{"doc_desc":{"title":"Environmental Economic Survey 2015","idno":"DDI-PSE-PCBS-EES-2015-V1.1","producers":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestine","role":"Collection, processing and dissemination data"}],"prod_date":"2015-11-22","version_statement":{"version":"V1.1"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"PSE-PCBS-EES-2015-V1.1","title":"Environmental Economic Survey  2015","alt_title":"EES","translated_title":"\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0626\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0642\u062a\u0635\u0627\u062f\u064a   2015"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestine"}],"oth_id":[{"name":"Representative Office of Norway","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Funding"},{"name":"Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC).","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Funding"}],"production_statement":{"copyright":"\u00a9 All rights reserved.  Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Environmental Economic Survey, 2015","funding_agencies":[{"name":"The Core Funding Group","abbreviation":"(CFG)","role":"Funding"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority","email":"diwan@pcbs.gov.ps","uri":"www.pcbs.gov.ps"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Enterprise Survey [en\/oth]","series_info":"Survey series during the period from 31\/03\/2015 to 30\/07\/2015, knowing that this survey is implemented for the fifth  time."},"version_statement":{"version":"V1.1:  (Public use file)","version_date":"2015-11-22"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Environment","vocab":"Concepts and Definitions Glosary","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book2117.pdf"},{"keyword":"Economical Establishments","vocab":"Concepts and Definitions Glosary","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":"PCBS conducted the Environmental Economic Survey during the period 31\/03\/2015 to 30\/07\/2015; with the primary objective of providing reliable data on the main environmental indicators in economic establishments in Palestine, including the methods used to handle solid waste and wastewater, the survey also includes the role of the local authority in providing a suitable environment that minimizes the negative effect of different types of pollution from economic activities","time_periods":[{"start":"2015-03-24","end":"2015-07-23","cycle":""}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2015-03-31","end":"2015-07-30","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Palestine","abbreviation":"PSE"}],"geog_coverage":"State of Palestine.","analysis_unit":"Economical Establishments","universe":"All economic establishments approved by the Central Bureau of Statistics in the classification of economic activities. The Enviromental Economic Survey covers activities in accordance with ISIC.rev.4.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The primary objective is to provide reliable data on the main environmental indicators in economic establishments in Palestine, including the methods used to handle solid waste and wastewater. The survey also includes the role of the local authority in creating a suitable environment that minimizes the negative effect of different types of pollution from economic activities."},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestine"}],"sampling_procedure":"The sampling frame is the list of all economic establishments enumerated in the Establishments Census of 2012 conducted by PCBS.\n\nSample Size:\nThe sample size of the Environmental Economic Survey is 3,910 economic establishments.\n\nSampling Design:\nThe sample was a single-stage stratified random systematic sample.\n\nStratification:\n\nThree levels of stratification were followed in designing the sample of the survey, including:\n1.\tStratification by region: (North, Middle, South West Bank) and Gaza Strip.\n2.\tStratification by economic activity according to ISIC.rev.4.\n3.\tStratification by employment group (20 employees and more, less than 20 employee).","sampling_deviation":"There is not any deviations","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"The environmental questionnaire was designed according to international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, taking into account the special situation of Palestine. Many visits were made to economic establishments to improve the survey tools and test the questionnaire prior to the implementation of the survey. Subsequent to the visits, some modifications were made to the questionnaire and the instructions.","coll_situation":"Field operations started on 31\/03\/2015 and lasted until 30\/07\/2015. The field work team consisted of a coordinator, directors of the field work offices and field workers, and each team consisted of supervisors and five field workers.","act_min":"Visit to Field","weight":"It is necessary, when calculating the estimations of the survey indicators, to calculate the weights of the establishments.  The weight of an establishment is the mathematical inverse of choosing it, after the data editing, all the establishments weighted to substitute the non response and over coverage.","cleaning_operations":"The data processing stage comprised the following operations:\nDeveloping a data entry program and training data entry clerks.\nOrganizing data entry processes.\nPost-data entry editing.\nTabulation.\nUsing 38 tablet devices in the West Bank.\nDesign of a data entry program for tablet devices and post-data entry to the same database."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"Response rate = %89.1","sampling_error_estimates":"Sampling errors result from studying only a part of a social base. As this survey is sample based, data will be affected by sampling errors due to not using the whole frame of society and differences may appear compared with the actual values that could be obtained through a census."}},"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 \"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\".","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"contact":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestine","email":"diwan@pcbs.gov.ps","uri":"www.pcbs.gov.ps"}],"cit_req":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Environmental Economic Survey, 2015.  V1.1 (11-2015).  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."}}}}