Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2017
West Bank and Gaza, 2016 - 2017
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PSE-PCBS-PECS-2017-V1.0
Title
Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey 2017
Translated Title
مسح إنفاق واستهلاك الأسرة 2017
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Palestine | PSE |
Study type
Living Standards Measurement Study [hh/lsms]
Series Information
This is the thirteenth bulletin of Expenditure and Consumption Survey of Palestinian households for the period of (October 2016 - September 2017). Provide a profile of poverty in Palestine for 2017 in order to study the socio-economic characteristics of poor households in Palestine.
Abstract
The objective of this survey is:
- To provide the basic data needed for policy development at the national level for different sectors.
- To know the consumption expenditure patterns and the impact of social variables on them.
- Calculation of average monthly and annual expenditure of the individual and households on items of commodities and services and knowing the factors affecting expenditure, such as educational, social and other levels.
- To obtain data on household consumption and expenditure levels that can be used to determine poverty levels and to analyze changes in living standards over time.
- To provide data for national accounts for final consumption of the household sector.
- To provideweights data that reflect the relative importance of consumer spending items used in the preparation of consumer price index.
- To access data on non-cash consumption such as consumption of own produced products and in-kind payments.
- To know sources of income generation and household ownership of durable goods, tenure and agricultural property.
- To know characteristics of the dwelling, and the availability of services within the dwelling.
- To provide the basic data needed for policy development at the national level for different sectors.
- To know the consumption expenditure patterns and the impact of social variables on them.
- Calculation of average monthly and annual expenditure of the individual and households on items of commodities and services and knowing the factors affecting expenditure, such as educational, social and other levels.
- To obtain data on household consumption and expenditure levels that can be used to determine poverty levels and to analyze changes in living standards over time.
- To provide data for national accounts for final consumption of the household sector.
- To provideweights data that reflect the relative importance of consumer spending items used in the preparation of consumer price index.
- To access data on non-cash consumption such as consumption of own produced products and in-kind payments.
- To know sources of income generation and household ownership of durable goods, tenure and agricultural property.
- To know characteristics of the dwelling, and the availability of services within the dwelling.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household, individual
Version
Version Description
- v1.0: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
Version Date
2018-08-06
Scope
Notes
The PECS questionnaire consists of:
Survey questionnaire:
The data are collected during the registration month during the visit of the fieldworker to the household, and include the following sections:
First part: (cover page) this part records the necessary information of the household, date of visit, data on field and office staff, and number of family members by gender.
Second part: contains demographic and social questions about household.
Third part: contains questions on the characteristics of the labor force.
Forth part: covers housing characteristics that cover many topics such as type of housing, number of rooms, house ownership, rental value, housing, electricity, water and sanitation. The main source of cooking fuel and heating. After housing for transportation, education and health centers.
Fifth part: contains data on social assistance and adaptation strategies, which include the value of assistance received by the household or individuals, and the circumstances and trauma experienced by the household or a member.
Sixth part: contains questions of income and means of income generation as well as data on monthly and annual income, where data on household income are collected from different sources at the household level at the end of the registration period.
List of commodities
The classification of the list of commodities is based on the recommendation of the United Nations for the SNA under the name Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose. The list includes 50 groups of expenditure and consumption, with each given a sequence number based on its importance to the household, starting with food goods, clothing groups, housing, medical treatment, transportation and communication, and lastly, durable goods. Each group consists of important goods. Groups from 1-21 include goods pertinent to food, drinks, and cigarettes. Group 22 includes goods that are home-produced and consumed by the household. Groups 23-45 include all items except food, drinks, and cigarettes. Groups 50-55 include durable goods. The data are collected based on different reference periods to represent expenditure during one year.
Registration Book
The registration book includes instructions and examples on how to record consumption and expenditure items. The form includes columns:
- Monetary: If the good is purchased or in kind: if the item is self-produced.
- Title of the service or the good.
- Unit of measurement (kilogram, liter, number).
- Quantity.
- Value.
Survey questionnaire:
The data are collected during the registration month during the visit of the fieldworker to the household, and include the following sections:
First part: (cover page) this part records the necessary information of the household, date of visit, data on field and office staff, and number of family members by gender.
Second part: contains demographic and social questions about household.
Third part: contains questions on the characteristics of the labor force.
Forth part: covers housing characteristics that cover many topics such as type of housing, number of rooms, house ownership, rental value, housing, electricity, water and sanitation. The main source of cooking fuel and heating. After housing for transportation, education and health centers.
Fifth part: contains data on social assistance and adaptation strategies, which include the value of assistance received by the household or individuals, and the circumstances and trauma experienced by the household or a member.
Sixth part: contains questions of income and means of income generation as well as data on monthly and annual income, where data on household income are collected from different sources at the household level at the end of the registration period.
List of commodities
The classification of the list of commodities is based on the recommendation of the United Nations for the SNA under the name Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose. The list includes 50 groups of expenditure and consumption, with each given a sequence number based on its importance to the household, starting with food goods, clothing groups, housing, medical treatment, transportation and communication, and lastly, durable goods. Each group consists of important goods. Groups from 1-21 include goods pertinent to food, drinks, and cigarettes. Group 22 includes goods that are home-produced and consumed by the household. Groups 23-45 include all items except food, drinks, and cigarettes. Groups 50-55 include durable goods. The data are collected based on different reference periods to represent expenditure during one year.
Registration Book
The registration book includes instructions and examples on how to record consumption and expenditure items. The form includes columns:
- Monetary: If the good is purchased or in kind: if the item is self-produced.
- Title of the service or the good.
- Unit of measurement (kilogram, liter, number).
- Quantity.
- Value.
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| ECONOMICS [1] | CESSDA | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
This survey representative three levels: the first at the regional level (West Bank and Gaza Strip), the second at the level of the type of community (urban, rural, camp), and finally at the Governorate (17 governorates, where Jerusalem was considered as two statistical areas).
Universe
All households and individuals who were living normally in Palestine in 2016\ 2017.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Palestine State | PSE | Financial assistance |
| World Bank | WB | Financial assistance |
| European Union | EU | Financial assistance |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Word Bank | Core Funding Group, CFG | Finance Survey |
| European Union | Core Funding Group, CFG | Finance Survey |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
- Sample Size
The sample size was 4,692 households and additional sample from 920 households to compensate for non- response cases, (the total sample was 5,612 households), and 3,739 households responded.
- Sample Design
The sample is two stage stratified cluster sample as following:
First stage: selection of a PPS random sample of 391 enumeration areas.
Second stage: A systematic random sample of 12 households from each enumeration area selected in the first stage.
- Sample Strata
The population was divided by:
1- Governorate (17 governorates, where Jerusalem was considered as two statistical areas).
2- locality type (urban, rural, refugee camps).
The sample size was 4,692 households and additional sample from 920 households to compensate for non- response cases, (the total sample was 5,612 households), and 3,739 households responded.
- Sample Design
The sample is two stage stratified cluster sample as following:
First stage: selection of a PPS random sample of 391 enumeration areas.
Second stage: A systematic random sample of 12 households from each enumeration area selected in the first stage.
- Sample Strata
The population was divided by:
1- Governorate (17 governorates, where Jerusalem was considered as two statistical areas).
2- locality type (urban, rural, refugee camps).
Response Rate
5,612 households had been reached as a representative sample to Palestine, where the number of completed questionnaires amounted to 3,739 households of which 2,897 households were in the West Bank and 842 households in Gaza Strip. Weights were amended at the level of design strata to modify effects of refusals rates and lack of responses.
The response percentages was 71.4%.
The response percentages was 71.4%.
Weighting
The weight of statistical units (sampling unit) in the sample was defined as the mathematical inverse of the selection probability where the sample of the survey is a two-stage stratified cluster sample. In the first stage we calculate the weight of enumeration areas based on the probability of each enumeration area. In the second stage we calculate the weight of households in each enumeration area. Initial household weights resulted from the product of the weight of the first stage and the weight of the second stage. The final household weights were obtained after adjustment of the initial weights with the household estimates for mid 2017 according to design strata (governorate, locality type).
Merge the final household weights to Roster file, known as the primary weight of person. Then adjusting the primary person weights by these adjusted levels: region, gender, and five-year age groups (17 groups) in relation to the number of population in mid July- 2017. Finally, we obtain the final person weight.
Merge the final household weights to Roster file, known as the primary weight of person. Then adjusting the primary person weights by these adjusted levels: region, gender, and five-year age groups (17 groups) in relation to the number of population in mid July- 2017. Finally, we obtain the final person weight.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2016-09-28 | 2017-10-10 |
Time periods
| Start date | End date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | 2017-09-30 | record keeping |
| 2015-10-01 | 2017-09-30 | durable goods, and education tuition |
| 2013-10-01 | 2017-09-30 | transportation (cars). |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
The team was distributed according to the sample basis for each governorate. The total number of candidates for the work was 40 fieldworkers in the West Bank: 26 fieldworkers, 6 supervisors, 8 auditors, and 15 fieldworkers in the Gaza Strip: 11 fieldworkers, 2 supervisors and 2 auditors.
The supervisor shall ensure the work of the fieldworkers and the auditors.
There were periodic field visits to the field by the members of the Technical Committee distributed to the all governorates, about 8-15 visits per month.
The supervisor shall ensure the work of the fieldworkers and the auditors.
There were periodic field visits to the field by the members of the Technical Committee distributed to the all governorates, about 8-15 visits per month.
Data Collection Notes
Call the team to work:
The team was called to work in the survey based on the final exam result and evaluation of the trainees' performance in the training course, based on attendance and participation. The training started on Sunday 21/08/2016 until Wednesday 31/08/2016, and lasted for 9 days. The total number of trainees in the training course in the West Bank was 67 trainees, and 20 trainees in Gaza Strip. There were no withdrawals during the training course. The training was unified and central, where training was conducted for Gaza Strip via videoconference. Training was conducted by a group of trainers specialized in their subjects (education, work, housing, etc.). The training course was mainly on the questionnaires and the registration book, and the registration mechanism, and the statistical knowledge.
The team was distributed according to the sample basis for each governorate. The total number of candidates for the work was 40 fieldworkers in the West Bank: 26 fieldworkers, 6 supervisors, 8 auditors, and 15 fieldworkers in the Gaza Strip: 11 fieldworkers, 2 supervisors and 2 auditors.
The team was called to work in the survey based on the final exam result and evaluation of the trainees' performance in the training course, based on attendance and participation. The training started on Sunday 21/08/2016 until Wednesday 31/08/2016, and lasted for 9 days. The total number of trainees in the training course in the West Bank was 67 trainees, and 20 trainees in Gaza Strip. There were no withdrawals during the training course. The training was unified and central, where training was conducted for Gaza Strip via videoconference. Training was conducted by a group of trainers specialized in their subjects (education, work, housing, etc.). The training course was mainly on the questionnaires and the registration book, and the registration mechanism, and the statistical knowledge.
The team was distributed according to the sample basis for each governorate. The total number of candidates for the work was 40 fieldworkers in the West Bank: 26 fieldworkers, 6 supervisors, 8 auditors, and 15 fieldworkers in the Gaza Strip: 11 fieldworkers, 2 supervisors and 2 auditors.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestinian National Authority |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
- Survey questionnaire
The data are collected during the registration month during the visit of the fieldworker to the household, and include the following sections:
- First part: (cover page) this part records the necessary information of the household, date of visit, data on field and office staff, and number of family members by gender.
- Second part: contains demographic and social questions about household.
- Third part: contains questions on the characteristics of the labor force.
- Forth part: covers housing characteristics that cover many topics such as type of housing, number of rooms, house ownership, rental value, housing, electricity, water and sanitation. The main source of cooking fuel and heating. After housing for transportation, education and health centers.
- Fifth part: contains data on social assistance and adaptation strategies, which include the value of assistance received by the household or individuals, and the circumstances and trauma experienced by the household or a member.
- Sixth part: contains questions of income and means of income generation as well as data on monthly and annual income, where data on household income are collected from different sources at the household level at the end of the registration period.
- List of commodities
The classification of the list of commodities is based on the recommendation of the United Nations for the SNA under the name Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose. The list includes 50 groups of expenditure and consumption, with each given a sequence number based on its importance to the household, starting with food goods, clothing groups, housing, medical treatment, transportation and communication, and lastly, durable goods. Each group consists of important goods. Groups from 1-21 include goods pertinent to food, drinks, and cigarettes. Group 22 includes goods that are home-produced and consumed by the household. Groups 23-45 include all items except food, drinks, and cigarettes. Groups 50-55 include durable goods. The data are collected based on different reference periods to represent expenditure during one year.
- Registration Book
The registration book includes instructions and examples on how to record consumption and expenditure items. The form includes columns:
- Monetary: If the good is purchased or in kind: if the item is self-produced.
- Title of the service or the good.
- Unit of measurement (kilogram, liter, number).
- Quantity.
- Value.
The data are collected during the registration month during the visit of the fieldworker to the household, and include the following sections:
- First part: (cover page) this part records the necessary information of the household, date of visit, data on field and office staff, and number of family members by gender.
- Second part: contains demographic and social questions about household.
- Third part: contains questions on the characteristics of the labor force.
- Forth part: covers housing characteristics that cover many topics such as type of housing, number of rooms, house ownership, rental value, housing, electricity, water and sanitation. The main source of cooking fuel and heating. After housing for transportation, education and health centers.
- Fifth part: contains data on social assistance and adaptation strategies, which include the value of assistance received by the household or individuals, and the circumstances and trauma experienced by the household or a member.
- Sixth part: contains questions of income and means of income generation as well as data on monthly and annual income, where data on household income are collected from different sources at the household level at the end of the registration period.
- List of commodities
The classification of the list of commodities is based on the recommendation of the United Nations for the SNA under the name Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose. The list includes 50 groups of expenditure and consumption, with each given a sequence number based on its importance to the household, starting with food goods, clothing groups, housing, medical treatment, transportation and communication, and lastly, durable goods. Each group consists of important goods. Groups from 1-21 include goods pertinent to food, drinks, and cigarettes. Group 22 includes goods that are home-produced and consumed by the household. Groups 23-45 include all items except food, drinks, and cigarettes. Groups 50-55 include durable goods. The data are collected based on different reference periods to represent expenditure during one year.
- Registration Book
The registration book includes instructions and examples on how to record consumption and expenditure items. The form includes columns:
- Monetary: If the good is purchased or in kind: if the item is self-produced.
- Title of the service or the good.
- Unit of measurement (kilogram, liter, number).
- Quantity.
- Value.
Data Processing
Data Editing
Office Editing and Coding
The completed and filled forms were submitted to the desk auditor who checked the forms based on the pre-prepared audit mechanisms to verify the accuracy and correctness of their data, and to set the serial number and the appropriate coding. Eight office auditors distributed on the governorates were assigned to check the forms for each survey to detect mistakes at the beginning of the work, review and discuss them with fieldworker. And then began the process of delivery of the audited questionnaires to the coding section to encode them and to transfer them to the data entry section according to the templates prepared for that.
The quality of the data was verified by reviewing data entered on the computer to detect and correct input errors. The audit was conducted either through:
- A comprehensive review of all data entered by printing statements, comparing them with the forms and modifying the errors of entry, if any.
- During the examination using the interrelationship between the questions and the consistency and objection to the contradictory answers.
- Direct checking on the computer using the check screens and compare the form with the data entered and modify the errors of entry if any.
Data Cleaning
Data cleaning was within several stages
- During the data entry, audit rules were applied to examine the interconnection of questions and any error message was being processed directly by the survey editor to complete the questionnaires.
- After the data entry was completed, there was a monthly checking and cleaning that linked the questions at the level of the questionnaires and any discrepancy were sent to the survey auditors to be processed and reflected on the entry program.
In any case, any change data on any variable was checked with other variables associated with it in order to be corrected if it was needed.
The completed and filled forms were submitted to the desk auditor who checked the forms based on the pre-prepared audit mechanisms to verify the accuracy and correctness of their data, and to set the serial number and the appropriate coding. Eight office auditors distributed on the governorates were assigned to check the forms for each survey to detect mistakes at the beginning of the work, review and discuss them with fieldworker. And then began the process of delivery of the audited questionnaires to the coding section to encode them and to transfer them to the data entry section according to the templates prepared for that.
The quality of the data was verified by reviewing data entered on the computer to detect and correct input errors. The audit was conducted either through:
- A comprehensive review of all data entered by printing statements, comparing them with the forms and modifying the errors of entry, if any.
- During the examination using the interrelationship between the questions and the consistency and objection to the contradictory answers.
- Direct checking on the computer using the check screens and compare the form with the data entered and modify the errors of entry if any.
Data Cleaning
Data cleaning was within several stages
- During the data entry, audit rules were applied to examine the interconnection of questions and any error message was being processed directly by the survey editor to complete the questionnaires.
- After the data entry was completed, there was a monthly checking and cleaning that linked the questions at the level of the questionnaires and any discrepancy were sent to the survey auditors to be processed and reflected on the entry program.
In any case, any change data on any variable was checked with other variables associated with it in order to be corrected if it was needed.
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
The examination of data accuracy includes multiple aspects, the most recognized is sampling errors which assesses accuracy due to the use of the sample, and the non-sampling errors which occur due to the field work team and due to the survey book, in addition to the response rates in the survey. These errors have an effect on the variance and estimations.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | 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.
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, Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey, 2017. V1.0 (05-2018).
Ramallah - Palestine
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Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | 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, (2017).
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-PECS-2017-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
2018-08-06
DDI Document version
V1.0