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Construction Contractors Survey 2005

West Bank and Gaza, 2006
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PSE-PCBS-CON-2005-V1.0
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  • Study Description
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Questionnaires
  • Data Processing
  • Data Appraisal
  • Access policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-CON-2005-V1.0
Title
Construction Contractors Survey 2005
Translated Title
مسح مقاولي الانشاءات 2005
Country
Name Country code
Palestine PSE
Study type
Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
Series Information
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics is pleased to issue the twelfth volume of the economic surveys for the Palestinian Territory, which presents the findings of the surveys conducted for 2005 as reference year. These surveys cover most of economic activities operating in the Palestinian Territory since 1994.
Abstract
The objective of the survey was to obtain data on:
1. Number of enterprises and persons engaged in construction contractors survey by activity.
2. Value of output, intermediate consumption and stocks.
3. Value added components.
4. Payments and transfers.
5. Assets and capital formation.
6. Contribution of the surveyed activities to the GDP and other national accounts variables.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Enterprise constitutes the primary sampling unit (PSU)

Version

Version Description
V1.0 (File to publication on internet for public use)
Version Date
2006-09-15
Version Notes
-

Scope

Notes
Identification data
Data about establishment assets.
Data about Purchasing goods for selling purpose
Number of employees in a company and their compensations.
Various payments and transfers
Other output expenses
Goods productions
Goods Production Inputs
Others Goods Production Inputs
Revenues of Services Rendered to Others
Indirect Fees and Taxes
Production Inputs Fuel and oil
Various transfers and revenues
Electricity and water
Topics
Topic Vocabulary URI
Economic Conditions and Indicators [1.2] CESSDA Link
Keywords
Keyword Vocabulary URI
Constructions’ Survey Glossary of Statistical Terms Link

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
West Bank and Gaza Strip
Universe
All enterprises in construction contractors survey (comprehensive)

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Palestinian National Authority
Producers
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation Role
The Palestinian National Authority PNA Financial
The Representative Office of Norway ROF Financial
The Representative Office of Netherlands NA Financial
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Financial
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
Name Affiliation
Enterprises Owners
The Palestinian National Authority CFG
The Representative Office of Norway CFG
The Representative Office of Netherlands CFG

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Comprehensive Survey
Deviations from the Sample Design
-
Response Rate
Number of enterprises 599
overcoverage 9.1%
Non-response 7.8%
response rate 92.6%
Weighting
The sampling weight of the enterprise is the mathematical turned of the possibility selection of that enterprise. It is necessary to use weights in the estimation of the survey society because of the differentiation in the possibility of enterprises' selection from one another . The weights are adjusted to compensate for nonresponse Enterprises

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2006-04-01 2006-06-15
Time periods
Start date End date
2005-01-01 2005-12-31
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
General Notes:
The construction contractors survey was conducted despite obstacle fieldworkers were exposed to due to the prevailing condition in the Palestinian Territory due to the imposed Israeli measures and closures, the staff has hardly worked to overcome these obstacles and implemented the survey according to the planned program.

The fieldworkers were provided by data from the financial records whenever it is available, in the case of unavailability of records, the fieldworkers asked for the most reliable estimates by the owners.

For insuring data quality, a series of measures were taken in to a account that support accuracy of data collection through the following:
Selection of specialized fieldwork team of economic back ground, the team was trained theoretically and practically on the survey questionnaire.
The main fieldwork team was selected according to the training course.
Field work visits by both fieldwork and project management staff for monitoring and following up data collection process and progress of work, An average of two visits for each governorate, a bout 90% of completed questionnaires was reviewed and corrected if needed, comments and notes were directed to the team accordingly.
Different levels of supervision and monitoring toke place a according to the following division:
Fieldworkers
Fieldworkers supervisors
Fieldwork coordinator. (Each of them has responsibilities in monitoring )
Project management receive a daily progress report about completeness and response.
Conducting a refreshment training course during the stage of data collection for emphasizing the main issues of training and answering questions of fieldworkers about issues faced them in the field.
Data Collection Notes
Data Collecting

Questionnaire Test:
Doing a primitive pretest during two days to make a technical study of the questionnaire, study the rejection and the data quality.

Workers Selection and Training:
The interviewers in the fieldwork are selected from the experienced ones in the statistical work and they are also trained theoretically and practically.

Fieldwork operations:
They are initiated after the recruitment and training of qualified interviewers. The PCBS's Fieldwork Directorate administers fieldwork activities including interviewing activities.

Data Gathering Method:
Data are gathered by using an interview with the enterprise owner or general manager by applying the survey questionnaire.

Fieldwork Editing:
The interviewer and supervisor firstly edit technically the questionnaire according to editing rules.

Office Editing:
The office editor also edits the questionnaire in order to be ready to be sent to coding and data entry.

Coding:
After the editor finishes editing the questionnaire, a coding are used according to (ISIC - 3), then the questionnaire is transferred to data entry.
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS Palestinian National Authority

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
They are tow forms of the construction contractors survey questionnaire 2005, the first one is related to household and branches, the second is related to non-finance companies sector. The questionnaire contains of the following main variables:
Number of employees in a company and their compensations.
The output of the main and second activities.
Goods production inputs.
Various payments and transfers.
Indirect taxes.
Enterprises assets.

Data Processing

Data Editing
For insuring quality and consistency of data a set of measures were taken in to account for strengthening accuracy of data as follows:
Preparing data entry program before data collection for checking readiness of the program for data entry.
A set of validation rules were applied on the program for checking consistency of data.
Efficiency of the program was checked through pre-testing in entering few questionnaires, including incorrect information for checking its efficiency, in capturing these information.
Well trained data keyers were selected and trained for the main data entry.
Weekly or by weekly data files were received by project management for checking accuracy and consistency, notes of correction are provided for data entry management for correction.

Data Appraisal

Estimates of Sampling Error
Non-Statistical Errors
These types of errors could appear on one or all the survey stages that include data collection and data entry:
Response rate values:
Sample size was 2899 institution in the Palestinian Territory.

Response errors: these types of errors are related to, responders, fieldworkers, and data entry personnel's. And to avoid mistakes and reduce the impact has been a series of actions that would enhance the accuracy of the data through a process of data collection from the field and the data processing.

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) 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. 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 2006, Economic Surveys Series - Main Results,1998-2006. 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
PCBS provides data collected for purely statistical purposes, and therefore does not assume any responsibility for legal or professional from any claim or analysis or interpretation or misuse of this data.
Copyright
(c) All Rights Reserved. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Sebtember, 2006.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-CON-2005-V1.0
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS Palestinian National Authority Collection, processing and dissemination data
Date of Metadata Production
2011-06-15
DDI Document version
V1.0
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