Abstract

Countries collect official statistics on energy use due to its vital role in the infrastructure, economy and living standards of any given country.

In Palestine, additional attention is warranted for energy statistics due to scarce natural resources, the high cost of energy and high population density. These factors demand comprehensive and high quality statistics.

Due to high residential consumption of energy, PCBS decided to conduct a special Household Energy Survey to provide high quality data about energy consumption by type of energy, the different energy consuming devices used by households, and energy consumption behavior. To this end, a questionnaire was attached as a module within the Area Statistics Survey.

PCBS conducted the Household Energy Survey to cover the month of January 2015 to ascertain energy consumption behavior.

The survey aimed to provide data on energy consumption by households and also on public energy consumption behavior and patterns by type of energy.

The survey covered data on energy indicators in households in Palestine, including statistical data on electricity and other types of fuel consumption in activities like cooking, baking, heating, lighting and water heating.

The report of the Household Energy Survey (January 2015) comprises three chapters: the first chapter briefly describes the main findings; the second chapter presents the methodology used in the survey, including the questionnaire design, sampling design, field work operations, data processing, data quality and technical notes; while the third chapter describes the concepts and definitions.

Geographic coverage

Palestine.

Analysis unit

Households

Universe

It consists of all Palestinian households who are staying normally in Palestine during 2015

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sampling frame was based on master sample which was update in 2013-2014 for (Expenditure and Consumption Survey (PECS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)) surveys, and the frame consists from enumeration areas. These enumeration areas are used as primary sampling units (PSUs) in the first stage of the sampling selection.

Sample size: The sample size is 7,690 households for Palestine level, 6,609 households responded.

Sampling Design: The sample is two stage stratified cluster sample as following:

First stage: selection of a PPS random sample of 370 enumeration areas.

Second stage: A random area sample of 20 households from each enumeration area selected in the first stage.

Sample strata: The population was divided by: 1- Governorate 2- locality type (Urban, rural, camps)

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The design of the questionnaire was based on the experiences of similar countries as well as on international standards and recommendations for the most important indicators, taking into account the special situation of Palestine.

Cleaning operations

The data processing stage consisted of the following operations: Editing and coding prior to data entry: all questionnaires were edited and coded in the office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the field.

Data entry: The household energy survey questionnaire was programmed onto handheld devices and data were entered directly using these devices in the West Bank. With regard to Jerusalem J1 and the Gaza Strip, data were entered into the computer in the offices in Ramallah and Gaza. At this stage, data were entered into the computer using a data entry template developed in Access. The data entry program was prepared to satisfy a number of requirements: · To prevent the duplication of questionnaires during data entry. · To apply checks on the integrity and consistency of entered data. · To handle errors in a user friendly manner. · The ability to transfer captured data to another format for data analysis using statistical analysis software such as SPSS.

Response rate

percent was about 89.5%.

Sampling error estimates

Sampling Errors Data of this survey may be affected by sampling errors due to use of a sample and not a complete enumeration. Therefore, certain differences are anticipated in comparison with the real values obtained through censuses. The variance was calculated for the most important indicators: the variance table is attached with the final report. There is no problem in the dissemination of results at national and regional level (North, Middle, South of West Bank, Gaza Strip) and by locality. However, the indicator of averages of household consumption for certain fuels by region show a high variance.

The Households and the Environment Survey (HES) was conducted from October 2015 to January 2016 as a supplement to the Canadian Community Health Survey. The survey was designed to specifically address the needs of its funding source the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) project, a joint venture between Statistics Canada, Environment Canada and Health Canada. The CESI project reports annually on air quality, water quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada using indicators to identify areas of importance to Canadians and monitor progress. The HES was first conducted in 1991, 1994 and more recently in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. The 2015 survey offers an expanded view on household behaviours that relate to the environment but allows for comparisons with the 1994 survey for some indicators and most of the indicators from the 2006-2013 surveys. The objective of the survey is to provide context to scientific measures of air and water quality, and greenhouse gas emissions, by gaining a better understanding of household behaviour and practices with respect to the environment. Since the HES was first conducted in 1991, environmental priorities and concerns have changed for Canadians. Changes in environmental practices and behaviours are reflective of these growing concerns. In order to gauge these changes, the HES measures some of the same environmental variables that were measured by the HES in previous cycles; however other environmental practices have been measured as well.

