{"doc_desc":{"title":"Tree Horticulture Survey, 2006","idno":"DDI-PSE-PCBS-THS-2006-V1.0","producers":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority","role":"Collection, processing and dissemination data "}],"prod_date":"2012-05-30","version_statement":{"version":"V1.0Version 1.0 (May \/ 2012)"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"PSE-PCBS-THS-2006-V1.0","title":"Tree Horticulture Survey, 2006","alt_title":"THS","translated_title":"\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0633\u062a\u0646\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u062c\u0631\u064a\u0629\u060c 2006"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority"}],"oth_id":[{"name":"The Palestinian National Authority","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"financial"},{"name":"The Representative Office of Norway","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"financial"},{"name":"The Representative Office of the Netherlands","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":"financial"},{"name":"Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":""}],"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"Agricultural Holder","affiliation":"","role":"Helping in data giving"}],"copyright":"\u00a9 All Rights Reserved.Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Tree Horticulture Survey, 2006","funding_agencies":[{"name":"The Palestinian National Authority","abbreviation":"(PNA)","role":"financial"},{"name":"The Core Funding Group","abbreviation":"CFG","role":"financial"},{"name":"The Representative Office of Norway","abbreviation":"NOR","role":"financial"},{"name":"The Representative Office of the Netherlands","abbreviation":"NDL","role":"financial"},{"name":"Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation","abbreviation":"(SDC)","role":"financial"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Division of Users Services","affiliation":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics ","email":"diwan@pcbs.gov.ps","uri":"www.pcbs.gov.ps"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Agricultural Survey [ag\/oth]","series_info":"Only once time."},"version_statement":{"version":"V1.0:  Basic raw data, obtained from data entry (before editing).","version_date":"2012-05-30"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Agricultural Holding","vocab":"Statistical Definitions and Glossary","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book1721.pdf"},{"keyword":"Tree Horticulture Holding","vocab":"Statistical Definitions and Glossary","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book1721.pdf"}],"topics":[{"topic":"plant and animal distribution [9.4]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"}],"abstract":"The main objective of this survey is to provide a comprehensive picture about the tree horticulture sector in the Palestinian Territory, and so provide the interested people and policy makers and planner with reliable data that is needed to develop this strategic sector.\n\nThe other objectives for this survey are:\n1.\tDefine the demographic properties of the tree horticulture holders.\n2.\tDefine the demographic properties of the tree horticulture holdings\n3.\tDefine the pattern of land use for the tree horticulture holdings.\n4.\tDefine the tree horticulture crops.\n5.\tDefine the production and productivity of the horticulture trees in the Palestinian Territory.\n6.\tDefine a marketing tree horticulture crops.\n7.\tDefine of applications in the tree horticulture holdings.\n8.\tDefine available indicators related to the tree horticulture holdings employment.\n9.\tDefine the damages of the tree horticulture sectors due to the Israeli measures","time_periods":[{"start":"2005-10-01","end":"2006-09-03","cycle":""}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2006-08-23","end":"2006-10-02","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Palestine","abbreviation":"PSE"}],"geog_coverage":"All of the Palestinian Territory","analysis_unit":"Agricultural holding","universe":"Agricultural Holding","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"1.\tSection One: identification data of the agricultural holder and holding\n2.\tSection Two: demographic properties of the agricultural holders, concerning sex, age and other related indicators.\n3.\tSection Three: regarding agricultural holding, the type, legal status, main source of irrigation water, main source of extension, and other related indicators.\n4.\tSection Four: regarding land use, the total area of the agricultural holding, the treatment of chemical and organic fertilizers, pesticides and treatment area, and other related indicators\n5.\tSection Five: regarding the tree horticulture crops, the type, area and other related indicators\n6.\tSection Six: regarding the production of tree horticulture crops, rainfed or irrigated, and other related indicators.\n7.\tSection Seven: the number of horticulture trees by age.\n8.\tSection Eight: the costs of production requirements for the trees horticulture.\n9.\tSection Nine: the marketing of tree horticulture crops.\n10.\tSection Ten: the agricultural applications for tree horticulture holdings. \n11.\tSection Eleven: agricultural labor, in terms of sex, status, and other related       indicators.\n12.\tSection Twelve: damage to agricultural as aresult of Israeli attacks, in terms of size, number, and other relevant indicators"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority"}],"sampling_procedure":"The sample is a one-stage stratified simple random sample.  The sample size is 5,024 agricultural holdings in all of the Palestinian Territory, and it is large enough to obtain reliable estimates on a regional level (north, middle, south of the West Bank) in addition to Gaza Strip.  