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Household-Culture

HouseHold Cultural Survey 2009

West Bank and Gaza, 2009
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PSE-PCBS-HCULT-2009-V1.0
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  • Coverage
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Identification

Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-HCULT-2009-V1.0
Title
HouseHold Cultural Survey 2009
Translated Title
مسح الثقافة الاسري، 2009
Country
Name Country code
Palestine PSE
Study type
Sample Frame, Households [sf/hh]
Series Information
, PCBS implemented the first Household Culture Survey in 1996, and incorporated culture-relevant questions with the time-use survey 1999/2000. Additionally, PCBS implemented Mass Media Survey in year 2000, followed by the Computer, Internet and Mobile Phone Survey in 2004. In 2006, a Household Survey was carried out for the benefits of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications.The Household Culture Survey aims to provide quantifiable indicators related to cultural activities and role of mass media in spreading the culture
Abstract
The Household Culture Survey aims to provide quantifiable indicators related to cultural
activities and role of mass media in spreading the culture; examples of such information
include:
1. Availability of a home library, type of library collection, the culture of reading "the
habit of reading and reading newspapers."
2. Tendency to listen to the radio or watching television and time spent by each person in
these activities, and the programs that are being watched or listened to.
3. Popularity to visit cultural institutions and the practice of individuals to cultural
activities.
4. Popularity of TV and broadcasting stations, and the sources of news and information,
and the main sources of entertainment and recreation.
5. Proliferation of newspapers and magazines and how to obtain them, and the sections
of the newspapers that have the largest number of readers.
6. Connection to the Internet.
7. The scope of using computers and the Internet; and the intended purpose of such
usage.
8. The scope of household monitoring to the type of television programs being watched
by children, and the number of hours being spent watching television.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household.
Person 10 years and over .

Version

Version Description
Version 1.0 (edited/final), based on data files and other material downloaded from PCBS/HHCS website on 05 December 2009.
Version Date
2009-06

Scope

Notes
The forms of the survey consists of identification data of the questionnaire, quality controls, in addition to three main sections:
Section I: Data about household members that include identification fields as well as characteristics of household members (demographic, social and economic) such as the relationship of individuals to head of household, age, sex, refugee status, education, main occupation.

Section II: Household data includes information on the availability of library and its collection, access to newspapers and listening to radio stations and the acquisition of TV set and DVD. In addition, this section includes information on topics related to watching TV, the preferred TV programs as well as the monitoring of households to their children (5-17 years old) while watching television and using computers.

Section III: Data on persons (aged 10 years or more), which includes information about reading newspapers and periodical publication, and the habit of reading books and type of books that persons read. In addition, the information also includes watching television, listening to the radio, and listening to the Voice of Palestine. Also, indicators about the practices of persons of the cultural activities in their free time and places they visit
Topics
Topic Vocabulary URI
cultural activities and participation [13.2] CESSDA Link
Keywords
Keyword Vocabulary URI
cultural activity Glossary of statistical Link

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
West Bank , Jerusalem and Gaza Strip
governorate and type of locality
Geographic Unit
Governorate
Universe
All Palestinian households and individuals whose usual place of residence in the Palestinian Territory with focus on persons aged 10 years and over in year 2009

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics Palestinian National Authority
Producers
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation Role
Core Funding Group CFG Data Collection/ processing/ printing of Main Finding Report
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Data Collection/ processing/ printing of Main Finding Report
Palestinian National Authority PNA Data Collection/ processing/ printing of Main Finding Report
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
Name Affiliation
Core Funding Grou CFG

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Target population:
All Palestinian households and individuals whose usual place of residence in the Palestinian Territory with focus on persons aged 10 years and over in year 2009.

Sample frame
The sampling frame consists of 4917 enumeration areas adopted in the Population, Housing and Establishment census 2007. Each enumeration area has an average size of about 120-150
households. These were used in the first phase as Preliminary Sampling Units in the process of selecting the survey sample. In the second phase of sample selection, households sampling
frame from census- 2007 was used and it contains identification data such as the names and addresses of heads of household, in addition to buildings and housing unit numbers.

Sample size
The sample size of the survey was estimated to about 6,150 household.
Two levels of stratification were made:
Stratification by governorate (16 Governorate including J1)
Stratification locality type (urban, rural, camp)

Sample design
The sample is stratified clustered systematic random sample. The design is comprised of three
phases:
Phase I: Random sample of 246 enumeration areas
Phase II: Selection of (25) household from each enumeration area, selected in phase one, using systematic random manner
Phase III: Selection of a person (aged 10 years or more) in the field from the selected households; and KISH TABLES are used in the process of persons selection to ensure
indiscriminate selection.
Note: in Jerusalem Governorate (J1), 17 enumeration areas were selected; then in the second phase, a group of households from each enumeration area were chosen using census-2007
method of delineation and enumeration. This method was adopted to ensure household response is to the maximum to comply with the percentage of non-response as set in the
sample design.

