{"doc_desc":{"title":"Migration Survey in the Palestinian Territory  2010","idno":"DDI-PSE-PCBS-MIG-2010-V1.0","producers":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian Nationa Authority","role":"Production and execute the survey"}],"prod_date":"2012-03-27","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.0 (March 2012)"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"PSE-PCBS-MIG-2010-V1.0","title":"Migration  Survey in the Palestinian Territory, 2010","alt_title":"MIG","translated_title":"\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0647\u062c\u0631\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0629 2010"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority"}],"oth_id":[{"name":"The Core Funding Group","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"responded to the survey instrument"},{"name":"United Nations Population Fund","affiliation":"UNFPA","email":"","role":"responded to the survey instrument"},{"name":"European Union","affiliation":"EURO","email":"","role":"responded to the survey instrument"}],"production_statement":{"copyright":"\u00a9 2011, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, reference period of data 2010","funding_agencies":[{"name":"The Core Funding Group","abbreviation":"CFG","role":"Financial assistance"},{"name":"Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation","abbreviation":"SDC","role":"Financial assistance"},{"name":"United Nations Population Fund","abbreviation":"UNFPA","role":"Financial assistance"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Division of Users Services","affiliation":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","email":"diwan@pcbs.gov.ps","uri":"www.pcbs.gov.ps"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Other Household Survey [hh\/oth]","series_info":"Migration has recently attracted greater attention due to its significant increase that is resulted from different social, economic and political factors Migration affects the size and structure of society with greater impact on small localities either the source or the destination of migration One of the challenging aspects of migration is the provision of accurate statistics to monitor migration and its social and economic effects The survey aimed to fulfill the urgent need for migration indicators in the light of the severe shortage in the field of migration statistics in general and international migration statistics in particular The objective of the survey is To provide detailed and accurate statistics about internal and external migration in terms of size, characteristics and trends To identify perception of non-imigrant Palestnians towards emigration To Provide details about migrant's money transfers To identify factors that influence the decision of emigration To shed light on the characteristics of returned emigrants and the reasons behind their return"},"version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.0 dataset for public distribution","version_date":"2012-03-27"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Place of Residence","vocab":"Clossary of Statistical Terms","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book1721.pdf"},{"keyword":"Mothers Usually Place of Residence (Place of Birth)","vocab":"Clossary of Statistical Terms","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book1721.pdf"}],"topics":[{"topic":"migration [14.3]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"}],"abstract":"Migration has recently attracted greater attention due to its significant increase that is resulted from different social, economic and political factors Migration affects the size and structure of society with greater impact on small localities either the source or the destination of migration One of the challenging aspects of migration is the provision of accurate statistics to monitor migration and its social and economic effects","time_periods":[{"start":"2010-02-15","end":"2010-04-30","cycle":"West Bank"},{"start":"2010-06-01","end":"2010-07-30","cycle":"Gaza Strip"}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2010-02-15","end":"2010-04-30","cycle":"West bank"},{"start":"2010-06-01","end":"2010-07-30","cycle":"GazaStrip"}],"nation":[{"name":"Palestine","abbreviation":"PSE"}],"geog_coverage":"The Data are representative at region level (West Bank, Gaza Strip), locality type (urban, rural, camp) and governorates","geog_unit":"- Region (West Bank, Gaza Strip)\n- locality type (urban, rural, camp) \n- Governorates","analysis_unit":"individual\/ Household","universe":"The  survey of Mgration in the Palestinian Territory, 2010 cover all individuals in the Palestinian Territory (West Bank and Gaza Strip)","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The migration survey-2010 in the Palestinian Territory was the first of its kind to be conducted by PCBS has given the migration survey special attention because of the urgent needs for migration data.  It is worth mentioning that this survey is the first of its kind to be conducted in the Arab region\nThe PCBS has started the preparation to conduct the migration survey in 2009.  A national committee was formed including as members PCBS, UNFPA, local universities and other relevant ministries and institutions\nDuring the preparation stage, PCBS examined the standard migration questionnaire that was developed by MEDSTAT in cooperation with member states In addition, PCBS conducted a national workshop to consult with stakeholders and main beneficiaries about the content of the proposed migration survey\nThe questionnaire and fieldwork manuals for the pilot survey were developed during the first quarter of 2010\n Survey's Questionnaire\nHousehold Questionnaire: The questionnaire includes detailed questions about the demographic, social, educational, and marital status characteristics of persons. In addition, this questionnaire includes questions on housing and emigrants\nEmigrant's Questionnaire: This questionnaire includes questions regarding short-term migration and citizenship of emigrants who are now 15 years old and above. In addition, there are sections on the background characteristics of emigrants, motives