{"doc_desc":{"title":"Inbound Toursim Survey 2005","idno":"DDI-PSE-PCBS-ITS-2005-V1.0","producers":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistices","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority","role":"Produce the survey from the idea to impleme ntation"}],"prod_date":"2012-01-16","version_statement":{"version":"V1.0 : Public user file"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"PSE-PCBS-ITS-2005-V1.0","title":"Inbound Tourism Survey 2005","alt_title":"ITS","translated_title":"\u0645\u0633\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0627\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0641\u062f\u0629 2005"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority"}],"oth_id":[{"name":"Core Funding Group","affiliation":"CFG","email":"","role":""},{"name":"The Representative Office of Norway","affiliation":"NOR","email":"","role":""},{"name":"Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation","affiliation":"SDC","email":"","role":""}],"production_statement":{"copyright":"\u00a9 All rights reserved. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistices, Inbound Tourism Survey 2005","funding_agencies":[{"name":"Core Funding Group","abbreviation":"CFG","role":"Core Funding Survey"},{"name":"Representative Office of Norway","abbreviation":"NOR","role":"Core Funding Survey"},{"name":"Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation","abbreviation":"SDC","role":"Core Funding Survey"}]},"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":"Other Household Survey [hh\/oth]","series_info":"Not Peredioc"},"version_statement":{"version":"V1.0 : Public user file","version_date":"2012-01-16"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Inbound Tourism","vocab":"Concepts and Definitions glosary","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book1721.pdf"},{"keyword":"Inbound Visit","vocab":"Concepts and Definitions glosary","uri":"http:\/\/www.pcbs.gov.ps\/Downloads\/book1721.pdf"}],"topics":[{"topic":"leisure, tourism and sport [13.4]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"}],"abstract":"Objectives of the Survey\n  The survey provided data on \nThe main purposes of the inbound visit. \nThe length of stay of the visit.\nThe amount and mode of expenditure during the visit\n\nReport Structure\nThis report comprises five chapters\nThe first chapter presents the background of the Inbound Tourism Survey 2005, and the objectives of the survey \nThe second chapter presents the main definitions used in the report\nThe third chapter exhibits the main findings of Inbound Tourism Survey\nThe fourth chapter discusses the methodology used in this survey\nThe fifth chapter presents the quality of the data of the survey","time_periods":[{"start":"2005-01-01","end":"2005-12-31","cycle":""}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2006-01-02","end":"2006-04-01","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Palestine","abbreviation":"PSE"}],"geog_coverage":"Palestinian Terriotry","analysis_unit":"Household in the palestinian territory","universe":"Palestinian Households","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"Objectives of the Survey\n  The survey provided data on \nThe main purposes of the inbound visit. \nThe length of stay of the visit.\nThe amount and mode of expenditure during the visit\n\nReport Structure\nThis report comprises five chapters\nThe first chapter presents the background of the Inbound Tourism Survey 2005, and the objectives of the survey \nThe second chapter presents the main definitions used in the report\nThe third chapter exhibits the main findings of Inbound Tourism Survey\nThe fourth chapter discusses the methodology used in this survey\nThe fifth chapter presents the quality of the data of the survey"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics","abbreviation":"PCBS","affiliation":"Palestinian National Authority"}],"sampling_procedure":"Sample and Frame \nThe sample is a two-stage stratified cluster random sample \n \nTarget Population \nAll the Palestinian households living within the Palestinian Territory  \nSampling Frame \nSampling frame is a master sample from the Population, Housing and Establishment Census 1997.  It consists of a list of enumeration areas, which were used as PSU's in the first stage of selection\n\nSampling Design \nThe sample of this survey is a sub-sample of Labour Force Survey (LFS) sample, that is conducted every 13 weeks. The total sample of LFS is about 7,627 households distributed over 13 weeks. The sample of the inbound tourism survey occupies 13 weeks of the first quarter 2006 of LFS\nStratification\nIn designing the sample of LFS, four levels of stratification were made \nStratification by governorate.   \nStratification by place of residence which comprises: \n      (a) Urban           (b) Rural        (c) Refugee camps   \nStratification by locality size. \nStratification by classifying localities, excluding governorate capitals, into three strata based on the ownership of households within these localities of durable goods   \n\nSample Unit\nIn the first stage, the sampling units are the enumerator areas (clusters) in the master sample. In the second stage, the sampling units are the households","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"Survey's Questionnaire\nThe inbound tourism survey questionnaire was designed in accordance with similar country experience and with international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, taking into account the special situation of the Palestinian Territory","coll_situation":"Fieldworkers were trained on the main skills before the start of data collection. The interviewers were trained on the Inbound Tourism Survey, by implementing the training course in Ramallah for West Bank trainees, and in Gaza for Gaza Strip trainees Instructions for filling the questionnaire were made available for the interviewers.  The training provides the participant with aims and definitions of the different indicators and expressions of the survey and how to fill in the questionnaire\nField work teams were distributed to all districts proportional to the sample size of each governorate\n The field work team consisted of 24 members including one field work coordinator,4 supervisors, 4 editors and 15 interviewers","act_min":"Field work teams were distributed to all districts proportional to the sample size of each governorate The field work team consisted of 24 members including one field work coordinator, 4 supervisors, 4 editors and 15 interviewers","weight":"The weight of statistical units (sampling unit) in the sample is defined as the mathematical inverse of the selection probability where the sample of the survey is two stage stratified cluster sample, so In the first stage,  we calculate the weight of enumeration areas which  depending on  the probability of each enumeration area(a systematic random sample), then In the second stage we calculate weight of households  in each enumeration area, Initial households weights resulted from product of weight of first stage and weight of second stage ,final households weights obtained after adjustment of initial weights with the households estimates mid 2009 on the level of design strata (governorate, locality type ) .","cleaning_operations":"Data Processing \nThe data processing stage consisted of the following operations \nEditing and coding before data entry All questionnaires were edited and coded in the     office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the field  \nData entry At this stage, data was entered into the computer using a data entered template written in Access The data entry program was prepared to satisfy a number of requirements such as \nDuplication of the questionnaires on the computer screen \nLogical and consistency check of data entered \nPossibility for internal editing of question answers \nMaintaining a minimum of digital data entry and fieldwork errors \nUser friendly handling\nPossibility of transferring data into another format to be used and analyzed using other statistical analytic systems such as SPSS"},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"Response rate 88.6%","sampling_error_estimates":"Sampling Errors \nThese types of errors evolved as a result of studying a part of the society and not all of it. For this survey, variance calculations were made for type of expenditure during the inbound visit, be careful when you want to use these values  \n \nNon Sampling Errors\nThese errors are due to non-response cases as well as the implementation of surveys  In this survey, these errors emerged because of\n(a)the special situation of the questionnaire itself which depends on type of estimation \n(b)diversity of sources (e.g. the interviewers, respondent, editors, coders, data entry operator \u2026etc) \n  \nThe sources of these errors can be summarized in\nSome of the households were not in their houses and the interviewers couldn't meet them \nSome of the households didn't show attention toward the questionnaire.  \nSome errors occurred due to the way the questions were asked by interviewers \nMisunderstood of the questions by the respondents \nAnswering the questions related to consumption by making estimations"}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"General Statistics Law \nNo. (5) for Year 2000\n\nArticle (17)\n\nAll 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 \n\nThe 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,  Domestic Tourism Survey 2008, V 1.0 (04-2011) 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":"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"}}}}