{"doc_desc":{"title":"Environmental Economic Survey 2009","idno":"DDI-PSE-PCBS-EES-2009-V1.0","producers":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority","role":"http\/www.pcbs.gov.ps"}],"prod_date":"2010-03-23","version_statement":{"version":"V1.0"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"PSE-PCBS-EES-2009-V1.0","title":"Environmental Economic Survey 2009","alt_title":"EES","translated_title":"\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0626\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0642\u062a\u0635\u0627\u062f\u064a 2009"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority"}],"oth_id":[{"name":"Palestinian National Authority","affiliation":"PNA","email":"","role":"Funding"},{"name":"The Core Funding Group","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"Funding"}],"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority","role":""}],"copyright":"\u00a9 All rights reserved.  Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Environmental Economic Survey, 2009.","funding_agencies":[{"name":"Palestinian National Authority","abbreviation":"(PNA)","role":"Funding"},{"name":"The Core Funding Group","abbreviation":"(CFG)","role":"Funding"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"division of user services","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority","email":"diwan@pcbs.gov.ps","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Enterprise Survey [en\/oth]","series_info":"This is the sixth round, it was conductd in years ( 2000,2002,2005,2006 and 2008 )"},"version_statement":{"version":"V1.0:  (Public use file)","version_date":"2010-03-23"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Wastewater Network","vocab":"Concepts and Definitions Glosary","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book1721.pdf"}],"topics":[{"topic":"Economic conditions and indicators [1.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"}],"abstract":"This report provides statistical data on the main environmental indicators for the economic establishments in the Palestinian Territory, based on the Environmental Economic survey which was implemented during the period 22\/03\/2009 to 28\/05\/2009.  The main objective of the survey is to provide reliable data of environmental reality on the economic establishments in the Palestinian Territory, including the methods used to handle the solid waste and wastewater.  It includes also the role of the local authority in providing the suitable environment that will reduce the negative effect of the different types of pollution on the economic sector. \nThis report presents the main findings of the Environmental Economic Survey.  It is one of a series of expected reports to be published by PCBS on the environment and natural resources in Palestine according to the plan for the Environment Statistical Department, as a tool for describing the status of environment in the Palestinian Territory.\nThis report presents statistical data of water consumption in the economic establishments by water source, the methods of solid waste disposal and their main components, and the disposal of wastewater.","time_periods":[{"start":"2009-03-22","end":"2009-05-28","cycle":""}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2009-03-22","end":"2009-05-28","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Palestine","abbreviation":"PSE"}],"geog_coverage":"All of the economic establishments in the Palestinian Territory.","geog_unit":"By Region","analysis_unit":"Target Population\nAll of the Palestinian economic establishments were included in the Economic Series Survey\nsample in the Palestinian Territory.","universe":"All of the economic establishments in the Palestinian Territory.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The main objective of the survey is to provide reliable data of environmental\nreality in the economic establishments in the Palestinian Territory, including the methods\nused to handle the solid waste and wastewater. It includes also the role of the local authority\nin providing the suitable environment that will reduce the negative effect of the different\ntypes of pollution in the economic sector."},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority"}],"sampling_procedure":"Target Population\nAll the Palestinian economic establishments, which included in the Economic Series Survey sample in the Palestinian Territory.\nSample and Frame\nSample Design\nThe sample is a single-stage stratified cluster random sample. It was 3,922 Palestinian economic establishments distributed according to the economic activities and governorates.\nSample Frame\nThe sampling frame was based on the Establishments' Census-2007 conducted by PCBS.\nStratification\nThree levels of stratification were followed in designing the sample of the economic Survey including:\n1.Stratification by Region: the establishments were classified to regions: the West Bank and Gaza Strip\n2.Stratification by economic activity.\n3.Stratification by employers group.\nThe sample of the environmental economic survey is  a partial sample of size 3544 from the economic series survey; and there was a sample of size  368 from the establishments that do not hold accounts.","sampling_deviation":"Several measures were adopted to minimize the effects of these errors. The interviewers,\neditors and coders underwent intensive training and were provided with fieldwork manuals to\nconsult when facing any problem.\nThe data entry program was designed in a way that allows error detection and correction. This\napplies particularly to logical errors that might not be discovered before data entry operations.\nA consistency check was also performed to assure accuracy after data entry.\nThese errors are due to non-response cases as well as the implementation of surveys. In this\nsurvey, these errors emerged because of (a) the special situation of the questionnaire itself\nwhich depends on type of estimation; (b) diversity of sources (e.g. the interviewers,\nrespondent, editors, coders, data entry operator, etc).\nIt is important to mention that 5% from the sample of this survey was re-interviewed, and the\nresults of this re-interview were reported by the supervisors. The re-interview shows the\nvariance in estimation by interviewers for quantities of water consumed and solid waste\nproduced, when the interviewer who answers for the main survey questionnaire is different\nfrom the one who answers the re-interview questionnaire.","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"The environmental questionnaire was designed according to international standards and\nrecommendations for the most important indicators, taking into account the special situation\nof Palestine. Many visits for economic establishments were made in order to improve the\nsurvey tools and to test the questionnaire before implementing the survey; consequently some\nmodifications were made on the questionnaire and on the instructions following the visits.","coll_situation":"Special Technical Notes\nThis part presents the important technical notes on the indicators presented in the results of the survey:\n-Data from the Gaza Strip should be handled carefully because of the economic situation which was dominant there during the implementation of the survey.\n-Data of water quantities, and solid waste quantities were based on the estimations by respondents.