Household Environment Survey 2013
West Bank and Gaza, 2013
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Household Environment Survey 2013
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| West Bank and Gaza | WBG |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Household sample survey was conducted during the period from 18/08/2013 until 03/10/2013. This survey was issued for the eighth time.
This survey presents data on various environmental households indicators in Palestine, and presents statistical data on water consumption for the household sector by the water source, the methods of solid waste disposal and their main components, the disposal of wastewater, existence of cesspits and water wells. In addition to exposure to noise and air pollution by the source and time.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Households
Version
V1.0 (Public use file)
2013-12-07
Scope
The subjects of Household Environmental Survey 2013 is around water source, the methods of solid waste disposal and their main components, the disposal of waste water, existence of cesspits and water wells. In addition to exposure to noise and air pollution by the source and time.
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| environmental degradation/pollution and protection [9.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Palestine
All Palestinians households living in West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Core Funding Group | Survey finance |
| European Union | Survey finance |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Core Funding Group | CFG | Survey finance |
| European Union | EU | Survey finance |
Sampling
The sampling frame consists of all enumeration areas which were enumerated in 2007, each numeration area consists of buildings and housing units with average of about 124 households in it. These enumeration areas are used as primary sampling units (PSUs) in the first stage of the sampling selection.
Sample Size:
The estimated sample size is 3,184 households.
Sample Design:
The sample of this survey is a part of the main sample of Labor Force Survey (LFS) which has been implemented periodically every quarter by PCBS since 1995, so this survey is implemented every quarter in the year (distributed over 13 weeks), the survey attached with the LFS in the third quarter of 2013, and the sample contain of 6 weeks from the eighth week to the thirteen week from the round 70 of labor force survey.
The sample is two stage stratified cluster sample:
First stage: selection of a stratified systematic random sample of 206 enumeration areas for the semi round .
Second stage: selection of a random area sample of average 16 households from each enumeration area selected in the first stage.
Response rate: 85.3%
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 two stage stratified cluster sample, so in the first stage, we calculate the weight of enumeration areas which depending on the probability of each enumeration are (a systematic random sample), then in the second stage we calculated weight of households in each enumeration area. Initial households weights resulted from product of weight of first stage and weight of second stage, final households weights obtained after adjustment of initial weights with the households estimates mid 2013 on the level of design strata (governorate, locality type ) .
Survey instrument
The environmental questionnaire was designed in accordance with similar international experiences and with international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, taking into account the special situation of Palestine.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2013-08-18 | 2013-10-03 |
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics |
Fieldwork visits.
Fieldworkers were trained on the main skills before the start of data collection. The interviewers were trained on the Household Environment Survey in a course in Ramallah for West Bank trainees and in Gaza for Gaza Strip trainees. The training provided the participant with the aims and definitions of the different indicators and expressions in the survey and instructions on how to fill in the questionnaire
Data processing
The data processing stage consisted of the following operations:
Editing and coding before data entry: All questionnaires were edited and coded in the office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the field.
Data entry:
Programming household environmental survey questionnaire on the handheld devices, where the data has been entered directly through handheld devices in the West Bank, either with regard to Jerusalem J1 (that part of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967) and Gaza Strip data was entered into the computer in the offices of Ramallah and Gaza. At this stage, data was entered into the computer using a data entry template developed in Access. The data entry program was prepared to satisfy a number of requirements such as:
- To prevent the duplication of the questionnaires during data entry.
- To apply integrity and consistency checks of entered data.
- To handle errors in user friendly manner.
- The ability to transfer captured data to another format for data analysis using statistical analysis software such as SPSS.
Data appraisal
Data of this survey affected by sampling errors due to use of the sample and not a complete enumeration. Therefore, certain differences are expected in comparison with the real values obtained through censuses. Variance were calculated for the most important indicators, the variance table is attached with the final report. There is no problem to disseminate results at the national level and regional level (North, Middle, South West Bank, Gaza Strip) and locality type level.
The implementation of the survey encountered non-response where the case (household was not present at home ) during the fieldwork visit and the case ( housing unit is vacant) become the high percentage of the non response cases. The total non-response rate reached 10% which is very low once compared to the household surveys conducted by PCBS, The refusal rate reached 3.3% which is very low percentage compared to the household surveys conducted by PCBS, and the reason is the short and clear questionnaire .
Access policy
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Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of 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. |
- 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.
2.Restrictions applies to any data duplication or transformed setting for purposes other than meeting the requirements of the statistical programs used in data analysis.
3.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, Household Environmental Survey 2013. V1.1 (12-2013). Ramallah - Palestine.
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The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) provide you with the data as is, without any warranty or responsibility implied. PCBS accepts no responsibility for the results and/or implications of any analysis and/or other actions conducted with this data.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Division of user services | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps |
Metadata production
DDI_WBG_2013_HES_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine | Collecting and Processing of data |
2021-10-20
Metadata version
Version 01 (October 2021). This version of the DDI is similar to the original version: DDI-PSE-PCBS-HENS-2013-V1.0, that was produced by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics except for updates to the DDI ID and Study ID fields.