Palestine - Violence Survey in the Palestinian Society, 2011

Reference ID

PSE-PCBS-DVS-2011-V1.0

Year

2011

Country

Palestine

Producer(s)

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics - Palestinian National Authority

Sponsor(s)

The Palestinian National Authority - PNA - Financial assistance
UNDP - UNDP - Financial assistance
UNFBA - UNFBA - Financial assistance
UNICEIF - UNICEIF - Financial assistance

Collection(s)

Household Violence

Created on

Dec 24, 2019

Last modified

Dec 24, 2019

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Overview

Identification

Country

Palestine

Title

Violence Survey in the Palestinian Society, 2011

Translated Title

مسح العنف في المجتمع الفلسطيني 2011

Study Type

Other Household Survey

Series Information

The survey is the second on its kind on national level, These survey targeted women,children and elderly. To provide comprehensive and accurate statistics about domestic violence which may be used by researchers interested in Palestinian household issues to direct policies and develop programs.

ID Number

PSE-PCBS-DVS-2011-V1.0

Version

Version Description

V1.0 dataset for public distribution

Production Date

2012-08-01

Overview

Abstract

Violence Survey in the Palestinian Society, 2011 was designed to provide data and indicators about the types and acts of violence against women, children, unmarried females, and the elderly.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis

Household, individual

Scope

Notes

The questionnaire of the Violence Survey in the Palestinian Society, 2011 consists of five main sections; they are:

Section one: Contains introductory data, quality control items, and a list of the household members including data about demographic, social, and economic characteristics such as age, sex, education, employment status, marital status, and refugee status.

Section two: Deals with ever-married women aged 15-64. This section measures types and forms of physical, psychological, and sexual violence a husband subjects his wife to and the types and forms of physical, psychological, and sexual violence a wife subjects her husband to. The section also deals with the political violence of the Israeli forces and settlers.

Section three: Deals with children aged 5-17 and measures the psychological and physical abuse a child is exposed to according to mother's perspective.

Section four: This section deals with unmarried women aged 18 and over and measures the physical and psychological violence females are exposed to by household member.

Section five: This section deals with elderly people aged 65 and over and measures the psychological and physical abuse they are exposed to by household member whom they reside or do not reside with, and the diseases and disabilities they suffer from.

Topics

Topic	Vocabulary	URI
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS [12]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

Keywords

Domestic Violence

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

west bank & gaza strip

Universe

1. Currently or previously married women.

2. Unmarried young people (males and females) of age group of 18-64 years and over.

3. Children of age group of 12-17 years.

4. The elderly of 65 years old and over.

5. Husbands

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Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics	Palestinian National Authority

Other Producer(s)

Name	Affiliation	Role
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics	Palestinian National Authority	Product the survey

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
The Palestinian National Authority	PNA	Financial assistance
UNDP	UNDP	Financial assistance
UNFBA	UNFBA	Financial assistance
UNICEIF	UNICEIF	Financial assistance

Other Acknowledgements

Name	Affiliation	Role
Core Funding Group	CFG	: Finance Survey

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics	PCBS	Palestinian Nationa Authority	Production and execute the survey

Date of Metadata Production

2012-08-01

DDI Document Version

V1.0 (8 / 2012)

DDI Document ID

DDI-PSE-PCBS-DVS-2011-V1.0