Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees - 2017

Lebanon, 2017

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Reference ID

LBN_2017_VASYR_v01_M

Producer(s)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNICEF, WFP

Collection(s)

United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

Metadata

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Created on

May 13, 2021

Last modified

May 13, 2021

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Identification

Survey ID number

LBN_2017_VASYR_v01_M

Title

Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees - 2017

Country/Economy

Name	Country code
Lebanon	LBN

Abstract

The 2017 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (VASyR) assesses the situation of a representative sample of registered Syrian refugee households to identify situational changes and trends. With over one million registered refugees within its borders, Lebanon hosts the second-largest population of Syrian refugees in the region, and the highest per capita population of refugees in the world. Since the first assessment, the VASyR has been an essential tool for partnership and for shaping planning decisions and programme design. It is the cornerstone for support and intervention in Lebanon. A total of 4966 households were interviewed.

The contents of this report, jointly issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP, dataviz.vam.wfp.org), demonstrate that economic vulnerability has worsened, with more than half of refugees living in extreme poverty, and that food insecurity rates are stable, but remain high.

Unit of Analysis

Household and individual.

Version

Version Description

v2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.

Scope

Notes

The scope includes:

key indicators on household demographics
safety and security
accommodation
health
food security
livelihoods
expenditures
food consumption
debt
coping strategies and assistance
intention to return
education

Topics

Topic
Health and Nutrition
Health
Water Sanitation Hygiene
Food security
Community Services
Education
Livelihood & Social cohesion

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
UNICEF
WFP

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

A two-stage cluster sampling methodology was utilized. The population was stratified by district and governorate in order to obtain representative information at both geographical levels. To ensure geographical representativeness, 30 clusters were selected per district following a random methodology proportional to refugee population size. In each cluster, five or six randomly selected households were visited. In order to have representative information at the governorate level, additional clusters were selected in Beirut and Akkar, which are the only districts that are also governorates. All other governorates had more than one district to sample.

Weighting

Weights were assigned to each cluster group according to the population of refugees registered in the region and country. The weighting system was used to compensate for the unequal probabilities of a household being included in the sample.

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

The questionnaire included key information on household demographics, arrival profile, registration, protection, shelter, WASH, assets, health, education, security, livelihoods, expenditures, food consumption, coping strategies, debts and assistance, as well as infant and young feeding practices.

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End
2017-05-09	2017-05-24

Data Collectors

Name
Caritas
Danish Refugee Council
Intersos
Makhzoumi Foundation
Premiere Urgence Aide Medicale Internationale
Social, Humanitarian, Economical Intervention for Local Development
World Vision International

Data Collection Notes

The data was collected between 9 and 24 May 2017. Data collection was monitored centrally by the information management unit to ensure all clusters were visited and in accordance with the plan. Field data collection was undertaken by seven partners. The data collected was registered by electronic devices using Open Data Kit (ODK) software and uploaded automatically on UNHCRs Refugee Assistance Information System (RAIS) platform. Teams made appointments with the interviewees the day before the visit in order to reduce the risk of preparation by the household prior to the visit and therefore minimize bias.

Access policy

Archive where study is originally stored

United Nations Refugee Agency Microdata Library
https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/catalog/222
Original Archive Study ID: DDI_UNHCR_LBN_2017_VASYRv2.1
Cost: None

Data Access

Citation requirements

UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF (2017) Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, UNHCR microdata library, https://microdata.unhcr.org

Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email
Curation team	UNHCR	microdata@unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

DDI_LBN_2017_VASYR_v01_M

Producers

Name
UNHCR

Date of Metadata Production

2021-05-05

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 1 (May 2021). This version is identical to UNHCR DDI ID: DDI_UNHCR_LBN_2017_VASYRv2.1, except the following edits were made:

Minor spelling, grammatical, and formatting corrections
Specified the archive where study is originally stored

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