the previous usual place of residence and move to the current usual place of residence. The reasons are classified as follows:
1.Work: This reason means that the reason that caused the person to move to the current place of residence was either to seek work or a change in the place of work.
2.Study: This reason means that the reason that caused the person to move to the current place of residence was to continue his \ her studies.
3.Marriage: This reason means that marriage was the reason that caused the person to move to the current place of residence.
4.Companionship (accompany): This reason means that the reason that caused the person to move to the current usual place of residence is accompanying one of the household members or moving to live with the household or a household member. This applies to the spouse and children of the head of the household who accompany him \ her or move to live with him \ her for any reasons (other than obligatory migration).
5.Compulsory migration: This applies to cases in which the person was obliged to leave his\her previous place of residence and move to the current place of usual residence due to compulsory migration during war, irrespective of age. This applies to deportees and their families as well as detainees in the Israeli prisons.
6.Return: The persons who return back to his place of usual residence from abroad for permanently residing without any other reason.
7.War: This reason means that the war was the reason that caused the person to move to the current place of usual residence, but not including first or second Intifada.
8.Maintain Jerusalem identity card: Those people who obliged to reside in Jerusalem governorate in order to maintain the Jerusalem identity card.
9.Israeli measurements: means that the reason that caused the person to move to the current usual place of residence resulted from any kind of attack from Israeli soldiers and Settlers including shooting or other measures during the Intifada (except war).
10.Others: It applies if the reasons of changing previous place of residence is not any of the aforementioned reasons.
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