{"doc_desc":{"title":"COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey in Palestine 2020","idno":"DDI-PSE-PCBS-COVB-2020-V1.0","producers":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"State of Palestine","role":"Collection, processing and dissemination data"}],"prod_date":"2021-02-28","version_statement":{"version":"VersionV1.0"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"PSE-PCBS-COVB-2020-V1.0","title":"COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey in Palestine 2020","alt_title":"COVB","translated_title":"\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0623\u062b\u0631 \u0627\u0632\u0645\u0629 \u0641\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0633 \u0643\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u062c\u062f \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0635 \u0641\u064a \u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646 2020"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"State of Palestine"}],"oth_id":[{"name":"The Representative Office of Norway","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"financial    "},{"name":"German development agency","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"financial    "},{"name":"World Bank","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"financial    "}],"production_statement":{"copyright":"\u00a9 All Rights Reserved  Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2020","funding_agencies":[{"name":"Palestine","abbreviation":"PSE","role":"financial    "},{"name":"The Representative Office of Norway","abbreviation":"NOR","role":"financial    "},{"name":"German development agency","abbreviation":"GIZ","role":"financial    "},{"name":"World Bank","abbreviation":"WB","role":"financial    "}],"grant_no":"CFG CFG CFG"},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Division of user services","affiliation":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","email":"Dus@pcbs.gov.ps","uri":"www.pcbs.gov.ps"},{"name":"Mail office","affiliation":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","email":"Diwan@pcbs.gov.ps","uri":"www.pcbs.gov.ps"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Enterprise Survey [en\/oth]","series_info":"COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey in Palestine"},"version_statement":{"version":"V1.0: version (datasets for public use)","version_date":"2021-02-28"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Transport and Storage","vocab":"Glossary of Statistical","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book2117.pdf"},{"keyword":"Communication & Information","vocab":"Glossary of Statistical","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book2117.pdf"},{"keyword":"Construction Contractors","vocab":"Glossary of Statistical","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book2117.pdf"},{"keyword":"Industrial","vocab":"Glossary of Statistical","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book2117.pdf"},{"keyword":"Services","vocab":"Glossary of Statistical","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book2117.pdf"},{"keyword":"Internal Trade","vocab":"Glossary of Statistical","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book2117.pdf"},{"keyword":"Finance and insurance","vocab":"Glossary of Statistical","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book2117.pdf"}],"topics":[{"topic":"economic conditions and indicators [1.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"}],"abstract":"The survey's questionnaire was designed to achieve the objectives of this study. The questionnaire included essential variables required to study the impacts of COVID-19 on small, medium and large institutions in the West Bank and Gaza.","time_periods":[{"start":"2020-03-05","end":"2020-05-31","cycle":"yearly"}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2020-06-21","end":"2020-11-30","cycle":"yearly"}],"nation":[{"name":"Palestine","abbreviation":"PSE"}],"geog_coverage":"Palestine","analysis_unit":"Enterprises","universe":"Sample population of survey included all enterprises working in any of the following activities (industry, construction, internal trade, information and communication, transportation and storage, services and  Finance and insurance), which collect data for 2020.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"1.\tGeneral Information.\n2.\tNumber of employed persons.\n3.\tCOVID-19 impact on institutions (on employment, sales, raw materials.\n4.\tDealing with financial problems.\n5.\tExpectation and uncertainty.\n6.\tMechanism for dealing with financial problems in institutions.\n7.\tRequired interventions (policies).\n8.\tBaseline  of economic indicators"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority "}],"sampling_procedure":"The sample is One-Stage Stratified Systematic Random Sample (without replacement). \n\nSample Strata\nThree levels are used to divide the population into strata:\n1.\tRegion (North of the West Bank in addition to Jericho Governorate, Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate, Jerusalem Governorate, Bethlehem Governorate, Hebron Governorate, Gaza Strip)\n2.\tStrata were created based on the fourth digit of ISIC-4, excluding services sector based on the second in which every activity presents an actual stratum.\n3.\tEnterprise size (small, medium, large) by number of employees.