Statistical Yearbook of Palestine 2011
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Base Period:
It is the period to which the current period is compared.
Base Prices:
Refers to the prices of goods and services in a period in which current prices are compared
with.
Bed:
Available beds in room and hospital halls, which are occupied by patients for at least 24
continuous hours for receiving medical care.
Bed Occupancy:
Number of booked and paid beds. Such beds are considered occupied whether they
were actually used or not.
Bed Occupancy Rate:
Hospitalization days for admitted patients divided by number of beds multiplied by
days of year.
Building:
The building is defined as any fixed construction that is temporarily or permanently
erected on the surface of the earth or water. The building is surrounded by four walls
or with at least one completed ceiling .
Building Ownership:
Private, Governmental, Local Authority, Cooperative Society, Charitable Society,
Other.
Building Utilization:
Residential, Non-Residential, The boundary wall.
Built –Up land in Occupation Sites:
It refers to all areas of human activity within a settlement including built- up areas, service
facilities, public parks, squares, and roads. It excludes any land that is planned for
construction according to the master plan of the occupation site or confiscated land to be
annexed later to the occupation site.
Bypass Road:
It is a road Constructed by Israeli Occupation to link the Settlements with each other and with
Israel.
Bribery:
To obtain money or other benefits for the implementation of an action or to refrain from
implementing it in violation of accepted practices.