| Census characteristics |
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1997 |
2007 |
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| Title of census |
Palestinian Population, Housing, and Establishment Census, 1997 |
Palestinian Population, Housing, and Establishment Census, 2007 |
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| Census agency |
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics |
Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics |
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| Population universe |
(1) All persons present in the Palestinian territory on the reference date, irrespective of nationality, purpose of stay and place of residence in the Palestinian territory. (2) All Palestinians temporarily living abroad (for less than one year prior to the night of the reference date) and who have a usual place of residence in the Palestinian territory (these persons are enumerated as part of their households). (3) All Palestinians studying abroad irrespective of the study period and the period of stay abroad, and all Palestinian detainees in the Israeli jails regardless of the detention period. |
(1) All persons living in the Palestinian Territory on the census date, regardless of nationality, citizenship, reason of presence, and place of residence in the Palestinian Territory. (2) All Palestinians who live abroad temporarily and for less than a year whose usual place of residence is in the Palestinian Teritory (these persons are counted with their households). (3) All Palestinians who are studying abroad, regardless of the study period and length of residence abroad, and all Palestinian persons detained in Israeli jails regardless of the detention period.
NOTE: Sample includes West Bank only; it excludes Gaza Strip. |
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| De jure or de facto |
De facto |
De facto |
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| Enumeration unit |
Households |
Households |
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| Census day |
From midnight on December 9th to midnight on December 10th, 1997 |
Midnight of November 30th to December 1st, 2007 |
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| Field work period |
December 10th to December 24th, 1997 |
December 1st - December 16th, 2007 |
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| Enumeration forms used |
The Population and Housing Conditions booklet, which includes form number 3 PHC and form number 12 PHC. |
Population, Housing and Establishment Census - 2007 questionnaire, including form number 19/1 PHC |
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| Type of field work |
Direct interview |
Direct interview |
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| Coverage |
All households living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip except those living in those parts of Jerusalem |
All households residing in the West Bank at the time of enumeration. |
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| Unit Definitions (Census) |
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1997 |
2007 |
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| Dwellings |
A building or part of a building constructed for one household only, with one or more independent entrances leading to the public road without passing through another housing unit. The unit might not be constructed for living purposes but was found occupied with a household during the enumeration. Likewise, the unit might be used for habitation or for work or both. It might be closed, vacant, or occupied by one or more households during the census. |
A building or part of a building constructed for one household only, with one or more independent entrance leading to the public road without passing through another housing unit. |
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| Households |
One person or a group of persons with or without a family relationship who live in the same housing unit or part of the same housing unit, share meals, and make joint provisions of food and other essentials of living. |
One person or a group of persons with or without a family relationship who live in the same housing unit or part of the same housing unit, share meals, and make joint provisions of food and other essentials of living. |
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| Group quarters |
A place constructed for the residence of a group of individuals, who live therein and benefit from the services it provides. It may be comprised one or more buildings or one or more housing units. Examples include hotels, hostels, elderly and orphan homes, psycho-therapy clinics and hospitals, collective households for university students, collective living quarters (camps) at the passages, and housing units of priests and nuns in the monasteries and churches (who do not have other households). |
Elderly homes, orphan homes, psycho-therapy clinics and hospitals, and other collective households |
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| Unsettled population |
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