The sampling frame consisted of enumerated agricultural holdings in the agricultural holdings enumeration activity which was implemented by PCBS in 2004. The agricultural holdings meet the criteria of the agricultural holding had been separated, according to the definition of type of agricultural holding\n\nSample Size\nThe sample size is 5,024 agricultural holdings in all of the Palestinian Territory, and it is large enough to obtain reliable estimates on a regional level (North, Middle, South of the West Bank, and Gaza Strip) in addition to crop type.","sampling_deviation":"-","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"The tree horticulture questionnaire was designed depending on the recommendations of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), also benefiting from the international experience in field of design the questionnaires, in addition, the pilot was conducted during the period 08\/07- 11\/07\/2006 to check the project documents including the questionnaire, in which the questionnaire was changed and developed to suit the tree horticulture sector in the Palestinian Territory. \n\nThe questionnaire for the Tree Horticulture Survey 2006 consists of eleven sections as follows:\n1.\tSection One: identification data of the agricultural holder and holding\n2.\tSection Two: demographic properties of the agricultural holders, concerning sex, age and other related indicators.\n3.\tSection Three: regarding agricultural holding, the type, legal status, main source of irrigation water, main source of extension, and other related indicators.\n4.\tSection Four: regarding land use, the total area of the agricultural holding, the treatment of chemical and organic fertilizers, pesticides and treatment area, and other related indicators\n5.\tSection Five: regarding the tree horticulture crops, the type, area and other related indicators\n6.\tSection Six: regarding the production of tree horticulture crops, rainfed or irrigated, and other related indicators.\n7.\tSection Seven: the number of horticulture trees by age.\n8.\tSection Eight: the costs of production requirements for the trees horticulture.\n9.\tSection Nine: the marketing of tree horticulture crops.\n10.\tSection Ten: the agricultural applications for tree horticulture holdings. \n11.\tSection Eleven: agricultural labor, in terms of sex, status, and other related       indicators.\n12.\tSection Twelve: damage to agricultural as aresult of Israeli attacks, in terms of size, number, and other relevant indicators","coll_situation":"The training course of the fieldwork team was held for sex days during the period 12-17\\08\\2006  and another training course was held during the period 01-03\\09\\2006, where the data collection period of the project  was 23\\08\\2006- 02\\10\\2006","act_min":"Field work visits by both fieldwork and project management staff","weight":"The preliminary weights of the survey were calculated while drawing the sample. After conducting the survey the weights were adjusted to deal with the non-response cases that emerged during the data collection process.  When computed the estimations of the survey indicators, compute the weights was done, where it has a weight for each analysis unit suit with the selection probability of the unit.\n\nAdjusting weights is important to reduce bias resulting from the non-response cases. Also adjusting gives consideration to the number and area of the agricultural holdings in the Palestinian Territory, and their distribution according to size groups and the main activity of the agricultural holding. Therefore, the results, estimates and percentages of this survey represent the reality in the Palestinian Territory","cleaning_operations":"Preparation of Data Entry Programme:\nAt this stage the data entry program was prepared using the ACCESS package.  Data entry screens were designed. Also, rules of entry were established in a manner that guarantees successful entry of questionnaires and queries to check data after each entry.  These queries examine the variables on the questionnaire level.\n\n- Organization and Management of Data Entry:\nThe Information Systems and Computer Directorate prepared the data entry program; the directorate also supervised the data entry process and applied the required validation rules to edit the data. The directorate was also responsible to select and train the data entry personnel. \n\n- Data Entry Personnel Training:\nBefore the start of the data entry, data entry personnel were trained on the use of the data entry program and then how to enter data into the computerized database.\n\n- Editing of the Entered Data: \nThere are specific rules for data editing which connect the different indicators of the questionnaires logically with each other, so that errors in any questionnaire are treated immediately and data re-entered to get clean data.","method_notes":"-"},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"\u00b7Response rate 92.5%","sampling_error_estimates":"Statistical Errors\nData of this survey affected by statistical errors due to use the sample, Therefore, the emergence of certain differences from the real values expect obtained through censuses. It had been calculated variation of the most important indicators exists and the facility with the report. and the dissemination levels of the data were particularized at the regional level in the West Bank (North, Middle, South) and Gaza Strip, due to the sample design and the variance calculations for the different indicators. \n\n Non-Statistical  Errors\nNon-statistical errors are probable in all stages of the project, during data collection or processing. This is referred to as non-response errors, response errors, interviewing        errors, and data entry errors.  To avoid errors and reduce their effects, great efforts were made to train the fieldworkers intensively.  They were trained in how to carry out the interview, what to discuss and what to avoid, carrying out a pilot survey and practical and theoretical training during the training course.","data_appraisal":"-"}},"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, Tree Horticulture Survey, 2006,V1.0(5-2012) . Ramallah - Palestine.","conditions":"License Agreement for the Use of Micro Data in PCBS \nitems(10,11,12) as following:\n\n\n1. 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. 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  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."}}}}