Expenditure and Consumption Survey 1998
West Bank and Gaza, 1998
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PSE-PCBS-PECS-1998-V1.0
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Identification
Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-PECS-1998-V1.0
Title
Expenditure and Consumption Survey 1998
Translated Title
مسح انفاق واستهلاك الأسرة 1998
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Palestine | PSE |
Study type
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
Series Information
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) conducted a household expenditure and consumption survey for the first time between 1/10/1995 and 30/9/1996, PCBS conducted a second survey between 1/1/1997 and 31/1/1997, PCBS conducted a third survey between 1/1/1998 and 31/1/1998, The findings of these surveys constituted a solid database and enabled PCBS to publish detailed statistics regarding expenditure and consumption for the first time.
The basic goal of this survey is to provide a necessary database for formulating national policies at various levels. This survey providing the contribution of the household sector to the Gross National Product (GNP), This survey determining the incidence of poverty, Providing weighted data which reflects the relative importance of the consumption items to be employed to determine the benchmark for rates and prices of items and services. The survey is a fundamental cornerstone in the process of studying the nutritional status in the Palestinian territory.
The basic goal of this survey is to provide a necessary database for formulating national policies at various levels. This survey providing the contribution of the household sector to the Gross National Product (GNP), This survey determining the incidence of poverty, Providing weighted data which reflects the relative importance of the consumption items to be employed to determine the benchmark for rates and prices of items and services. The survey is a fundamental cornerstone in the process of studying the nutritional status in the Palestinian territory.
Abstract
The basic goal of this survey is to provide a necessary database for formulating national policies at various levels. This survey providing the contribution of the household sector to the Gross National Product (GNP), This survey determining the incidence of poverty, Providing weighted data which reflects the relative importance of the consumption items to be employed to determine the benchmark for rates and prices of items and services. The survey is a fundamental cornerstone in the process of studying the nutritional status in the Palestinian territory.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household, individual
Version
Version Description
Version 1.0 dataset for public distribution
Version Date
2014-09-28
Scope
Notes
The PECS questionnaire consists of two main sections:
First section:
Certain articles / provisions of the form filled at the beginning of the month, and the remainder filled out at the end of the month. The questionnaire includes the following provisions:
Cover sheet: It contains detailed and particulars of the family, date of visit, particular of the field/office work team, number/sex of the family members.
Statement of the family members: Contains social, economic and demographic particulars of the selected family.
Statement of the long-lasting commodities and income generation activities:
Includes a number of basic and indispensable items (i.e., Livestock, or agricultural lands).
Housing Characteristics: Includes information and data pertaining to the housing conditions, including type of house, number of rooms, ownership, rent, water, electricity supply, connection to the sewer system, source of cooking and heating fuel, and remoteness/proximity of the house to education and health facilities.
Monthly and Annual Income: Data pertaining to the income of the family is collected from different sources at the end of the registration / recording period.
Assistance and poverty: includes questions about household conditions and assistances that got through the the past month.
Second section:
The second section of the questionnaire includes a list of 55 consumption and expenditure groups itemized and serially numbered according to its importance to the family. Each of these groups contains important commodities. The number of commodities items in each for all groups stood at 667 commodities and services items. Groups 1-21 include food, drink, and cigarettes. Group 22 includes homemade commodities. Groups 23-45 include all items except for food, drink and cigarettes. Groups 50-55 include all of the long-lasting commodities. Data on each of these groups was collected over different intervals of time so as to reflect expenditure over a period of one full year, except the cars group the data of which was collected for three previous years.
These data was abotained from the recording book which is covered a period of month for each household.
First section:
Certain articles / provisions of the form filled at the beginning of the month, and the remainder filled out at the end of the month. The questionnaire includes the following provisions:
Cover sheet: It contains detailed and particulars of the family, date of visit, particular of the field/office work team, number/sex of the family members.
Statement of the family members: Contains social, economic and demographic particulars of the selected family.
Statement of the long-lasting commodities and income generation activities:
Includes a number of basic and indispensable items (i.e., Livestock, or agricultural lands).
