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Crime-Victimization

Victimization Survey 1999

West Bank and Gaza, 1999
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PSE-PCBS-VICT-1999-V1.0
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Crime and Victimization
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  • Study Description
  • Data Description
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Questionnaires
  • Data Processing
  • Data Appraisal
  • Access policy
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  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-VICT-1999-V1.0
Title
Victimization Survey 1999
Translated Title
مسح الضحية 1999
Country
Name Country code
Palestine PSE
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Series Information
This study is based on a household sample survey implemented for twice in 1996, 1999, . It provides basic indicators on various aspects of victimization, including households victimized by criminal offenses, type of criminal offense, tangible losses of crimes, etc. A special questionnaire was designed in accordance with UN standards and recommendations in the field of victimization statistics while taking the Palestinian particularities into account.
Abstract
PCBS conducted the twice round of the Victimization Survey 1999: data collection was conducted during the 4th quarter of 1999 (1999-04-10- 1999-07-10).

Six teams of interviewers, three in the West Bank and three in the Gaza Strip carried out the data collection. Each team consisted of a supervisor and two interviewers. Fieldwork teams were distributed to different districts according to sample allocation.
All field staff received a training session combining general theoretical and practical components. Interviewers, supervisors and editors for the survey were selected from those who worked on the Labour Force Survey. Fieldwork procedures and organization were designed to ensure adequate supervision and the collection of high quality data. To this end, several quality control measures were used through out fieldwork.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household, Individual

Version

Version Description
Version 1.1 dataset for public distribution
Version Date
2014-09-25

Scope

Notes
·Households and persons Victimized by criminal offense, type of criminal offense
·Crime location.
·Perpetrator of crime
·Crime reporting.
·Reported crime underwent legal proceedings.
·Physical harm and tangible losses of criminal offenses.
·Who party prone to tangible losses
Topics
Topic Vocabulary URI
crime [5.1] CESSDA Link
Keywords
Keyword Vocabulary URI
Victimized Households Victimized Households Link
Victimized Persons Victimized Persons Link

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
The Data are representative at region level (West Bank, Gaza Strip), locality type (urban, rural, camp) and governorates
Geographic Unit
- Region (West Bank, Gaza Strip)
- locality type (urban, rural, camp)
- Governorates
Universe
It consists of all Palestinian households who are staying normally in the state of Palestine during 1999, focuses specifically on household and individuals who were victims of criminal acts during the 12 months preceding the survey.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Palestinian National Authority
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation Role
The Palestinian National Authority PNA Financial assistance
The Core Funding Group CFG Financial assistance
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Financial assistance
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
Name Affiliation Role
The Core Funding Group represented by the representative office CFG Financial assistance
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Financial assistance

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
The sampling frame consisted of a master sample of enumeration areas (EAs) selected from the Population Housing and Establishment Census 1997, the master sample consists of area units of relatively equal size (number of households), these units have been used as primary sampling units (PSUs).

Sample Design:

The sample is a two-stage stratified cluster random sample. The sample in this survey was implemented in all households in round 13th of the Labor Force survey
Response Rate
The response rate is 92.5% in palestine where 7.5% is not completed.
Weighting
Weights has been calculated for each sampling units. Weights reflect the sampling procedures. Adjusted weight is important to reduce bias resulting from non-responses.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
1999-04-10 1999-07-10
Time periods
Start date End date
1999-01-01 1999-04-10
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Six teams of interviewers, three in the West Bank and three in the Gaza Strip carried out the data collection. Each team consisted of a supervisor and two interviewers. Fieldwork teams were distributed to different districts according to sample allocation.
All field staff received a training session combining general theoretical and practical components. Interviewers, supervisors and editors for the survey were selected from those who worked on the Labour Force Survey. Fieldwork procedures and organization were designed to ensure adequate supervision and the collection of high quality data. To this end, several quality control measures were used through out fieldwork.
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS Palestinian National Authority

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
A special questionnaire was designed in accordance with UN standards and recommendations in the field of victimization statistics while taking the Palestinian particularities into accoun

Data Processing

Data Editing
Data entry: At this stage, data was entered into the computer using a data entry template designed in Access. The data entry program was prepared to satisfy a number of requirements such as:
·Duplication of the questionnaires on the computer screen.
·Logical and consistency check of data entered.
·Possibility for internal editing of question answers.
·Maintaining a minimum of digital data entry and fieldwork errors.
·User friendly handling.
·Possibility of transferring data into another format to be used and analyzed using other statistical analytic systems such as SPSS.

Data Appraisal

Estimates of Sampling Error
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 (West Bank, Gaza Strip).

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, 2014. Victimization Survey - 1999: Main Findings Report. 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 (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.
Copyright
© Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2014, Victimization Survey 1999

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-VICT-1999-V1.0
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS Palestinian Nationa Authority Production and execute the survey
Date of Metadata Production
2014-09-25
DDI Document version
Version 1.1 (Septemper, 2014)
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