Expenditure and Consumption Survey, 2005

West Bank and Gaza, 2005 - 2006

Reference ID

WBG_2005_PECS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Metadata

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Jul 10, 2013

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Household composition (HCOMP)

Data file: Pal_2005_HH

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 38

End: 38

Width: 1

Range: -

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Categories

Value	Category
1	1-2 adults, no child
2	1-2 adults, 1-2 children
3	1-2 adult, 3 or more children
4	3 adults or more, 0-1 child
5	3 adults or more, 2-3 children
6	3 adults or more, 4 children or more

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition

Indicates the composition of the household with the number of adults and of children using standardized family models: 2 adults no children, 2 adults 1-2 children etc..

Universe

All households

Others

Notes

GENERAL NOTES
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This variables might not exist in all surveys and can be constructed using the information in the household and person files.
In case the variable is generated, the adult is defined as either a:
- HH member aged 18 years or older
- HH head even if aged less than 18 years
- a married HH member even if aged less than 18 years

COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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