Housing Characteristics: Includes information and data pertaining to the housing conditions, including type of house, number of rooms, ownership, rent, water, electricity supply, connection to the sewer system, source of cooking and heating fuel, and remoteness/proximity of the house to education and health facilities.
Monthly and Annual Income: Data pertaining to the income of the family is collected from different sources at the end of the registration / recording period.
Assistance and poverty: includes questions about household conditions and assistances that got through the the past month.
Second section:
The second section of the questionnaire includes a list of 55 consumption and expenditure groups itemized and serially numbered according to its importance to the family. Each of these groups contains important commodities. The number of commodities items in each for all groups stood at 667 commodities and services items. Groups 1-21 include food, drink, and cigarettes. Group 22 includes homemade commodities. Groups 23-45 include all items except for food, drink and cigarettes. Groups 50-55 include all of the long-lasting commodities. Data on each of these groups was collected over different intervals of time so as to reflect expenditure over a period of one full year, except the cars group the data of which was collected for three previous years.
These data was abotained from the recording book which is covered a period of month for each household.
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| ECONOMICS [1] | CESSDA | Link |
Keywords
| Keyword | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Expenditure | Glossary of Statistical Terms Used in PCBS | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The Data are representative at region level (West Bank, Gaza Strip), locality type (urban, rural, camp) .
Geographic Unit
- Region (West Bank, Gaza Strip)
- locality type (urban, rural, camp)
- locality type (urban, rural, camp)
Universe
The survey covered all the Palestinian households who are a usual residence in the Palestinian Territory.
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 | responded to the survey instrument |
| Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | SDC | responded to the survey instrument |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Sample and Frame
The target population in this sample survey comprises all households living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, excluding nomads and students.
The sample design is a stratified two-stage design for households selected to be interviewed. At the first stage a sample of cells (PSUs) was selected from the PCBS master sample frame. At the second stage, a sample of households was selected after a complete household listing of the sampled cells.
Sample Design
Stratification
Four levels of stratification have been made:
Stratification by District.
Stratification by place of residence which comprises:
(a) Municipalities (b) Villages (c) Refugee Camps
Stratification by locality size.
Stratification by cell identification in that order.
Sample Size
The sample size is about 3,196 households allowing for non-response and related losses .
Target cluster size:
The next important issue in the sample design is the target cluster size or “sample-take” which is the average number of households to be selected per PSU. In this survey, the sample take is around 10 households.
The target population in this sample survey comprises all households living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, excluding nomads and students.
The sample design is a stratified two-stage design for households selected to be interviewed. At the first stage a sample of cells (PSUs) was selected from the PCBS master sample frame. At the second stage, a sample of households was selected after a complete household listing of the sampled cells.
Sample Design
Stratification
Four levels of stratification have been made:
Stratification by District.
Stratification by place of residence which comprises:
(a) Municipalities (b) Villages (c) Refugee Camps
Stratification by locality size.
Stratification by cell identification in that order.
Sample Size
The sample size is about 3,196 households allowing for non-response and related losses .
Target cluster size:
The next important issue in the sample design is the target cluster size or “sample-take” which is the average number of households to be selected per PSU. In this survey, the sample take is around 10 households.
Response Rate
The sample of (3196) households represented West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The number of households from the West Bank (2218) ) households , whereas from Gaza Strip (978) households. The number of households that have been completed their data (2851) households, including (1965) households in the West Bank, (886 households in the Gaza Strip. The percentage of response in the Palestinian territories was 92.2%.
Weighting
The sample is self-weighting by design.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-01 | 1998-12-31 | year |
Time periods
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 1998-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Six teams of female interviewers, four in the West Bank and two in Gaza Strip carried out data collection. Each team consisted of a supervisor, a field editor, and 4-5 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 PECS1. 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 though out fieldwork.
An interviewer undertook between 120 and 150 household visits in a month. The households were asked to keep daily records in a diary during their recording month.
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 PECS1. 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 though out fieldwork.
