Regional Assessment on the Situation and Needs of Older Persons on the Move in the Americas 2020

Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador...and 2 more, 2020

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Reference ID

LAC_2020_HELPAGE_v01_M

Producer(s)

HelpAge International, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

Collection(s)

United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

Study website

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Dec 27, 2022

Last modified

Dec 27, 2022

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Identification

Survey ID number

LAC_2020_HELPAGE_v01_M

Title

Regional Assessment on the Situation and Needs of Older Persons on the Move in the Americas 2020

Country/Economy

Name	Country code
Colombia	COL
Ecuador	ECU
El Salvador	SLV
Honduras	HND
Peru	PER

Study type

Other Household Survey [hh/oth]

Abstract

The main purpose of this assessment is to present an overview of the situation and the priority needs of older persons on the move in Latin America, with a focus on some countries in the Andean region and the northern part of Central America. The assessment also includes the impact and worsening of older persons access to and exercise of their rights and services, under the current situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, this assessment will provide data and evidence for decision-making, public-policy design, and the implementation of programmes that promote the rights of older persons on the move throughout the region and during the entire displacement cycle.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Unit of Analysis

Individual

Scope

Notes

The scope of the survey includes:

Demographics
Health
Displacement
Assistance
Livelihoods
Covid impact

Topics

Topic
Elderly and Disabled
Health
Income Generation
Livelihood & Social cohesion
Basic Needs

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

National coverage (Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru)

Universe

Older people (over 60 years old)

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name	Affiliation
HelpAge International
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)	UN

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

The purpose of this assessment is to establish a consolidated body of knowledge on the guarantee of rights, needs, and services that cover older persons (over 60 years old) on the move in Latin America, particularly in Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador.

Given the existing limitations in determining the universe of older persons in the human mobility flows of interest, this assessment was not based on a statistically representative sample design. Nonetheless, it is considered that the breadth and quality of the information obtained serves to reflect the main trends in terms of the guarantee of rights and provision of services to older persons on the move.

Data was gathered via telephone and online surveys. The telephone surveys took place between 26 October and 27 November 2020. Among the contacts provided by UNCHR, associates and field partners, an initial database of 2,876 older persons in the five countries was consolidated; of these, the survey enumerators called 1,325 persons, of whom 772 accepted to participate. After debugging, 725 surveys were included in the analysis, i.e., those that met the criteria for completing the survey and had the respondent's consent on the use of the information.

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

The questionnaire contains the following sections: - Survey data - Characteristics - Seeking Asylum, Returning, Internal Displacement and Migration - Access to income - Care and Support - Access to security - Access to Health Services - Access to Training Services - Access to Work - Access to Food Security - Access to Social Security - Access to Accommodation or Housing and Health Services - Community Participation and Integration - Non-Discrimination and Equality before the law - Access to Freedom of Expression, Opinion and Information - Accessibility and Mobility - Access to financial products

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End
2020-10-26	2020-11-27

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]

Data Collectors

Name
HelpAge International

Data Collection Notes

The survey data was uploaded by the interviewers in real time onto the Kobo Toolbox platform and processed for statistical-descriptive analysis using Microsoft Power BI software, following adjustment and debugging of the data concerning human mobility flows in all countries, based on two corroboration questions included in the instruments for this purpose.

Data Access

Citation requirements

HelpAge International, UNHCR (2021). Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru: Regional assessment on the situation and needs of older persons on the move in the Americas, 2020. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org

Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email
Curation Team	UNHCR	microdata@unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

DDI_LAC_2020_HELPAGE_v01_M

Producers

Name	Affiliation	Role
UN Refugee Agency	UN	Metadata producer
Development Economics Data Group	The World Bank	Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library

Date of Metadata Production

2022-12-22

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 01 (December 2022): This metadata was downloaded from the UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home) and it is identical to UNHCR version (UNHCR_2020_RBAC_HELPAGE_v2.1). The following two metadata fields were edited - Document ID and Survey ID.

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