Palestinian Family Survey 2010 Final Report - Palestinian Central ...

PCBS: Palestinian Family Survey, 2010III. Sample Coverage and the Characteristics of Households and RespondentsSample CoverageThe sample covered all the State of Palestine disaggregated by two geographic areas; The West Bank which included11 governorates: (Jenin, Tubas, Tulkarm, Qalqiliya, Nablus, Ramallah & Al Bireh, Jerusalem, Jericho & Al-Aghwar, Bethlehem,Hebron) and the Gaza Strip which include governorates (Gaza, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Deir El Balah and North Gaza)Of the 15,355 households selected for the sample, 14,817 were found to be occupied. Of these, 13,629 were successfullyinterviewed achieving a household response rate of 92 percent. In the interviewed households, 12,322 ever- marriedwomen (age 15-49 years) were identified. Of these, 12,005 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rateof 90 percent within interviewed households. In addition, 11,273 children under age five were listed in the householdquestionnaire. Questionnaires were completed for 11,110 of these children, which corresponds to a response rate ofabout 98.6 percent within interviewed households. Overall response rates of 89.6 and 90.7 percent are calculated forthe women’s and under-5’s interviews respectively (Table HH.1).Generally, response rates for households were around 92 percent, with some differences noted at the regional level.The response rates in Gaza Strip were higher than the West Bank (95 percent compared to 91 percent respectively).Variations were also noted in response rate at the level of the governorates where the highest response rates wasfound in Hebron in the West Bank with 96 percent while the lowest was in Ramallah and Al- Bireh which was 76 percentfollowed by Jericho with 83 percent and Salfit with 88 percent. The response rates for other governorates in the WestBank were between 91 and 93 percent. The highest response rate among Gaza Strip governorates was in Deir El Balahwith 98 percent and the lowest in Gaza with 92 percent, with the remaining three governorates at 96 percent. TableHH.1 show the results.7