Governance Survey in The Palestinian Territories, 2008

West Bank and Gaza, 2008

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Questionnaires

Governance Survey, 2008 -Questionnaire

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Author(s)	Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Date	2012-05-08
Country	Palestine
Language	English
Contributor(s)	The Palestinian National Authority ( PNA) , European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Publisher(s)	Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Description	The survey questionnaire on Democratic Governance is the main instrument for data collection, and thus its design took into consideration the standard technical specifications to facilitate the collection, processing and analysis of data. Because this type of specialized surveys is new to PCBS, relevant experiences of other countries and international best practices were thoroughly reviewed to ensure the contents and design of the survey’s instruments are within international standards
Table of contents	Identification data: The identification data constitutes the key that uniquely identifies each questionnaire. The key consists of the questionnaire’ serial number, locality code, and governorate code. The classification of localities is according to the Standard Administrative Classification that was adopted by a national committee composed of representatives of various national institutions, and applied by PCBS in the Population, Housing and Establishment Censuses 2007. Data quality control: A set of quality controls were developed and incorporated into the different phases of the survey including field operations, office editing, office coding, data processing, and survey documentation. Survey’s main indicators: The first section of the questionnaire includes identification data about the geographical location and the population. Other sections include data about: the rule of law, the right to access public office, election, the performance of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), government and civil institutions, freedom of opinion and expression, the press and the right to information, freedom to affiliate with and form political parties, the right to education, health, employment and housing.
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Reports

Governance Survey, 2008 Report

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Author(s)	Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Date	2012-05-08
Country	Palestine
Language	English
Contributor(s)	The Palestinian National Authority ( PNA) , European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Publisher(s)	Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Description	The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) strives to keep abreast of developments on the domestic and international arenas and to provide official statistics in all areas pertinent to Palestinian society. The survey of Democratic Governance is a new area in the Palestinian official statistics that came to meet the needs of users and to provide comparable statistics on the regional and international levels. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics has decided to include Democratic Governance in its program as part of PCBS’ efforts to provide comprehensive statistical indicators in specialized subjects. Statistics on Democratic Governance has become one of the main requirements of the development of societies and will serve the needs of users including decision and policy makers. Statistical indicators on Democratic Governance cover many aspects of social, economic, and environmental life, and go in line with the indicators of the Millennium Development Goals. These indicators provide the basis to monitor the status of human rights and governance in any country as well as support the national social and economic system. This report addresses the most important results of the Democratic Governance survey that was carried out by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics during the period from16/10/2008 until 30/11/2008. The report presents relevant results related to the rule of law in the Palestinian Territory, public office, and election. The results also covers the performanceof the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the government, and civil society. In addition,the report presents relevant indicators on the freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of press, access to information, and the freedom to affiliate with and form political parties. In addition, the results cover women's rights, the right to education, health, and labor. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics hopes that the findings of this report will be effectively utilized to enable decision and policy makers to identify required policies and procedures for further improvement and development and to better serve the Palestinian citizen.
Table of contents	List of Tables Executive Summary Concepts and Definitions Methodology Tables
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Governance Survey, 2008 -User Guide

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Author(s)	Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Date	2012-05-08
Country	Palestine
Language	English
Publisher(s)	Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Description	Guide user includes data help the user understand the contents of the survey
Table of contents	Concepts and Definitions The survey's questionnaire Population Target The sample and the sampling frame Data collection Reference date Response rate Data processing Data quality
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