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Ukraine Situation Protection Profiling and Monitoring, October 2023 - April 2024

Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia...and 8 more, 2023 - 2024
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Reference ID
ECA_2023_SPPM_v01_M
Producer(s)
UN Refugee Agency
Collection(s)
United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Study website
Created on
Jul 10, 2025
Last modified
Jul 10, 2025
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    ECA_2023_SPPM_v01_M
    Title

    Ukraine Situation Protection Profiling and Monitoring, October 2023 - April 2024
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    SPPM 2023
    Country/Economy
    Name Country code
    Belarus BLR
    Bulgaria BGR
    Czechia CZE
    Estonia EST
    Hungary HUN
    Latvia LVA
    Lithuania LTU
    Moldova MDA
    Poland POL
    Romania ROU
    Slovak Republic SVK
    Study type

    Sample Frame, Households [sf/hh]
    Abstract
    This dataset presents findings from Protection Profiling and Monitoring conducted by UNHCR and partners between October 2023 and April 2024 across Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. The objective of this regional exercise is to strengthen evidence-based protection responses by regularly collecting and analyzing data on the demographics, protection risks, legal needs, displacement patterns, and basic needs of refugees from Ukraine. Data was gathered through household-level interviews conducted face-to-face at border crossing points, reception and transit centers, collective sites, and assistance locations in major cities. The structured questionnaire was administered by trained enumerators from UNHCR and partner organizations using digital data collection tools. Although respondents were selected to reduce bias, the sample follows a non-probability design and results should be interpreted as indicative rather than statistically representative of the refugee population.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Household

    Version

    Version Description

    Version 2.2: Edited, cleaned, and anonymised data.
    Version Date

    2025-04-01

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope includes:

    • demographics
    • displacement journey and current location
    • protection risks and needs
    • access to services
    • assistance and feedback
    • future intentions and legal needs
    Topics
    Topic
    Protection
    Gender Based Violence
    Child Protection
    Education
    Health
    Return
    Basic Needs
    Keywords
    Protection monitoring Ukraine refugees Europe response Intentions Needs assessment

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic
    Universe

    Refugees from Ukraine present in Europe.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    UN Refugee Agency UN
    Producers
    Name
    Human Rights League
    Hungarian Baptist Aid
    IFRC
    INTERSOS
    Law Center of Advocates (CDA)
    Mareena
    People in Need
    Impact - REACH
    Romanian National Council for Refugees (CNRR)
    Slovak Humanitarian Council and Charity Center for Refugees

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Households were randomly sampled at border crossing points, reception and transit centers, collective sites, and assistance points in major cities. While households were randomly sampled, the sample is considered non-probability.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Structured questionnaire covering demographics, displacement history, protection risks, legal needs, services, and feedback on humanitarian assistance.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2023-10-01 2024-04-30
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation Abbreviation
    UN Refugee Agency UN UNHCR
    Human Rights League
    Hungarian Baptist Aid
    IFRC
    INTERSOS
    Law Center of Advocates (CDA)
    Mareena
    People in Need
    Impact - REACH
    Romanian National Council for Refugees (CNRR)
    Slovak Humanitarian Council and Charity Center for Refugees
    Data Collection Notes

    Structured interviews were conducted with refugees from Ukraine by trained enumerators from UNHCR and partners, using the Kobo Toolbox. The data collection involved household-level interviews at various displacement-related locations across 11 countries. Though efforts were made to reduce bias through random selection, the sample is non-probability and results are indicative.

    Data Access

    Citation requirements

    United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2025). Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic: Ukraine Situation Protection Profiling and Monitoring - Oct 2023 - April 2024. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Curation team UNHCR dencomdl@unhcr.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_ECA_2023_SPPM_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    UN Refugee Agency UNHCR UN Metadata producer
    Development Data Group DECDG The World Bank Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library
    Date of Metadata Production

    2025-04-02

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Identical to a metadata (UNHCR_EU_2023_10_prot_monitoring) published on UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home). Some of the metadata fields have been edited.
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