Overview

The report presents updated estimates of household food expenditure trends and examines further issues relating to Australia's household food expenditure. The analysis builds on a June 2017 ABARES report that examined recent trends in food demand in Australia and a range of food security issues.

Key Issues

Between 2009-10 and 2016-17, the key drivers of Australia's household food demand growth were, in order of importance, population growth, changes in tastes and preferences (including lifestyle choices), lower real food prices and real income growth. While population growth is important, increasing the number of people seeking to meet their energy and nutrition requirements, there has also been a broadly-based shift toward spending on meals out and fast foods, with the share of meals out and fast foods in household food expenditure in Australia increasing from 31 per cent in 2009-10 to 34 per cent in 2015-16. This increases food expenditure per person, all else constant.

Domestic household consumption is still the most important market for food producers (based on value), but food exports have recovered strongly in recent years, from $25 billion in 2009-10 to $39 billion in 2016-17 (in 2015-16 prices); the share of exports in Australia's indicative food production increased from a recent low of 25 per cent in 2009-10 to 33 per cent in 2016-17.

Two key questions posed in the report relate to food security across population sub-groups and economic opportunities for farmers and other food product and service providers. • Food security-based on average outcomes in population sub-groups in 2015-16 using HES data, the Australian Government's transfer system is important in ensuring a high level of food security across households in Australia; some households, such as those highly reliant on family support payments, may require complementary support, for example, from non-government organisations.

• Economic opportunities in the domestic food supply chain-future food demand growth in Australia will be underpinned by population and income growth. For people living in higher income and/or net worth households, there is a demonstrated willingness to pay a premium for quality attributes of food products and services, including convenience factors. Food labelling is a key approach to inform consumers about quality attributes that may earn a price premium.

A key challenge in the long-term trend toward increased demand for meals out and fast foods is to ensure people have information about food attributes such as nutrition content. Reliable and well understood food product and service labelling may enhance nutrition security in Australia, and allow consumers to make food choices that are more closely aligned with their tastes and preferences (including in relation to nutrition and health), and wider circumstances, as well as contributing to reducing food waste.

