Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2016
West Bank and Gaza, 2016 - 2017
Identification
WBG_2016_PECS_v01_M
Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2016
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| West Bank and Gaza | PSE |
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) conducted a household expenditure and consumption survey for the first time between 1/10/1995 and 30/9/1996, PCBS conducted a second survey between 1/1/1997 and 31/1/1997, PCBS conducted a third survey between 1/1/1998 and 31/1/1998, PCBS conducted a fourth survey between 15/3/2001 and 14/3/2002, PCBS conducted a fifth survey between 15/1/2004 and 14/1/2005. PCBS conducted a sixth survey between 15/1/2005 and 14/1/2006, PCBS conducted a seventh survey between 15/1/2006 and 14/1/2007. PCBS conducted the eighth survey between 15/1/2007 and 14/1/2008.PCBS conducted the ninth survey between 15/1/2008 and 14/1/2009.PCBS conducted the tenth survey between 15/1/2009 and 14/1/2010.PCBS conducted the eleventh survey between 15/1/2010 and 14/1/2011.PCBS conducted the twelfth survey between 15/1/2011 and 14/1/2012. The last survey was conducted between October 2016 and September 2017.
The findings of these surveys constituted a solid database and enabled PCBS to publish detailed statistics regarding expenditure and consumption for the first time.
The basic goal of this survey is to provide a necessary database for formulating national policies at various levels. This survey providing the contribution of the household sector to the Gross National Product (GNP), This survey determining the incidence of poverty, providing weighted data which reflects the relative importance of the consumption items to be employed to determine the benchmark for rates and prices of items and services. The survey is a fundamental cornerstone in the process of studying the nutritional status in the Palestinian territory.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household and individual
Coverage
The survey data is representative at region level (West Bank, Gaza Strip), locality type (urban, rural, camp).
The survey covered all the Palestinian households who were a usual residence in the Palestinian Territory.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority |
Sampling
The sampling frame consists of areas enumerated based on 2007 Census updated in 2013. Each enumeration area consists of buildings and housing units comprising an average of around 124 households. These enumeration areas are used as primary sampling units (PSUs) in the first stage of the sampling selection.
The estimated sample size for the Expenditure and Consumption Survey is 5,612 households for the whole year. The calculated sample size for the Expenditure and Consumption survey 2011 is about 3739 households, 2,897 households in West Bank and 842 households in Gaza Strip.
The sample is a two-stage stratified cluster sample.
First stage: selection of a systematic random sample of enumeration areas.
Second stage: selection of a systematic random sample of households from each enumeration area selected in the first stage.
Enumeration areas were distributed over twelve months and the sample for each quarter covers sample strata (governorate, locality type).
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2016-10 | 2017-09 |
Depositor information
| Name |
|---|
| Aziz Atamanov |
Data Access
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Metadata production
DDI_WBG_2016_PECS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2019-01-10
Metadata version
Version 01 (January 2019)