{"doc_desc":{"title":"Transport, Storage and Communication Survey -2002","idno":"DDI-PSE-PCBS-TRANS-2002-V1.0","producers":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority","role":"Collection, processing and dissemination data"}],"prod_date":"2013-07-28","version_statement":{"version":"V1.0"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"PSE-PCBS-TRANS-2002-V1.0","title":"Transport, Storage and Communication Survey 2002","alt_title":"TRANS","translated_title":"\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0625\u062d\u0635\u0627\u0621\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062e\u0632\u064a\u0646  \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0638\u0645 2002"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority"}],"oth_id":[{"name":"The Palestinian National Authority","affiliation":"PNA","email":"","role":"financial    "},{"name":"The Representative Office of Norway","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"financial    "},{"name":"Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"financial    "},{"name":"The World Bank","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"financial    "},{"name":"The European Commission","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"financial    "},{"name":"Department of International Development","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"financial    "}],"production_statement":{"copyright":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Economic Surveys Series - Revised Results,1998-2006. Version 1.0","funding_agencies":[{"name":"The Palestinian National Authority","abbreviation":"PNA","role":"financial    "},{"name":"The Representative Office of Norway","abbreviation":"NOR","role":"financial    "},{"name":"Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation","abbreviation":"SDC","role":"financial    "},{"name":"The World Bank","abbreviation":"WB","role":"financial    "},{"name":"The European Commission","abbreviation":"EC","role":"financial    "},{"name":"Department of International Development","abbreviation":"DFID","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 central statistical offices in most countries place heavy emphasis on constructing sound databases for all activities within theTransport, Storage and Communication sector. PCBS' Transport, Storage and Communication Statistics Program is part of the \nEconomic Statistics Program, which is part of the larger program for establishing the System of Official Statistics for Palestine. PCBS initiated, in the reference year 1994, the economic surveys series. The series includes, in addition to the transport and storage \nsurvey, surveys on industry, internal trade, construction-contractors, and services sectors for the purpose of establishing a time series data base of economic activities in line with international recommendations specified in System of National Account (SNA) 93 \nand in the UN manual for Services Statistics. The sampling frame for the different economic surveys was based \non the findings of the 1997 Establishment Census conducted by PCBS."},"version_statement":{"version":"V 0.1: version (datasets for public use)","version_date":"2003-08-12"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Transport, Storage and Communication","vocab":"Guidebook of Statistical Definitions and Glossary  Guidebook of Statistical Definitions and Glossary  ","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book1793.pdf"}],"topics":[{"topic":"economic conditions and indicators [1.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"}],"abstract":"The central statistical offices in most countries place heavy emphasis on constructing sound databases for all \nactivities within the transport and communication sector. PCBS\u2019 transport and communication Statistics Program is part of the Economic Statistics Program, \nwhich is part of the larger program for establishing the System of Official Statistics for Palestine. PCBS initiated, in \nthe reference year 1994, the economic surveys series. The series includes, in addition to the transport and communication survey, \nsurveys on industry, internal trade construction-contractors, and services sectors for the purpose of \nestablishing a time series data base of economic activities in line with international recommendations specified in \nSystem of National Account (SNA) 93 and in the UN manual for Services Statistics. The sampling frame for the \ndifferent economic surveys was based on the findings of the 1997 Establishment Census conducted by PCBS.","time_periods":[{"start":"2002-01-01","end":"2002-12-31","cycle":""}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2003-06-30","end":"2003-04-01","cycle":"yearly"}],"nation":[{"name":"Palestine","abbreviation":"PSE"}],"geog_coverage":"West Bank and Gaza Strip","analysis_unit":"Enterprises","universe":"Transport and Communication survey covers all establishments of the following main activities: \n1.\tOther scheduled passenger land transport (6021).\n2.\tOther non-scheduled passenger (6022).\n3.\tFreight transport by road (6023).\n4.\tCargo handling (6301).\n5.\t Storage & warehousing (6302).\n6.\tOther supporting transport activities (6303).\n7.\tActivities of travel agencies (6304).