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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London.The aims of the HSE series are:to provide annual data about the nation’s health;to estimate the proportion of people in England with specified health conditions;to estimate the prevalence of certain risk factors associated with these conditions;to examine differences between population subgroups in their likelihood of having specific conditions or risk factors;to assess the frequency with which particular combinations of risk factors are found, and which groups these combinations most commonly occur;to monitor progress towards selected health targetssince 1995, to measure the height of children at different ages, replacing the National Study of Health and Growth;since 1995, monitor the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children.The survey includes a number of core questions every year but also focuses on different health issues at each wave. Topics are revisited at appropriate intervals in order to monitor change. Further information about the series may be found on the NHS Digital Health Survey for England; health, social care and lifestyles webpage, the NatCen Social Research NatCen Health Survey for England webpage and the University College London Health and Social Surveys Research Group UCL Health Survey for England webpage. Changes to the HSE from 2015:Users should note that from 2015 survey onwards, only the individual data file is available under standard End User Licence (EUL). The household data file is now only included in the Special Licence (SL) version, released from 2015 onwards. In addition, the SL individual file contains all the variables included in the HSE EUL dataset, plus others, including variables removed from the EUL version after the NHS Digital disclosure review. The SL HSE is subject to more restrictive access conditions than the EUL version (see Access information). Users are advised to obtain the EUL version to see if it meets their needs before considering an application for the SL version. The Health Survey for England, 2017: Special Licence Access is available from the UK Data Archive under SN 9084.Latest edition information:For the third edition (May 2023), a number of corrections were made to the data file and the data documentation file. Further information is available in the documentation file '8488_hse_2017_eul_v3_corrections_to_ukds.pdf’. Main Topics: The data covers the following: Core topics: General health Longstanding illness Average weekly alcohol consumption Smoking Drinking (heaviest day in last week) Fruit and vegetable consumption Consent to data linkage (NHS central register, HES) Socio-economic information: sex, age, income, education, employment etc Prescribed medications (nurse) Additional topics: Physical activity (adults) Social care receipt and provision Cardiovascular Diseases Chronic Pain End of Life Care Measurements: Height and weight Blood pressure (nurse) Waist and hip circumference (nurse) Blood sample for cholesterol, glycated haemoglobin (nurse) Saliva sample (nurse) Multi-stage stratified random sample Self-administered questionnaire: Computer-assisted (CASI) Physical measurements and tests Clinical measurements Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London.The aims of the HSE series are:to provide annual data about the nation’s health;to estimate the proportion of people in England with specified health conditions;to estimate the prevalence of certain risk factors associated with these conditions;to examine differences between population subgroups in their likelihood of having specific conditions or risk factors;to assess the frequency with which particular combinations of risk factors are found, and which groups these combinations most commonly occur;to monitor progress towards selected health targetssince 1995, to measure the height of children at different ages, replacing the National Study of Health and Growth;since 1995, monitor the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children.The survey includes a number of core questions every year but also focuses on different health issues at each wave. Topics are revisited at appropriate intervals in order to monitor change. Further information about the series may be found on the NHS Digital Health Survey for England; health, social care and lifestyles webpage, the NatCen Social Research NatCen Health Survey for England webpage and the University College London Health and Social Surveys Research Group UCL Health Survey for England webpage. Changes to the HSE from 2015:Users should note that from 2015 survey onwards, only the individual data file is available under standard End User Licence (EUL). The household data file is now only included in the Special Licence (SL) version, released from 2015 onwards. In addition, the SL individual file contains all the variables included in the HSE EUL dataset, plus others, including variables removed from the EUL version after the NHS Digital disclosure review. The SL HSE is subject to more restrictive access conditions than the EUL version (see Access information). Users are advised to obtain the EUL version to see if it meets their needs before considering an application for the SL version. Latest edition informationFor the second edition (August 2022), edits were made to the labels for national identity variables YNatSC1-6 and the documentation was updated accordingly. Main Topics: The data covers the following: Core topics:General health Longstanding illnessAverage weekly alcohol consumptionSmoking Drinking (heaviest day in last week) Fruit and vegetable consumptionConsent to data linkage (NHS central register, HES) Socio-economic information: sex, age, income, education, employment etcPrescribed medications (nurse) Additional topics: Physical activity (adults) Social care receipt AsthmaGambling Measurements: Height and weightBlood pressure (nurse)Waist and hip circumference (nurse) Blood sample for cholesterol, glycated haemoglobin (nurse) Saliva sample (nurse) Multi-stage stratified random sample Clinical measurements Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI) Self-administered questionnaire: Computer-assisted (CASI) Physical measurements and tests

Please note: The Monthly MHLDS Report published on 23 February 2016 covered November 2015 final data and December 2016 provisional data and was the last publication of Monthly MHLDS Reports. On 31 March 2016 the first release of the Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics from the new version of the data set (MHSDS) will be published, (there is no refresh MHLDDS submission for December as this would coincide with the first submission MHSDS for January data.) This means there will not be a release of December 2015 Final data, therefore as this report utilises final data only the last linkage of HES-MHLDS available will use November 2015 (final data) this will be published on 4 March 2016. Future linkages between HES (Hospital Episode Statistics) and MHSDS (Mental Health Services Data Set) are likely to recommence around Summer 2016, further details will be published in due course. In addition a Methodological Change paper is available and describes these changes in detail, see link below. This is the latest monthly (November 2015) statistical publication in relation to the linked HES (Hospital Episode Statistics) and MHLDDS (Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Data Set) data. The two data sets have been linked using specific patient identifiers collected in HES and MHLDDS. The linkage allows the data sets to be linked in this manner from 2006-07; however, this report focuses on patients who were present in the two data sets from April 2015. The bridging file used for this publication was also released on 04 March 2016; it utilises the latest published provisional (Monthly) HES data and year-to-date MHLDDS data relating to November 2015. The HES-MHLDDS linkage provides the ability to undertake national (within England) analysis along acute patient pathways for mental health and learning disability service users' interactions with acute secondary care.