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Establishments-Census

Establishment census 2007

West Bank and Gaza, 2007
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PSE-PCBS-EST-2007-V1.0
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
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  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Questionnaires
  • Data Processing
  • Data Appraisal
  • Access policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-EST-2007-V1.0
Title
Establishment census 2007
Translated Title
تعداد المنشات 2007
Country
Name Country code
Palestine PSE
Study type
Enterprise Census [en/census]
Series Information
An Establishment census that conducted once every 5 year and this is the sixth census that conducted
Abstract
1.2 Objectives of the Census
The aim of the Establishment Census is listing of all establishments in the Remaining West Bank and Gaza Strip, and building a new updated establishment register classified according to the main economic activity. The main objectives of the census are:
To collect data on the distribution of establishments by economic activity and governorates.
To provide data on employment size in the establishments by economic activity and sex.
To provide data on the characteristics of the establishments in the Remaining West Bank and Gaza Strip such as: economic organization, legal status and ownership.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
Establishment

Version

Version Description
V1.0: version (datasets for public use)
Version Date
2008-05-10

Scope

Notes
Part one: Identification data (governorate, locality, enumeration area, commercial name, manager name, address and establishment status).
Part two: Data about operating establishments:
· Economic activity
· Ownership
· Economic organization
· Legal status
· Year of establishment
· Persons engaged
Financial statements
Topics
Topic URI
economic conditions and indicators [1.2] Link
Keywords
Keyword Vocabulary URI
establishment census Terminology and Indicators Statistical Database Link

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
The Establishments Census 2007 includes all economic establishments in Palestine
Universe
all economic establishments in Palestine

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics State of Palestine
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation
the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency SDC
United Nations Population Fund UNFPA
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF
Palestine for Development Foundation PNA
OPEC Fund for International Development OFID
Saudi Arabia SAU
Norway Govenment NOR
Netherlands Govenment NDL
Switzerland Govenment SDC
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
Name Affiliation
the Swiss Development Cooperation Agency SDC
United Nations Population Fund UNFPA
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF
OPEC Fund for International Development OFID
Saudi Arabia SAU
Norway Govenment NOR
Netherlands Govenment NDL
Switzerland Govenment SDC

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
comprehensive census of all economic establishment in palestine (not applicable(
Deviations from the Sample Design
comprehensive census of all economic establishment in palestine (not applicable(
Response Rate
comprehensive census of all economic establishment in palestine (not applicable(
Weighting
not applicable

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2007-10-20 2007-11-10
Time periods
Start date End date
2007-10-20 2007-11-10
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
4.6.2 Fieldwork Organization
The Palestinian Territory have been divided into 16 governorates, namely: Jenin, Tubas,
Tulkarm, Nablus, Qalqilya, Salfit, Ramallah and Al-Bireh, Jericho and Al-Aghwar,
Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, North Gaza, Gaza, Deir Al-Balah, Khan Yunis, and Rafah.
The number of localities in all governorates was 558 localities, including 525 localities in the
West Bank, and 33 localities in Gaza Strip. These localities were divided into 4,916
enumeration areas including 3,286 enumeration areas in the Remaining West Bank, and 1,630
enumeration areas in Gaza Strip.
In the second phase of the census there were 1,228 people, distributed as 36 governorate
directors and assistants, 218 supervisors, 974 crew leaders.
4.6.3 Updating and Data Collection
The data was collected from establishments through personal interview by the crew leaders
working in the 2007 census. Establishments register on existing economic institutions from
the 2004 census were updated during the filed work of the 2007 census, where the crew
leaders should review the records of enumeration area on establishments which were
numbered on the ground on the 2007 census questionnaires, then he will take one of the two
actions: if he found the establishment was registered; he will update the data in the
questionnaires, or if the establishment is not registered, then he must record it at the end of
questionnaire.
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS Palestinian National Authority

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The census questionnaire was divided into two parts:
Part one: Identification data (governorate, locality, enumeration area, commercial name, manager name, address and establishment status).
Part two: Data about operating establishments:
· Economic activity
· Ownership
· Economic organization
· Legal status
· Year of establishment
· Persons engaged
Financial statements

Data Processing

Data Editing
4.8 Data Processing
Access was used for data entry; data entry was organized in a number of files, corresponding
to the main parts of the questionnaire.
A data entry template was designed to reflect an exact image of the questionnaire, and
included various electronic checks: logical check, consistency checks and cross-validation.
Continuously thorough checks on the overall consistency of the data files were made.
Data editing and checking processes were initiated simultaneously with the data entry which
was began in 04/12/2007 - 05/02/2008. Thorough data quality checks and consistency checks
were carried out.
Final tabulation of results was performed using Access.

Data Appraisal

Estimates of Sampling Error
not applicable its census

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Division of user services Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Dus@pcbs.gov.ps www.pcbs.gov.ps
Mail office 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
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, Population, Housing and Establishments Census-2007. Ramallah - Palestine
Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics State of Palestine diwan@pcbs.gov.ps www.pcbs.gov.ps

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
PCBS provid 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,2007

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-EST-2007-V1.0
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS State of Palestine Collection, processing and dissemination data
Date of Metadata Production
2021-02-28
DDI Document version
v1.0
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