\n8.\tActivities of other transport agencies (6309).\n9.\tCourier activities (6412).\n10.\tTelecommunications (6420).","data_kind":"Complete enumeration [enu]","notes":"The objective of the survey was to obtain data on:\n1. Number of enterprises and persons engaged in economic survey series 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."},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority  "}],"sampling_procedure":"The number of establishments in Transport and Communication survey for the base year 2002, frame - (551), which form the whole frame distributed in  remaining West bank and Gaza Strip governorates depending on the 1997 population, housing and establishments census in determining of the frame of transport establishments where comprehensive counting for all construction activities was adopted.","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"They are one forms of the Transport and Storageand Communication survey questionnaire 2002 of the Palestinian Territory, it's related to household and branches, and  the non-financial companies sector. The questionnaire contains the following main variables:\n1. The persons engaged in enterprise and compensation of these employees.\n2. Value of output from the main activity and secondary activity. \n3. Production inputs of goods and services.\n4. Payments and transfers.\n5. Taxes on production.\n6. Assets and capital formation.","coll_situation":"Selection and Training of Field workers: \nField workers are subjected to personal interviews and undergo certain practical and theoretical training to provide them with the key components and the definitions of the questionnaire. The best trainees who pass the theoretical and practical training chosen to collect data.\n\nFieldwork Management and Organization:\nFieldwork 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.\n\nData Collection Method:\nFieldworkers collect data through personal interviews with the owners or the managers of the selected economic establishments.\n\nFieldwork editing:\nFieldworkers and supervisors make an initial formally and technically editing depends on prepared editing rules.\n\nOffice Editing:\nThe filled questionnaires are subjected to editing where the inaccurate questionnaires resend to the fieldwork again to correct the mistakes and to complete the missing parts. \n\nCoding:\nAfter finish editing process the completed questionnaires subject to coding process to be prepared to the data entry process.","act_min":"For insuring data quality, a series of measures were taken in to a account that support accuracy  of data collection \nthrough the following:\n\u00b7 Selection of specialized fieldwork team of economic back ground, the team was trained theoretically and practically \non the survey questionnaire.\n\u00b7 The main fieldwork team was selected according to the training course.\n\u00b7 Field work visits by both fieldwork and project management staff for monitoring and following up data collection \nprocess and progress of work, An average of two visits for each governorate, a bout 90% of completed \nquestionnaires was reviewed and corrected if needed, comments and notes were directed to the team accordingly.\n\u00b7 Different levels of supervision and monitoring toke place a according to the following division:\no Fieldworkers\no Fieldworkers supervisors \no Fieldwork coordinator.  (Each of them has responsibilities in monitoring )  \n\u00b7 Project management receive a daily progress report about completeness and response.\n\u00b7 Conducting a refreshment training course during the stage of data collection for emphasizing the main issues of \ntraining and answering questions of fieldworkers about issues faced them in the field.","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 \nanother one.","cleaning_operations":"To ensure the quality and consistency of data, a set of measures was introduced as follows:\n\u00b7   Creation of a data entry program prior to the collection of data to ensure this would be ready.\n\u00b7   A set of validation rules were applied to the program to check the consistency of data.\n\u00b7   The efficiency of the program was pre-tested by entering a few questionnaires, including incorrect information, and checking its efficiency in capturing the incorrect information.\n\u00b7   Well-trained data entry personnel were selected and trained for main data entry.\n\u00b7   Weekly data files were received by project management to be checked for accuracy and consistency: correction notes were provided to data entry management for implementation.","method_notes":"-"},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"Response rate 82%","sampling_error_estimates":"Statistical Errors:\nThe findings of the survey are  not affected by statistical errors due to using  comprehensive sample"}},"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 Statistics, Economic Surveys Series - Revised Results,1998-2006. Version 1.0 \nRamallah - 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.\n \n2. Utilization of \"data\" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .\n \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. \nThe 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."}}}}