An interviewer undertook between 120 and 150 household visits in a month. The households were asked to keep daily records in a diary during their recording month.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestinian National Authority |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The PECS questionnaire consists of two main sections:
First section:
Certain articles / provisions of the form filled at the beginning of the month, and the remainder filled out at the end of the month. The questionnaire includes the following provisions:
Cover sheet: It contains detailed and particulars of the family, date of visit, particular of the field/office work team, number/sex of the family members.
Statement of the family members: Contains social, economic and demographic particulars of the selected family.
Statement of the long-lasting commodities and income generation activities:
Includes a number of basic and indispensable items (i.e., Livestock, or agricultural lands).
Housing Characteristics: Includes information and data pertaining to the housing conditions, including type of house, number of rooms, ownership, rent, water, electricity supply, connection to the sewer system, source of cooking and heating fuel, and remoteness/proximity of the house to education and health facilities.
Monthly and Annual Income: Data pertaining to the income of the family is collected from different sources at the end of the registration / recording period.
Assistance and poverty: includes questions about household conditions and assistances that got through the the past month.
Second section:
The second section of the questionnaire includes a list of 55 consumption and expenditure groups itemized and serially numbered according to its importance to the family. Each of these groups contains important commodities. The number of commodities items in each for all groups stood at 667 commodities and services items. Groups 1-21 include food, drink, and cigarettes. Group 22 includes homemade commodities. Groups 23-45 include all items except for food, drink and cigarettes. Groups 50-55 include all of the long-lasting commodities. Data on each of these groups was collected over different intervals of time so as to reflect expenditure over a period of one full year, except the cars group the data of which was collected for three previous years.
These data was abotained from the recording book which is covered a period of month for each household.
First section:
Certain articles / provisions of the form filled at the beginning of the month, and the remainder filled out at the end of the month. The questionnaire includes the following provisions:
Cover sheet: It contains detailed and particulars of the family, date of visit, particular of the field/office work team, number/sex of the family members.
Statement of the family members: Contains social, economic and demographic particulars of the selected family.
Statement of the long-lasting commodities and income generation activities:
Includes a number of basic and indispensable items (i.e., Livestock, or agricultural lands).
Housing Characteristics: Includes information and data pertaining to the housing conditions, including type of house, number of rooms, ownership, rent, water, electricity supply, connection to the sewer system, source of cooking and heating fuel, and remoteness/proximity of the house to education and health facilities.
Monthly and Annual Income: Data pertaining to the income of the family is collected from different sources at the end of the registration / recording period.
Assistance and poverty: includes questions about household conditions and assistances that got through the the past month.
Second section:
The second section of the questionnaire includes a list of 55 consumption and expenditure groups itemized and serially numbered according to its importance to the family. Each of these groups contains important commodities. The number of commodities items in each for all groups stood at 667 commodities and services items. Groups 1-21 include food, drink, and cigarettes. Group 22 includes homemade commodities. Groups 23-45 include all items except for food, drink and cigarettes. Groups 50-55 include all of the long-lasting commodities. Data on each of these groups was collected over different intervals of time so as to reflect expenditure over a period of one full year, except the cars group the data of which was collected for three previous years.
These data was abotained from the recording book which is covered a period of month for each household.
Data Processing
Data Editing
Data editing took place at a number of stages through the processing including:
1. office editing and coding
2. during data entry
3. structure checking and completeness
4. structural checking of SPSS data files
1. office editing and coding
2. during data entry
3. structure checking and completeness
4. structural checking of SPSS data files
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
Detailed information on the sampling Error is available in the Survey Report.
Data Appraisal
Detailed information on the data appraisal is available in the Survey Report.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division of Users 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.
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2. Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .
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Citation requirements
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2014. Expenditure and Consumption Survey, 1998. v1.0
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Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestinian National Authority | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
© 2014, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, reference period of data 1/1/1998-31/12/1998
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-PECS-1998-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
2014-09-28
DDI Document version
Version 1.0 ( SEP 2014)