{"doc_desc":{"title":"Construction Contractors Survey  2009","idno":"DDI-PSE-PCBS-CON-2009-V1.0","producers":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"(PCBS)","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority","role":"Collection, processing and dissemination data"}],"prod_date":"2012-05-17","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.0 (May \/ 2012)"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"PSE-PCBS-CON-2009-V1.0","title":"Construction Contractors Survey 2009","alt_title":"CON","translated_title":"\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0648\u0644\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0634\u0627\u0621\u0627\u062a 2009"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority"}],"oth_id":[{"name":"The Palestinian National Authority","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"Financial"},{"name":"The Representative Office of Norway","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"Financial"},{"name":"The Representative Office of Netherlands","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"Financial"},{"name":"Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"Financial"}],"production_statement":{"copyright":"(c)  All Rights Reserved.  Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Construction Contractors Survey  2009","funding_agencies":[{"name":"The Palestinian National Authority","abbreviation":"PNA","role":"Financial"},{"name":"The Representative Office of Norway","abbreviation":"NOR","role":"Financial"},{"name":"The Representative Office of Netherlands","abbreviation":"NDL","role":"Financial"},{"name":"Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation","abbreviation":"SDC","role":"Financial"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Division of user services","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":"The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics  issued the Fourteenth volume of the economic surveys for the Palestinian Territory, which presents the findings of the surveys conducted for 2009 as reference year.  These surveys cover most of economic activities operating in the Palestinian Territory since 1994."},"version_statement":{"version":"V1.0 (File to publication on internet for public use)","version_date":"2012-05-17"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Construction Survey","vocab":"Glossary","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":"The objective of the survey was to obtain data on:\n1. Number of enterprises and persons engaged in construction contractors survey  by activity. \n2. Value of output, intermediate consumption and stocks.\n3. Value added components.\n4. Payments and transfers.\n5. Assets and capital formation.\n6. Contribution of the surveyed activities to the GDP and other national accounts variables.","time_periods":[{"start":"2009-01-01","end":"2009-12-31","cycle":""}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2010-01-06","end":"2010-05-28","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Palestine","abbreviation":"PSE"}],"geog_coverage":"West Bank and Gaza Strip","analysis_unit":"Enterprise constitutes the primary sampling unit (PSU)","universe":"All enterprises in construction contractors survey (comprehensive)","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"1.Identification data\n2.Data about establishment assets.\n3.Data about Purchasing goods for selling purpose\n4.Number of employees in a company and their compensations.\n5.Various payments and transfers \n6.Other output expenses\n7.Goods productions\n8.Goods Production Inputs\n9.Others Goods Production Inputs\n10.Revenues of Services Rendered to Others\n11.Indirect Fees and Taxes\n12.Production Inputs Fuel and oil\n13.Various transfers and revenues \n14.Electricity and water"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority "}],"sampling_procedure":"Comprehensive Survey\nThe number of enterprises in Construction Contractors Survey for the base year 2009, amounted to (495) enterprise, which form the whole frame distributed in all the West bank and Gaza Strip governorates, depending on the establishments census 2007 in determining the frame of contractors enterprises. \n\nSample design: for all enterprises engaged in economic activities has been done, without sampling techniques (comprehensive counting for all construction activities was adopted).","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"The questionnaire used for this survey has much in common with other questionnaires in the economic survey series. The design of the questionnaire takes into account major economic variables pertaining to the examined phenomenon and meets the needs of the Palestinian National Accounts.  Two forms of questionnaires are used a shorter version of the questionnaire used for the enterprises belonging to the household sector and branches, the detailed form used for other sectors","coll_situation":"Workers Selection and Training:\nThe interviewers in the fieldwork are selected from the experienced ones in the statistical work and they are also trained theoretically and practically.\n\n Fieldwork operations:  \nThey are initiated after the recruitment and training  of qualified interviewers.  The PCBS's Fieldwork Directorate administers fieldwork activities including interviewing activities.\n\n\nData Collecting Method:\nData are gathered by using an interview with the enterprise owner or general manager by applying the survey questionnaire.","act_min":"Fieldwork directorate supervises data collection and coordinate to the fieldworkers to perform the set plans for each survey. The fieldwork staff constitute of coordinators, supervisors in addition to the editing staff. Implementing this mission requires the existence of district offices close to working areas to be used as centers for fieldwork staff and fieldwork tools.","weight":"The sampling weight of the enterprise is the mathematical turned of the possibility selection of that enterprise.  It is necessary to use weights in the estimation of the survey society because of the differentiation in the possibility of enterprises' selection from another one. The weights are adjusted to compensate for nonresponse Enterprises","cleaning_operations":"For  insuring quality and consistency of data a set of measures were taken into account for strengthening accuracy of data as follows:\n\u00b7Preparing data entry program before data collection for checking readiness of the program for data entry.\n\u00b7A set of validation rules were applied on the program for  checking consistency of data.\n\u00b7Efficiency of the program was checked through pre-testing in entering few questionnaires, including incorrect information for checking its efficiency, in capturing these information.\n\u00b7Well trained data keyers were selected and trained for the main data entry.\n\u00b7Weekly or biweekly data files were received by project management for checking accuracy and consistency, notes of correction are provided for data entry management for correction.","method_notes":"After the editor finishes editing the questionnaire, a coding are used according to (ISIC - 3), then the questionnaire is transferred to data entry."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"\u00b7Response rate: 84.5%","sampling_error_estimates":"Non-Statistical Errors\nThese types of errors could appear on one or all the survey stages that include data collection and data entry\n\nResponse errors: these types of errors are related to, responders, fieldworkers, and data entry personnel's. And to avoid mistakes and reduce the impact has been a series of actions that would enhance the accuracy of the data through a process of data collection from the field and the 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, 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 Statistics2012 , Economic Surveys Series - 2009. Version1.0(05-2012)   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 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 not bear any professional, administrative or financial responsibility for any losses incurred as a result of changes in the variables values.","disclaimer":"PCBS  provide  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."}}}}