\n\n13,974 enterprises were reached of which,11,243 enterprises responded on COVID-19 questions","coll_mode":["Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]"],"research_instrument":"The survey's questionnaire was designed to achieve the objectives of this study. The questionnaire included essential variables required to study the impacts of COVID-19 on small, medium and large institutions in the West Bank and Gaza. It was oriented by joint efforts between PCBS team and the World Bank team and cooperation with GIZ and international institutions adaptation to the Palestinian situation.","coll_situation":"The interviewers in the fieldwork are selected from the experienced ones in the statistical work and they are also trained theoretically and practically.","act_min":"Field visits were conducted by survey's management team to ensure data collection was carried out according to standards","weight":"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 one-stage stratified systematic random sample, so we calculated the weight of each enterprise depending on the selection probability of each enterprise (a systematic random sample), then weights were adjusted based on interview result.","cleaning_operations":"Data processing went through several phases since the beginning of the preparation of data collection on 21\/06\/2020 until the end of the fieldwork on 30\/11\/2020. This process included the following phases:\n\n1.Programming Phase\nThe data collection application was prepared by the IT staff at PCBS.\n\nIT staff tested the application with the project director and all comments and updates were implemented, skips between questions, and some verification rules were also tested, a final version of the application was provided on time. \n\n2.Training Phase\nAll materials were prepared and included in the training manual on the requirements of data processing during fieldwork. The training halls were well prepared and contained microphones and a Wi-Fi. Training for Gaza Strip was carried out separately.\n\n3.Verification Phase\nAll verifications and consistency checks were applied to PC-Tablet applications. An error message pops up when entering a wrong value and some error messages show up in red for sensitive questions. \nThe project coordinator tested the application by entering pilot questionnaires. In addition, there was a pretest by project director before collecting the data.\n\n4.Other Data Processing Issues\n\n\u00b7PC-Tablets:\nIn general, PC-tablets were user friendly and familiar. During training, every interviewer was trained on a PC-tablet for their own use\n\n\u00b7Data Collection Application (Survey Solution):\nThe application was well designed and had a user friendly interface. Nevertheless, a programmer needed to be available when an error occurred by any of the supervisors and interviewers.\n\n\u00b7Internet Connection (Wi-Fi):\nDuring the training, internet connection was available for trainers and trainees.\nDuring fieldwork, 81 SIM cards with internet connection were provided for each PC-tablet by Jawwal Company during data collection process. \n\n\u00b7Administration Website:\nThe website was friendly designed and easy to use, as it shows totals of completed questionnaire by interviewers.\n\nSupervisors were supplied by PCBS with four PC-tablets operating on Windows operations system to review and follow up on the data and to fill the sections they were responsible for."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"Response rate:83.9%.","sampling_error_estimates":"Sampling Errors\nData of this survey were affected by sampling errors due to use of the sample. Variance was calculated for the most important indicators, accordingly, it is possible to disseminate the results at regional level. \n\nNon Sampling Error\nThese types of errors could appear on one or on all of the survey stages that include data collection and data entry; they related to, respondents, fieldworkers, and data entry personnel. To avoid errors and mitigate their impact, a number of procedures were applied to enhance the accuracy of the data through a process of data collection from the field and data processing."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"General Statistics Law No. (5) for Year 2000\n\nArticle (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, \n     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":"State of Palestine","email":"diwan@pcbs.gov.ps","uri":"www.pcbs.gov.ps"}],"cit_req":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey in Palestine- 2020.  V1.0  (02-2021) Ramallah - Palestine","conditions":"1.     Pledges  the utilization of \u201cdata\u201d 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\n        or transformed setting for purposes other than meeting the requirements of the statistical programs used in data analysis.\n\n2.     Utilization of \u201cdata\u201d or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .\n\n3.     Pledges not to alter the value of any observation in the original \u201cdata\u201d; nevertheless, this does not apply on subjecting data to any processes or procedures aiming to derive new variables. The first party does\n         not bear any professional, administrative or financial responsibility for any losses incurred as a result of changes in the variables values.","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."}}}}