Survey of Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

During the period 4-8 February, Near East Consulting (NEC) conducted a health survey of over 1,100 randomly selected Palestinians in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem; 781 of the interviews were successfully completed. The survey covered a number of issues relating to family health and well, including mental health, the prevalence of different diseases, health insurance and medical coverage, obstacles to health care service delivery, quality of health services and evaluations of healthcare professionals. Interviews were conducted by telephone. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 3.5%, with a 95% confidence level.