Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees - 2018
Lebanon, 2018
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LBN_2018_VASYR_v01_M
Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees - 2018
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Lebanon | LBN |
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household and individual
Version
v2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.
2019-12-09
Scope
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
| Topic |
|---|
| Food security |
| Livelihood & Social cohesion |
| Basic Needs |
Coverage
National coverage
The sampling frame used for VASyR 2018 was the total number of Syrian refugees known to UNHCR as of February 2018. A total of 855 cases were not considered part of the sampling frame due to missing addresses.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| WFP |
| UNICEF |
Sampling
The sample includes 4446 Syrian refugee households, and aims to be representative of the Syrian refugee families in Lebanon. A two-stage cluster approach was adopted using the sampling frame of the total number of Syrian refugees known to UNHCR of February 2018. A total of 855 cases were not considered part of the sampling frame due to missing addresses. Using the "30x7" two stage cluster scheme, originally developed by the World Health Organization, 30 clusters per geographical area and seven households per cluster are used to provide a precision of +/- 10 percentage points. The sampling strategy accounted for the need to generate results that are representative on a district, governorate and national level. As such, districts were considered as the geographical level within which 30 clusters were selected. There are 26 districts in Lebanon, where Beirut and Akkar each represent a district and a governorate. As such, to ensure representativeness of these two districts as governorates, an additional two cluster samples were considered for each.
The primary sampling unit was defined as the village level (i.e. cluster) and UNHCR cases served as the secondary sampling unit. A case was defined as a group of people who are identified together as one unit (usually immediate family) under UNHCR databases. Villages were selected using 'probability proportionate to size,' and 30 clusters/villages were selected with four replacement clusters per district.
Data collected through this assessment was weighted at the district level based on the population of refugees in each district. Weighting was necessary to ensure that the geographical distribution of the population was reflected in the analysis and to compensate for the unequal probabilities of a household being included in the sample. The normalized weight was calculated for each district using the following formula:
Normalised weight= (sample frame district/ total sample frame) / (number of houses visited in the district / total number of households visited)
Survey instrument
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
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2018-04-16 | 2018-05-04 |
| Name |
|---|
| Caritas |
| World Vision International |
| Makhzoumi |
| SHIELD |
| Intersos |
Enumerators were trained on the data collection tool, contextual background, methodology and ethical considerations. Trainings were carried out in each operational region (Bekaa, Mount Lebanon, North and South) over the course of seven days, including two field test days. The first day of training covered findings from the previous year's VASyR, importance and usage of VASyR, ethical considerations, informed consent, defining a household and collecting demographic data. The following four days were dedicated to specific modules of the questionnaire for which sector experts provided trainings. During the last two days, each team completed at least two field tests per day. During these field tests, teams conducted the interviews with selected households. After each day's field tests were completed, the teams gathered and provided feedback to the agency focal points. Data was collected and entered on electronic tablets by the enumerators during the interviews using Open Data Kit (ODK) software. Enumerators were trained on the data collection tool, contextual background, methodology and ethical considerations. Trainings were carried out in each operational region (Bekaa, Mount Lebanon, North and South) over the course of seven days, including two field test days. The first day of training covered findings from the previous year's VASyR, importance and usage of VASyR, ethical considerations, informed consent, defining a household and collecting demographic data. The following four days were dedicated to specific modules of the questionnaire for which sector experts provided trainings. During the last two days, each team completed at least two field tests per day. During these field tests, teams conducted the interviews with selected households. After each day's field tests were completed, the teams gathered and provided feedback to the agency focal points. Data was collected and entered on electronic tablets by the enumerators during the interviews using Open Data Kit (ODK) software.
Access policy
United Nations Refugee Agency Microdata Library
https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/catalog/189
Original Archive Study ID: UNHCR_LBN_2018_VASYRv2.1
Cost: None
Data Access
UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF (2018) Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, UNHCR microdata library, https://microdata.unhcr.org
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Curation team | UNHCR | microdata@unhcr.org |
Metadata production
DDI_LBN_2018_VASYR_v01_M
| Name |
|---|
| UNHCR |
2021-05-05
Metadata version
Version 1 (May 2021). This version is identical to UNHCR DDI ID: UNHCR_LBN_2018_VASYRv2.1, except the following edits were made:
- Minor spelling, grammatical, and formatting corrections
- Specified the archive where study is originally stored