Sample distribution
Distribution of the sample was stratified by governorate and type of locality to ensure that the size of the sampled households in each stratum fits with the actual number of households in that stratum as in the sampling frame.
Response Rate
The sample size was 6,150 households distributed as 4,025 in the West Bank and 2,125 in the Gaza Strip. The total number of household whose data was collected in the survey amounted to 5,132 household including 3,300 in the West Bank, 405 households in Jerusalem (J1), and 1,427 household in the Gaza Strip. Weights were modified accordingly on the level of stratum design to compensate for refusal and non-response cases.
Weighting
First: Household weights
Preliminary household weight is calculated from stratum h by dividing number of households
in each stratum with the sample size of households within the stratum h, using the following
formula.
Where
:Household stratum symbol i by governorate and locality type
:Weight of household i in the stratum h
:Number of households in the strata h according to household estimates in the survey
reference year
:Household sample size in the stratum h
In the survey, one person aged 10 years and over was selected from the household, and this
person was selected randomly using KISH tables. This person was given a preliminary weight
equal to the preliminary household weight.
(preliminary) is calculated as the number of persons aged 10 years and over in the selected
household.
Second: person weights
Then preliminary weights for persons were adjusted taking into accounts population
projection to ensure results of the sample fit with the dissemination levels (region West Bank
and Gaza Strip Sex: Male and female; age group(10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39,
40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 years and over). Weights were
adjusted as follows:
Addition of preliminary household weight to the data file
A new variable for adjusted persons weight is created in the persons data file by levels region:
(West Bank and Gaza Strip, Sex: Male and female; age group (10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29,
30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 years and over).
Then total preliminary weights for persons are calculated according to adjustments groups.
Calculate distribution of population based on the adjusted projected population for the
survey’s reference year.
The adjustment factor fg is calculated according to adjustment groups by dividing the results
of step (1) with the results of step (2).
The weight for the person is then the preliminary weight for the person multiplied by the
adjustment factor for the corresponding group
Calculation of relative weights
The relative weight is calculated as the final weight for the person divided by the average
weight of final weights.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2009-05-05 2009-06-18
Time periods
Start date End date
2009-05-05 2009-06-18
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
The Fieldwork and Surveys Directorate at the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics prepared the plan for the survey’s fieldwork activities. Preparations relevant to logistics were ready in advance including fieldworkers candidates and survey tools (questionnaires, sample lists). The organizational structure of the fieldwork was designed according to the requirements and nature of the survey itself. Fieldworkers were assigned to work in their governorate of residence, and some small governorates were merged with adjacent large ones to facilitate the management of fieldwork of the survey
Data Collection Notes
More than 62 fieldworkers attended the fieldwork training in accordance with the survey’s plan designed by the survey management team. The duration of the training was five consecutive days from 26/04/2009 till 30/04/2009. Each section of the questionnaire was explained and discussed thoroughly along with practical exercises in class, in the field and home assignments. An evaluation test was conducted to ensure trainees got acquainted with all sections of the survey questionnaire.
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS Palestinian National Authority

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The survey questionnaire was developed based on the identified needs and after discussion with stakeholders. A workshop was conducted at the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics as part of the user producer dialogue to discuss the indicators of the survey.
The questionnaires were developed in arabic

Data Processing

Data Editing
The project’s management developed a clear mechanism for editing the data and trained a team of editors accordingly. The mechanism was as follows:
Receiving completed questionnaires on daily basis; Checking each questionnaire to make sure that they were completed and that the data covered all eligible household members. Returning the uncompleted questionnaires as well as those with errors to the field for completion.

Data Appraisal

Estimates of Sampling Error
sampling error available in the report of survey
Data Appraisal
you can found it in the report of survey

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Division of user services Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics diwan@pcbs.gov.ps www.pcbs.gov.ps
Confidentiality
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
Access conditions
License Agreement for the Use of Micro Data in PCBS
items(10,11,12) as following:


1. 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.

2. Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .

3. 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.
Citation requirements
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2009. Household Culture Survey,(12- 2009). v1.0
.Ramallah - Palestine
Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Palestinian National Authority diwan@pcbs.gov.ps www.pcbs.gov.ps

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
The Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics 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.
Copyright
Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics. PCBS 2009.the reference date of data is 5/5/2009-18/06/2009

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-HCULT-2009-V1.0
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statisitics PCBS Palestinian National Authority production of reference material
Date of Metadata Production
2009-12-05
DDI Document version
Version 1.0 December 2009
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