Environmental Economic Survey 2011
West Bank and Gaza, 2011
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Environmental Economic Survey 2011
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| West Bank and Gaza | WBG |
Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
The survey periodicty of implementation is two years.
PCBS conducted the Environmental Economic Survey 2011 with the primary objective of providing reliable data on the main environmental indicators in economic establishments in the Palestinian Territory, including the methods used to handle solid waste and wastewater. The survey also includes the role of the local authority in providing a suitable environment that minimizes the negative effect of different types of pollution from economic activities.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Palestinian economic establishments
Version
V1.0: (Public use file)
2011-10
Scope
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Economic conditions and indicators [1.2] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Palestinian Territory.
All of the economic establishments in the Palestinian Territory.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Palestinian National Authority | Funding |
| The Core Funding Group | Funding |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian National Authority | CFG | Funding |
| The Core Funding Group | CFG | Funding |
Sampling
Sample Design
The sample was a single-stage stratified cluster random sample using 3,922 Palestinian economic establishments distributed according to economic activity and governorate.
Target Population:
All Palestinian economic establishments were included in the Economic Series Survey sample in the Palestinian Territory.
Sample Frame:
The sampling frame was based on the Establishments' Census-2007 conducted by PCBS.
Stratification:
Three levels of stratification were followed in designing the sample of the economic survey, including:
1.Stratification by region: West Bank and Gaza Strip and classification according to governorate.
2.Stratification by economic activity according to ISIC4.
3.Stratification by employer group.
There is not any deviations
None response rate = (Sum of none response cases/ Net sample) x 100%
= (386/ 3,491) x 100% = 11.1%
Response rate = 100% - none response rate
= 100% - 11.1% = 88.9%
The sampling weight of the establishments is the mathematical inverse of the probability selection of that establishment. It is necessary to use weights in the estimation of the survey society because of the differentation in the probability of establishment selection from another. The sampling weights were adjusted to compensate for non-responded establishments.
Survey instrument
The environmental questionnaire was designed according to international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, taking into account the special situation of Palestine. Many visits were made to economic establishments to improve the survey tools and test the questionnaire prior to the implementation of the survey: subsequently some modifications were made to the questionnaire and to the instructions following the visits.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2011-03-22 | 2011-08-20 |
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2011-02 | 2011-08 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
The following are important technical notes on the indicators presented in the results of the survey:
Data from the Gaza Strip should be handled carefully because of the prevailing economic situation there during the implementation of the survey.
Tables of water and solid waste quantities were based on estimations by respondents.
Data processing
The data processing stage comprised the following operations:
1.Editing before data entry: all questionnaires were edited again in the office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the field.
2.Data entry: At this stage, data were entered into the computer using Access database.
3.The data entry program was set up to satisfy a number of requirements, such as:
Duplication of the questionnaire on the computer screen.
Checks for logic and consistency of data entered.
Possibility of internal editing of answers to questions.
Maintaining a minimum of digital data entry and field work errors.
User-friendly handling.
Possibility of transferring data into another format to be used and analyzed using other statistical analytical systems, such as SAS and SPSS.
Data appraisal
These types of error are due to studying only a part of a social base. Since this survey is sample based, the data will be affected by sampling errors due to not using the whole frame of society and differences may appear compared with the actual values that could be obtained through a census. For this survey, variance calculations were made for the amounts of water consumed and the main source of supply in economic establishments by region and activity.
Comparability
The data of the environmental economic survey are comparable geographically and against time; a comparison of the data between different geographical areas and with data from previous rounds showed no significant differences.
Concerning economical activities, published data in this report are in ISIC-4 of economic activities, so it must attention when comparable with previous reports because published at ISIC-3 of economic activities.
Data Quality Assurance Procedures:
Several measures were applied to ensure quality control in the survey, such as the training of field workers on the main skills before data collection, and conducting field visits to field researchers to ensure the integrity of data collection, in addition to conducting a re-interview of five percent of the economic establishments. An audit of questionnaires was carried out before data entry and a program was used that does not allow any mistakes during the data entry process. Data were examined to ensure that they were free from errors not previously discovered. After receipt of the raw data file, cleaning and inspection of the anomalous values was conducted and the consistency of different questions on the questionnaire was examined.
Access policy
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http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/pcbs-metadata-en-v4.3/index.php/catalog/125
Cost: None
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority | www.pcbs.gov.ps | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | Data compiled in the context of Environmental Economic Survey 2009 involves data about Palestinian Establishments. The confidentiality of such data is honored and safeguarded in accordance with Article (17) of the Palestinian General Statistical Law of 2000, which stipulates "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". |
- 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.
- Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .
- 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, Environmental Economic Survey, 2011. V1.0 (3-2012). Ramallah - Palestine.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division of User Services | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |