Violence Survey in the Palestinian Society 2019

Identification data and Quality Control: It was asked to any member of a household aged 18 years or more. This section covered all household members in the sample without exception.

the data of family members

Housing Conditions: It was asked to any member of the household aged 18 years or more to identify the conditions of the household's, financial conditions, income, financial needs, and spending capabilities.

Currently married or ever married women aged (15-64 years): This section was asked to any woman who is currently married (at the time of the interview) or has been married in the past by selecting one woman from the household (should there be several women) by using the Kish Selection Method. If there was more than one disabled woman in the households, women with disability have completed separate questionnaires and were registered separately.

Currently married or ever married men aged (18-64 years): This section was asked to any man who is currently married (at the time of the interview) or has been married in the past by selecting one man from the households (should there be several men) by using the Kish Selection Method. If there was more than one man with a disability in the households belonging to this group, men with disability have completed separate questionnaires and were registered separately.

Individuals aged (18-64 years) who have never been married: This section targets any individual who had never been married, male or female, by selecting him or her from the households. If there was more than one individual belonging to this group, the Kish Selection Method was used to select the sample as in the above-mentioned method. If there was more than one individual (male or female) with a disability, each has completed a separate questionnaire, and they were all registered.

Elderly persons aged (65 years and above): This section was assigned especially to the elderly, whether males or females. If there was more than one elderly person in the households aged (65 years and above), all of them were interviewed.

Children aged (12-17 years): This section targets children directly whether they were males or females. If there was more than one child of this age group in the households, the Kish Selection Method was used to select a child by using the same above-mentioned methodology to select the sample. If there was more than one child with a disability (whether male or female), each was provided with a separate questionnaire and they were all registered.

Children aged (0-11 years): A male or female child was selected from households. Questions concerning this age group were answered by women who are currently married or have been married in the past and who are the mothers or caregivers of those children. This section included children with disability.