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Population and Housing Census 2017, Third Round

West Bank and Gaza, 2017
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PSE-PCBS-CEN-2017-V1.0
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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Jul 12, 2021
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  • Study Description
  • Data Description
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Data Appraisal
  • Access policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-CEN-2017-V1.0
Title
Population and Housing Census 2017, Third Round
Subtitle
Third Round
Translated Title
التعداد العام للسكان والمساكن 2017
Country
Name Country code
Palestine PSE
Study type
Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Series Information
The Population, Housing and Establishments Census is a pillar of state building. It is further a legal, developmental and statistical imperative, as prescribed by the General Statistics Law of 2000. It is also a genuine expression of national sovereignty. The State of Census 2017 is the third census implemented by PCBS, noting that the first was carried out in 1997 and was followed by a second census in 2007. The present census aims to provide a comprehensive and modern statistical database that creates a digital profile of the Palestinian society in all areas. It additionally fulfills the national needs and in accordance to international recommendations and UN recommendations on the contents of the Census. Consequently, the Census serves as the backbone of planning and developmental policies and strategies formulation
Abstract
The 2017 Census covered all members present in Palestine on the morning of 1st December 2017 regardless of their citizenship, nationality or reasons of presence in Palestine. It also covered the Palestinians temporarily outside of State of Palestine for a period of less than a year for purposes of visit, tourism, treatment or any other reason and who have families inside Palestine. It also covered the detainees and prisoners in Israeli jails regardless of the period of their detention. It did not cover the Palestinians with ID cards and families in Palestine who have been absent for a year or more, with the exception of students studying abroad.

It mainly aims to provide a comprehensive and modern statistical database that creates a digital profile of the Palestinian society in all areas. It additionally fulfills the national needs and in accordance to international recommendations and UN recommendations on the contents of the Census. Consequently, the Census serves as the backbone of planning and developmental policies and strategies formulation.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
individuals, households

Version

Version Description
V1.0
Version Date
2017-12-01

Scope

Topics
Topic Vocabulary URI
censuses [14.1] CESSDA Link
Keywords
Keyword Vocabulary URI
Census, Population, Households Database of statistical terms and indicators Link

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
All the administrative levels in West Bank and Gaza Strip
Universe
All the invidual and Households living in Palestine

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics State of Palestine

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
1. Sample Frame:
It consists of all the enumerated households in the Census 2017 and who are staying in the
Palestine at the time of enumeration.

2. Sample Design:
A random random sample was selected from each enumeration area enumerated in the census,
where the sampling rate reached 20% of the total number of individuals.
Response Rate
Do not apply
Weighting
Weights Estimation:
The weights of the sample were calculated based on the sampling method and added to the
data file. These weights should be used when calculating the estimates through the data file

Estimation Using Weights:
Calculation of weights are used when working on estimating Mean, Ratio, Proportion, Totals.
when we want to estimate the Mean , Ratio, Proportion and Total. We can do that when using
the software package such as SPSS by activating the weight variable, or we can multiply all
the variables by the weight variable. Noting that the output estimates dont include the under
coverage which was calculated through the post-enumeration survey, they include only what
was actually counted.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2017-12-01 2017-12-24
Time periods
Start date End date Cycle
2017-11-30 2017-12-01 every ten years
Data Collection Mode
Personal Interviwe using Tablests
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
الجهاز المركزي للإحصاء الفلسطيني PCBS دولة فلسطين

Data Appraisal

Estimates of Sampling Error
There are only Non-sampling errors that occur at any stage during the implementation of census.
Many of data quality control procedures were used during the census planning and implementayion to ensure maximum accuracy

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Division of user services Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Dus@pcbs.gov.ps www.pcbs.gov.ps
Diwan 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
يلتزم مستخدم المواد، بموجب شروط الاستخدام هذه، بذكر مصدر البيانات وهو الجهاز المركزي للإحصاء الفلسطيني.
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) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. 2017

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-CEN-2017-V1.0
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS State of Palestine collection
Date of Metadata Production
2017-12-01
DDI Document version
V1.0
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