for emigration, emigrants' social relations abroad, the date on which emigrant started to work abroad, the desire to return, impressions of emigrant's experience abroad, as well as emigrant's money transfers\nReturned Emigrant's Questionnaire: this questionnaire includes questions regarding date of return for emigrants who came back since 1990 and were returned 15 years or above, motives for emigration, emigration networks, emigrant's social relations outside the Palestinian Territory, date of work, motivates behind return, perceptions about the experience of emigration, and the money transfers of returnees during their stay abroad, and date of returne\nNon-immigrant's Perception Towards External Migration: This questionnaire includes questions about temporary and past emigration as well as the desire and motives to emigrate. One person within the age group  (15-59) years was selected from each sampled household using Kish table"},"method":{"data_collection":{"sampling_procedure":"Target Population\nThe targeted population of the migration survey - 2010 includes all persons in the Palestinian Territory (West Bank and Gaza Strip)\n\nSample Design\nThe sample is stratified clustered systematic random sample. The design is comprised of two phases\n     Random sample of 384 enumeration areas (178 in the West Bank and 206 in Gaza Strip)\n     Systematic random selection of 50 households from each enumeration area in the West Bank and 25 random households from each selected enumeration area in Gaza Strip\n\n Sampling Frame\nThe sampling frame consists of enumeration areas that were used in the Population, Housing and Establishment Census 2007. Each enumeration area consists of inhabited housing units. The enumeration areas were used as Preliminary Sampling Units (PSUs) \n\n Sample Size\nThe sample size of the migration survey was 15,050 household distributed as 9,900 household in the West Bank and 5,150 household in Gaza Strip\n.","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"Survey's Questionnaire\nHousehold Questionnaire: The questionnaire includes detailed questions about the demographic, social, educational, and marital status characteristics of persons. In addition, this questionnaire includes questions on housing and emigrants\n\nEmigrant's Questionnaire: This questionnaire includes questions regarding short-term migration and citizenship of emigrants who are now 15 years old and above. In addition, there are sections on the background characteristics of emigrants, motives for emigration, emigrants' social relations abroad, the date on which emigrant started to work abroad, the desire to return, impressions of emigrant's experience abroad, as well as emigrant's money transfers\n\nReturned Emigrant's Questionnaire: this questionnaire includes questions regarding date of return for emigrants who came back since 1990 and were returned 15 years or above, motives for emigration, emigration networks, emigrant's social relations outside the Palestinian Territory, date of work, motivates behind return, perceptions about the experience of emigration, and the money transfers of returnees during their stay abroad, and date of returne\n\nNon-immigrant's Perception Towards External Migration: This questionnaire includes questions about temporary and past emigration as well as the desire and motives to emigrate. One person within the age group  (15-59) years was selected from each sampled household using Kish table","coll_situation":"Fieldwork activities took place during month 2-4\/2010 for the West Bank , and during 6-7\/2010 for Gaza Strip\nDistributed to different districts according to sample allocation.  \n\nAll field staff received a training session combining general theoretical and practical components.  Interviewers, supervisors and editors for the survey.  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 throughout fieldwork","weight":"Calculation of Households Weights:\n\nThe weight of statistical unit (sampling unit) in the sample is defined as the mathematical inverse of the selection probability. The sample survey of migration is a stratified random cluster sample of regular two-stage, therefore, is calculated by the weight of each stage of the selection process for the statistical unit\nsehold","cleaning_operations":"Data Processing\nBoth data entry and tabulation were completed by using the ACCESS and SPSS software programs.  Data entry was organized into two files, corresponding to the main parts of the questionnaire. Data entry template was designed to reflect an exact image of the questionnaire, and included various electronic checks: logical check, range checks, consistency checks and cross-validation.","method_notes":"Data editing took place at a number of stages through the processing including:\n\n1. office editing and coding\n2. during data entry\n3. structure checking and completeness\n4. structural checking of SPSS data files"},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"Not Applicable (Area Sampling)","sampling_error_estimates":"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."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"Article (17(\n1. 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. \n2. 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","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"contact":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority","email":"diwan@pcbs.gov.ps","uri":"www.pcbs.gov.ps"}],"cit_req":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2011 Migration  Survey in the Palestinian Territory, 2010   Ramallah - Palestine","conditions":"License Agreement for the Use of Micro Data in PCBS \nitems(10,11,12) as following:\n\n1. 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.\n\n2. Utilization of \"data\" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .\n\n3. 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.","disclaimer":"The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) provide you with the data as is, without any warranty or responsibility implied. PCBS accepts no responsibility for the results and\/or implications of any analysis and\/or other actions conducted with this data"}}}}