Palestinian Population, Housing and Establishment Census 1997
Palestinian National Authority
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Population and Housing conditions booklet
Locality Name ____
Locality code _ _ _ _ _ _
Locality type _
Enumeration Area _ _ _
Persons
_ _ Female
_ _ Total
1. The register number in the enumeration area _
2. Census building number in the enumeration area _ _ _
3. Housing unit number within the building _ _ _
4. The number of households in the housing unit _
5. Household number in the housing unit _
6. Household number in the enumeration area _ _ _
7. Occupancy type
[] 2 Collective living quarter
Part One: Housing Unit
[Questions 8-15.]
8. Type of living quarter
[] 2 House
[] 3 Apartment
[] 4 Separate room
[] 5 Tent
[] 6 Hut/Marginal
[] 7 Others
9. Number of rooms in the housing unit _ _
Public Facility
[Questions 10 to 12]
[] 2 From a private source
[] 3 None
[] 2 Private generator
[] 3 None
[] 2 Ditch/private network
[] 3 None
13. The availability of a kitchen
[] 2 Kitchen not connected to water supply system
[] 3 None
14. The availability of a bathroom
[] 2 Bathroom not connected to water supply system
[] 3 None
15. The availability of a toilet
[] 2 Toilet not connected to water supply system
[] 3 None
Part Two: Household Data
[Questions 16-30.]
16. Number of rooms for the household _ _
17. Tenure ownership type of the living quarter
[] 2 Rented unfurnished
[] 3 Rented furnished
[] 4 Without payment of cash rent
[] 5 For work [Rent as labor work]
[] 6 Others
The main source of energy used in
[Questions 18 and 19]
18. Cooking
[] 2 Kerosene/gasoline
[] 3 Electricity
[] 4 Coal/wood
[] 5 Others
19. Heating
[] 1 Gas
[] 2 Kerosene/gasoline
[] 3 Electricity
[] 4 Coal/wood
[] 5 Solar
[] 6 Others
20. Private car
[] 2 No
21. Electric refrigerator
[] 2 No
22. Water heater/Solar boiler
[] 2 No
23. Central heating
[] 2 No
24. Study house/home library
[] 2 No
25. Cooking stove
[] 2 No
26. Washing machine
[] 2 No
Part Three: Individual Data
[Questions 31-47.]
[Questions 31 and 44 were asked of all household members.]
32. Full name and family name ____
33. Relation to household head
[] 2 Husband/wife
[] 3 Son/daughter
[] 4 Father/mother
[] 5 Brother / sister
[] 6 Grand father / grand mother
[] 7 Grand son / grand daughter
[] 8 Son / daughter in law
[] 9 Other relatives
[] 10 Others
34. The ID number for the Palestinians only _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Month
_ _ Day
37. Age by years (for the persons who are less than one year, put 0) _ _
38. The original Nationality (Palestinians who have another nationality should write Palestinian) ____
[] 2 Christian
[] 3 Others
40. The mother's place of residency at the time of her delivery (the name of the compound and the governorate or the name of the state abroad) ____
41. The place of the usual residence (the name of the compound and the governorate or the name of the state abroad) ____
42. The residential period in the place of usual residence in years. ____
43. The previous usual place of residence, if any (the name of the compound and the governorate or the name of the state abroad) ____
44. The reason for changing the previous place of residence
[] 2 Study
[] 3 Marriage
[] 4 Accompanied
[] 5 Migrant
[] 6 Others
For Palestinians only
[Questions 45 to 47 were asked of Palestinians only.]
45. Refugee status
[] 2 Unregistered refugee
[] 3 Not refugee
46. Types of disability
[] 1 Sight
[] 2 Hearing
[] 3 Speaking
[] 4 Hearing and speaking/sight and hearing
[] 5 Moving
[] 6 Grasping/moving fingers
[] 7 Mental
[] 8 Mental and moving
[] 9 Multiple
[] 10 Others
[] 2 Congenital
[] 3 At the time of delivery
[] 4 War
[] 5 Work accident
[] 6 Road accident
[] 7 Other type of accident
[] 8 Others
For persons 5 years and above
[Questions 48 and 49 were asked of people aged 5 years or more.]
48. School attendance
[] 2 Drop out
[] 3 Graduated
[] 4 Never enrolled
49. The number of school years _ _
For persons 10 years and over
[Questions 50 and 51 were asked of people aged 10 years or older.]
50. Level of education and specialization (write illiterate, literate, highest scientific certificate with specialization) ____
51. The place of issuing the highest certificate
[] 2 Arab countries
[] 3 Asian and non Arab African countries
[] 4 Eastern Europe
[] 5 Western Europe
[] 6 North America
[] 7 Latin America
[] 8 Other countries
Relation to labor force for the week previous to the reference day (all persons 10 years and above)
[Questions 52 to 57 were asked of people aged 10 years or older.]
52. Type of relation with labor force
[] 2 Worked 15 hours or more
[] 3 Unemployed previously working
[] 4 Unemployed with no prior work
[] 5 Student
[] 6 Housewife
[] 7 Unable to work
[] 8 Not working and not seeking for work
[] 9 Other
For employed and unemployed persons who previously worked
[Questions 53 to 57]
54. Main economic activity ____
55. Sector
[] 2 Private international
[] 3 National government
[] 4 Foreign government
[] 5 Non-profit organization
[] 6 Aid agency
[] 7 International commission
[] 8 Out of establishments
56. Employment status
[] 2 Self employed
[] 3 Employee
[] 4 Unpaid family worker
[] 5 Other
57. Place of work
[] 2 Within the governorate
[] 3 In other governorate
[] 4 Inside Israel
[] 5 Settlements
[] 6 Abroad
Marital data (for persons 12 years and above)
[Questions 58 and 59 were asked of persons aged 12 years or older.]
58. Marital status
[] 2 Engaged
[] 3 Married
[] 4 Divorced
[] 5 Widowed
59. Age at the first marriage in years _ _
For married women or previously married
[Questions 60 to 68 were asked of females who had ever been married.]
60. Duration of marriage in years _ _
Births during marriage
[Questions 61 to 64]
62. _ _ Number of female alive births
63. _ _ Number of male still alive
64. _ _ Number of female still alive
Births during the last 12 months
[Questions 65 to 68]
66. _ Number of female alive births
67. _ Number of male still alive
68. _ Number of female still alive
Part Four: Palestinians abroad
[Questions 69 to 71]
The number of Palestinians that own ID numbers and they reside now abroad and the place of their local residence is with this household.
70. _ _ Female
71. _ _ Total
Part Five:
The summery number of household persons
[Questions 72-74]
73. _ _ _ Female
74. _ _ _ Total
Part Six: Agriculture holdings (plantation and livestock)
[Questions 75 to 78]
[Questions 76-78 are repeated for all holders]
76. Holder number in the questionnaire ____
[] 2 livestock
[] 3 both