DDI-PSE-PCBS-HGS-2008-V1.0 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2012-06-03 NADA V1.0: Puplic use file Hotel Guests Survey 2008 HGS مسح نزلاء الفنادق 2008 PSE-PCBS-HGS-2008-V1.0 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Palestinian National Authority

European Union

Representative Office of Norway

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Core Funding Group

 © All Rights Reserved.Hotel Guests Survey 2008 NADA Palestinian National Authority European Union Core Funding Group Representative Office of Norway Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Division of user services 1-2-3 Survey, phase 1 [hh/123-1] V1.0: Puplic Use File Inbound Guests Resident Guests Tourism Expenditure leisure, tourism and sport [13.4] This report is one of a series of expected reports to be published by PCBS on tourism according to the sub-master plan for the Tourism Statistical Department, as one of the tools for describing the status of tourism in the Palestinian Territory. The main objective of this report is to provide reliable data on the situation of tourism in the Palestinian Territory. World attention has increased concerning the need to provide statistical data regarding tourism within the household sector. Providing such data will assist policy making and legislation and reduce the pressure on tourism. As in the rest of the world, attention has greatly increased in Palestine to provide such data after many years of negligence regarding tourism marked by the absence of standards and regulations during the period of the Israeli occupation This report is one of a series of expected reports to be published by PCBS on tourism according to the sub-master plan for the Tourism Statistical Department, as one of the tools for describing the status of tourism in the Palestinian Territory. The main objective of this report is to provide reliable data on the situation of tourism in the Palestinian Territory Palestine West Bank Hotel Guests One resident entertainment in hotels Sample survey data [ssd] Objectives of the Survey The survey provided data on The characteristics of hotel guests The characteristics of the visit The length of stay of the visit The amount and mode of expenditure during the visit Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Target population The target population for this study was all guests in hotels in the West Bank, whether resident or non resident in 2008 Sampling frame The sampling frame was established from the frame of the Hotel Activity Survey 2007. Tthe frame is the 72 working hotels in the West Bank. Hotels were counted during the implementation of the survey (the first stage); the frame contains information on the number of guests in 2007, nationality, characteristics and other identifying data Strata of design The sample was distributed to tow strata that is Actual strata the sample was distributed by visitor's nationality strata (resident, non resident) Post strata the sample was distributed by Visitor's sex, and nationality Sample size The sample size was estimated to be about 2,233 visitors or guests distributed among West Bank hotels Design a sample survey The sample was a stratified random sample of a regular one stage A selected randomly stratified sample of guests from the hotel which was visited. A different sample of guests at each hotel was selected depending on the size of the hotel (the number of guests in the hotel data 2007) Distribution of the sample The distribution sample of the guests on hotels in proportion to the size of each stratum of guests (nationality: resident, non resident) Publish levels First level West Bank And according to the guest nationality (3 nationalities) Second level (North, Central, Jerusalem, South) West Bank Face-to-face [f2f] Survey Questionnaire The survey questionnaire was the main tool for gathering information, so it must conform to the technical specifications of the field work phase, and should meet the requirements of data processing and analysis. The questionnaire was designed after considering the methodologies and the recommendations of the United Nations on tourism statistics and taking into account the specificities of the Palestinian community in this aspect The forms were filled through personal interview of the hotel guests The field team was provided with all the tools and supplies of field work, and the number of crew working on the project (11), including Coordinator of field work (1) and supervisors of the Jerusalem area within the barriers (1) and auditors as well as librarians (9) field researcher Primary weight is calculated for the visitor or the form of the class as a sample designing strata and arrivals, Local Data Processing The data processing stage consisted of the following operations Editing and coding before data entry: All questionnaires were edited and coded in the office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the field Data 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 Duplication of the questionnaires on the computer screen Logical and consistency check of data entered Possibility for internal editing of question answers Maintaining a minimum of digital data entry and fieldwork errors User friendly handling Possibility of transferring data into another format to be used and analyzed using other statistical analytic systems such as SPSS Response rate: %93.6 Accuracy This includes examination of the accuracy of the data in the survey and different aspects of the errors highlighted by the use of the statistical sample, as well as non-statistical errors due to the work crew surveying tools, in addition to response rates in the survey and the most important influences on the estimates. This section includes the following Statistical errors These are errors resulting from a study (sample) of the society and not all units of society. This survey was implemented on the basis of the sample and therefore data errors could affect the survey results due to the use of a statistical sample rather than a comprehensive inventory of units in the community study, and certainly the emergence of differences. The values that we expect to be real are obtained through censuses. Calculations can have differences in the related variables Non-statistical errors The data collection process is characterized with privacy, as a result of the nature of this subject, that the interrogation process is subjected to greater potential for errors, because the answers to many questions are objective and depends on the assessment of the person, and therefore affected by the researcher degree of consciousness at the interrogation and other affecting circumstances General Statistics Law No. (5) for Year 2000 Article 17 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 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 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2008. Hotel Guests Survey, Main Results, 2008. Executive Summary. Ramallah - Palestine. License Agreement for the Use of Micro Data in PCBS items(10,11,12) as following: 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. 2. Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally . 3. 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. 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 hotel guests survey 2008 2128 22 Hotel No Hotel No Hotel No Hotel No Hotel No Hotel Number 2128 3003 10003 7588.322 1321.619 Serial No Serial No Serial No Serial No Serial No Serial Number 2128 3 1999 132.162 157.292 Relative weight Relative weight Relative weight Relative weight Relative weight 2128 1 415 95.752 52.266 area area area area area 2127 1 1 4 1 north of the west bank 2 midlle of the west bank 3 jerusalem 4 south of the west bank 5 gaza strip Sysmiss Nationality Nationality Nationality Nationality Nationality Nationality 2128 12 862 437.797 215.634 12 32 36 56 76 124 144 152 156 191 196 203 208 218 246 250 275 276 300 344 348 352 356 368 372 376 380 392 400 408 410 422 478 528 530 554 558 578 586 616 642 643 686 702 703 710 724 748 752 756 788 792 804 818 826 840 862 Country of Resident Country of Resident Country of Resident Country of Resident Country of Resident Country of Resident 2128 16 862 442.271 217.448 16 32 36 56 76 124 144 156 191 196 203 208 218 246 250 275 276 300 344 348 352 356 368 372 376 380 392 400 408 410 528 530 554 578 586 616 642 643 682 686 702 703 710 724 748 752 756 784 792 804 818 826 840 862 Age Age Age Age Age Age 2108 20 14 86 38.836 13.604 Number of companies with you from your family Number of companies with you from your family Number of companies with you from your family Number of companies with you from your family Number of companies with you from your family Number of companies with you from your family 1591 537 48 1.734 2.596 Marital Status Marital Status Marital Status Marital Status Marital Status Marital Status 2116 12 1 Single 2 Married 3 Other Sysmiss Sex Sex Sex Sex Sex Sex 2104 24 1 male 2 female Sysmiss The main reason of visit The main reason of visit The main reason of visit The main reason of visit The main reason of visit What the main reason of visit? 2124 4 1 recreation 2 visiting relative 3 professional 4 pilgrimage 5 other Sysmiss How did you organized your visit How did you organized your visit How did you organized your visit How did you organized your visit How did you organized your visit How did you organized your visit? 2102 26 1 3 1 travel agent 2 direct reservation 3 other way Sysmiss (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is 1055 1073 1 Palestinian 2 Israeli 3 Other Sysmiss How many days will you be spending In the Palestinian Territory How many days will you be spending In the Palestinian Territory How many days will you be spending In the Palestinian Territory How many days will you be spending In the Palestinian Territory How many days will you be spending In the Palestinian Territory How many days will you be spending In the Palestinian Territory 1780 348 180 7.169 10.71 How many nights will you be spending In the hotel How many nights will you be spending In the hotel How many nights will you be spending In the hotel How many nights will you be spending In the hotel How many nights will you be spending In the hotel How many nights will you be spending In the hotel? 2127 1 1 90 5.117 7.145 Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid 2128 1 4 1 Jordanian Dinar 2 US Dollar 3 New Israeli Shekel 4 Euro How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on hotels and accommodation How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on hotels and accommodation How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on hotels and accommodation How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on hotels and accommodation How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on hotels and accommodation How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on hotels and accommodation? 2128 16464 626.452 1139.258 How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on meals and drink How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on meals and drink How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on meals and drink How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on meals and drink How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on meals and drink How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on meals and drink? 2127 1 12600 252.342 504.16 How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on shopping How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on shopping How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on shopping How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on shopping How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on shopping How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on shopping? 2128 10000 350.614 650.972 How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on transportation and telecommunication How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on transportation and telecommunication How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on transportation and telecommunication How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on transportation and telecommunication How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on transportation and telecommunication How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on transportation and telecommunication? 2128 3360 139.496 328.831 How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on other expenditures How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on other expenditures How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on other expenditures How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on other expenditures How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on other expenditures How much you estimate your expenditures during your visit on other expenditures? 2128 3500 102.947 251.322 total expenditures total expenditures total expenditures total expenditures total expenditures Total expenditures 2128 4.2 84280 1519.041 2967.675