Gaza Welfare Panel Survey 2025 (Round 1)
West Bank and Gaza, 2024
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PSE-PCBS-GWPS-2025-V1.0
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Identification
Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-GWPS-2025-V1.0
Title
Gaza Welfare Panel Survey 2025 (Round 1)
Translated Title
مسح الرفاه في غزة (GWPS) — الجولة الأولى 2025
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Palestine | PSE |
Study type
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
Abstract
Main objective is to rapidly document Israeli aggression/displacement dynamics, access to medical services, assistance coverage, and food insecurity & coping among Gaza households.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household
Version
Version Description
V1.0: (Public use file)
Version Date
2025-08-10
Version Notes
PCBS did not produce analytical outputs from Round 1 dataset, but provides micro-data, survey weights, questionnaires, and metadata for authorized independent analysis.
Scope
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SYSTEMS [15] | CESSDA | Link |
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Food Security |
| Displacement |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Gaza Strip
Universe
All Palestinian households living in Gaza Strip
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| World Bank | WB | Funding |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Bank | Funding |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Sampling foundation: PECS-2023 (original methodology)
Design: Two-stage stratified cluster sample drawn from Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017 enumeration areas (EAs).
Stratification: Governorate × locality type.
· Stage 1 (PSU): Probability selection of EAs within strata.
· Stage 2 (SSU): Systematic selection of households within selected EAs.
PECS contact frame: During PECS-2023 fieldwork, responding households provided phone numbers and consent to re-contact; these constitute the panel frame for GWPS.
GWPS Round 1 Gaza sample (re-contact)
Eligible frame: 1,102 Gaza households from PECS-2023 with valid contact numbers.
Completed interviews: 861 households.
Non-interviews: 241 households not reachable under Q4-2024 conflict conditions (communications outages, displacement, inaccessibility).
Labeling: Although collected in Q4-2024, Round 1 is labeled “GWPS 2025 (R1)” to align with the release year.
Design: Two-stage stratified cluster sample drawn from Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017 enumeration areas (EAs).
Stratification: Governorate × locality type.
· Stage 1 (PSU): Probability selection of EAs within strata.
· Stage 2 (SSU): Systematic selection of households within selected EAs.
PECS contact frame: During PECS-2023 fieldwork, responding households provided phone numbers and consent to re-contact; these constitute the panel frame for GWPS.
GWPS Round 1 Gaza sample (re-contact)
Eligible frame: 1,102 Gaza households from PECS-2023 with valid contact numbers.
Completed interviews: 861 households.
Non-interviews: 241 households not reachable under Q4-2024 conflict conditions (communications outages, displacement, inaccessibility).
Labeling: Although collected in Q4-2024, Round 1 is labeled “GWPS 2025 (R1)” to align with the release year.
Response Rate
Eligible frame: 1,102 Gaza households from PECS-2023 with valid contact numbers.
Completed interviews: 861 households.
Non-interviews: 241 households not reachable under Q4-2024 conflict conditions (communications outages, displacement, inaccessibility).
Completed interviews: 861 households.
Non-interviews: 241 households not reachable under Q4-2024 conflict conditions (communications outages, displacement, inaccessibility).
Weighting
Weights (Round 1 - Q4 2024)
The dataset includes one weight, hh_weight, prepared by PCBS to make the survey results represent all Gaza households.
The weight adjusts for:
· The original PECS-2023 sample design
· Households we couldn't reach because of the Israeli aggression
The dataset includes one weight, hh_weight, prepared by PCBS to make the survey results represent all Gaza households.
The weight adjusts for:
· The original PECS-2023 sample design
· Households we couldn't reach because of the Israeli aggression
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-12-31 | Wave 1 |
Time periods
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-12-30 |
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestinian National Authority |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Purpose: Measure the social and economic conditions of Palestinian households in Gaza during/after the October 2023 aggression.
Section 1 - Identification: Household serial number, governorate and locality codes, and contact info for the head of household.
Section 2 - Interview Procedure & Call Log (C1-C8): Records each call attempt, whether the call was answered, consent to interview, willingness to be called back later, and scheduling details.
Section 3 - Household Roster & Health (D1-D7, D15; D8-D14):
· Updates who still lives in the household; reasons for exit; sex, age, relationship to head; marital status (14+).
· Health items: presence of a professionally diagnosed chronic condition (D8), whether it worsened due to the war (D8-1), serious illness caused by the war (D8A), and functional difficulties due to the war (vision, hearing, mobility, hand/fingers, memory/concentration, communication, self-care: D9-D14).
Section 4 - War & Displacement (H1-H11): Pre-war and current locality; dwelling type before/now; home damage; bombing of current area; number of household displacements; whether non-members joined and how many.
Section 5 - Medical Services (HS1-HS5): Serious injuries; need for medical care; main reason for last service; whether care was obtained; up to three main barriers to access.
Section 6 - Social Protection (C1-C4): Pre-war participation in assistance programs and whether they stopped; new/additional aid since October 2023; assistance received; perceived importance of assistance.
Section 7 - Food Security & Coping (FS1-FS2): Frequency of having no food in the last four weeks; household's main coping strategy.
Interview Close (QC3-QC8): Interview result; consent to re-contact; alternate phone; if in a shelter, whether another household shares the room/tent and neighbor contact details.
Notes: Space for interviewer notes in each section.
Section 1 - Identification: Household serial number, governorate and locality codes, and contact info for the head of household.
Section 2 - Interview Procedure & Call Log (C1-C8): Records each call attempt, whether the call was answered, consent to interview, willingness to be called back later, and scheduling details.
Section 3 - Household Roster & Health (D1-D7, D15; D8-D14):
· Updates who still lives in the household; reasons for exit; sex, age, relationship to head; marital status (14+).
· Health items: presence of a professionally diagnosed chronic condition (D8), whether it worsened due to the war (D8-1), serious illness caused by the war (D8A), and functional difficulties due to the war (vision, hearing, mobility, hand/fingers, memory/concentration, communication, self-care: D9-D14).
Section 4 - War & Displacement (H1-H11): Pre-war and current locality; dwelling type before/now; home damage; bombing of current area; number of household displacements; whether non-members joined and how many.
Section 5 - Medical Services (HS1-HS5): Serious injuries; need for medical care; main reason for last service; whether care was obtained; up to three main barriers to access.
Section 6 - Social Protection (C1-C4): Pre-war participation in assistance programs and whether they stopped; new/additional aid since October 2023; assistance received; perceived importance of assistance.
Section 7 - Food Security & Coping (FS1-FS2): Frequency of having no food in the last four weeks; household's main coping strategy.
Interview Close (QC3-QC8): Interview result; consent to re-contact; alternate phone; if in a shelter, whether another household shares the room/tent and neighbor contact details.
Notes: Space for interviewer notes in each section.
Data Processing
Data Editing
Not Applicable
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
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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. Gaza Welfare Panel Survey (GWPS) - Round 1, 2025 (October - December 2024). V1.0(08-2025). Ramallah - Palestine.
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine | diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine | Dus@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, (Q4 2024).
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-GWPS-R1-2024-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
2025-08-12
DDI Document version
V1.0