\n-Data of solid waste treatment was published on the level of the Palestinian Territory because the number of observations was not sufficient for publishing on a level less than the Palestinian Territory level.\n-Tables of container volumes, and tables of distance between the establishment and solid waste disposal place were also based on the respondent estimation.","weight":"Sample weights were calculated for the data files.","cleaning_operations":"The data processing stage contain of the following operations:\nEditing before data entry: all questionnaires were edited again in the office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the fields.\nData entry: In this stage data were entered into the computer, using Access database.   The data entry program was prepared to satisfy a number of requirements such as:\nDuplication of the questionnaire on the computer screen.\nLogical and consistency check of data entered.\nPossibility for internal editing of questions answers.\nMaintaining a minimum of digital data entry and fieldwork errors.\nUser-Friendly handling.\nPossibility of transferring data into another format to be used and analyzed using other statistical analytical systems such as SAS and SPSS.","method_notes":"Data entry: In this stage data were entered into the computer, using Access database.   The data entry program was prepared to satisfy a number of requirements such as:\nDuplication of the questionnaire on the computer screen.\nLogical and consistency check of data entered.\nPossibility for internal editing of questions answers."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"The results of responding were divided into the following:\ninterview results                                                                                   \tFrequency\t  Percentage\t\nCompleted questionnaires\t                                                                    3,112\t                      79.3\t\nCompletely closed\t                                                                                    228\t                       5.8\t\nTemporarily closed\t                                                                                     49\t                       1.2\t\nNot found unit\t                                                                                                     32\t                       0.8\t\nDid not practice any activity during the reference period\t                     103\t                       2.6\t\nThe economic activate are different                                                                      7\t                       0.2\t\nRefusal                                                                                                                        247\t                       6.3\t\nRepeated\t                                                                                                      17\t                       0.4\t\nIsraeli ownership                                                                                                        10\t                       0.3\t\nOthers                                                                                                                           117                         2.1\t\nTotal\t                                                                                                                       3,922\t       100","sampling_error_estimates":"Sampling Errors\nThese types of errors evolved as a result of studying a part of the society and not all of it, and because this survey is sample based, the data of this survey will be affected by sampling errors due to using a sample and not the whole frame of the society, and therefore differences appear compared with the actual values that could be obtained through a census. For this survey, variance calculations were made for amounts of water consumed in the economic establishments by region and activity, and the main source of obtaining water in the economic establishments by region and activity.\nNon Sampling Errors\nSeveral measures were adopted to minimize the effects of these errors. The interviewers, editors and coders underwent intensive training and were provided with fieldwork manuals to consult when facing any problem.\nThe data entry program was designed in a way that allows error detection and correction. This applies particularly to logical errors that might not be discovered before data entry operations.  A consistency check was also performed to assure accuracy after data entry.\nThese errors are due to non-response cases as well as the implementation of surveys. In this survey, these errors emerged because of (a) the special situation of the questionnaire itself which depends on type of estimation; (b) diversity of sources (e.g. the interviewers, respondent, editors, coders, data entry operator, etc). \nIt is important to mention that 5% from the sample of this survey was re-interviewed, and the results of this re-interview were reported by the supervisors. The re-interview shows the variance in estimation by interviewers for quantities of water consumed and solid waste produced, when the interviewer who answers for the main survey questionnaire is different from the one who answers the re-interview questionnaire. \n\n                                                           \n\nResponse rate = 100% - none response rate= 100% - 18.1% = 81.9% \n\nThe none response cases were treated using adjustment groups (strata) and the following equation shows this \n\n\n\nWhere\n\n Total weights in g group\n Total weights over coverage\n  Total weights responding in the survey","data_appraisal":"Comparability\nThe data of the environmental economic survey is comparable\ntime; the results when comparing the data between different geographical\ncomparing the data of this survey with the data of previous rounds\nwere no significant differences.\nData Quality Assurance Procedures\nSeveral measures were made to ensure quality control in the survey,\nfieldworkers on main skills before the start of data collection, and\nfield researchers to ensure the integrity of data collection, in addition reinterview\nfor 5% of the economic establishments. Audit of questionnaires\nbefore data entry, and then a program was used that does not allow\nprocess of data entry. Data was examined to ensure that they\npreviously discovered. After the receipt of the raw data file, cleaning\nanomalous values was made, and also inspection of the consistency\nquestions on the questionnaire."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"Data compiled in the context of Environmental Economic Survey 2009 involves data about Palestinian Establishments. The confidentiality of such data is honored and safeguarded in accordance with Article (17) of the Palestinian General Statistical Law of 2000, which stipulates \u201cAll 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\u201d","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"contact":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority","email":" diwan@pcbs.gov.ps","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps"}],"cit_req":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Environmental Economic Survey, 2009.  V1.0 (3-2010).  Ramallah - Palestine.","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.\n2. Utilization of \"data\" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .\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."}}}}