Socio-Economic Assessment of Pakistani Refugees in Afghanistan's Khost and Paktika Provinces 2017
Afghanistan, 2017
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Reference ID
AFG_2017_SEA-KHO_v01_M
Producer(s)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Metadata
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May 21, 2021
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May 21, 2021
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Identification
Survey ID Number
AFG_2017_SEA-KHO_v01_M
Title
Socio-Economic Assessment of Pakistani Refugees in Afghanistan's Khost and Paktika Provinces 2017
Country/Economy
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AFG |
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Series Information
UNHCR conducts socio-economic assessments of persons-of-concern (i.e. refugees, asylum-seekers, IDPs, etc.) in a variety of countries in order to inform and improve its programming with the goal of promoting self-reliance. While these assessments are not fully standardized and are tailored to their specific country context, the quantitative surveys share strong similarities in their design and objectives, and are therefore considered a survey series for the purpose of microdata documentation/archiving.
Abstract
Afghanistan hosts a protracted population of Pakistani refugees, who fled North Waziristan Agency in 2014 as a result of a joint military offensive by Pakistani government forces against non-state armed groups. As of May 2017, UNHCR has biometrically registered over 50,000 refugees in Khost province and 36,000 refugees in Paktika province, where access remains a challenge. Over 16,000 of these refugees receive shelter and essential services in the Gulan camp in Khost province, while most of the others live among the host population in various urban and rural locations.
To better understand the needs of the refugees and the host communities, UNHCR and WFP agreed to conduct a joint assessment of Pakistani refugees in Khost and Paktika. The data collection commenced in May 2017 and covered 2,638 refugee households (2,198 in Khost and 440 in Paktika).
To better understand the needs of the refugees and the host communities, UNHCR and WFP agreed to conduct a joint assessment of Pakistani refugees in Khost and Paktika. The data collection commenced in May 2017 and covered 2,638 refugee households (2,198 in Khost and 440 in Paktika).
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household and individual
Version
Version Description
2.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for licensed distribution.
Version Date
2018-12-15
Scope
Notes
The scope of this socio-economic assessment includes:
- Identification of the household
- Characteristics of the household head
- Demographic composition of the household
- Housing characteristics
- Access to services
- Asset ownership
- Sources of income
- Consumption expenditure
- Debt
- Agricultural production
- Livestock ownership
- Food consumption groups
- Coping strategies
- Household Hunger Scale
- Shocks
- Child education
- Intentions
- Priority needs
- Identification of the household
- Characteristics of the household head
- Demographic composition of the household
- Housing characteristics
- Access to services
- Asset ownership
- Sources of income
- Consumption expenditure
- Debt
- Agricultural production
- Livestock ownership
- Food consumption groups
- Coping strategies
- Household Hunger Scale
- Shocks
- Child education
- Intentions
- Priority needs
Topics
| Topic |
|---|
| Livelihood & Social cohesion |
| Food security |
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Refugees |
| Asylum seekers |
| Forced displacement |
| Conflict |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Areas hosting Pakistani refugees in Afghanistan's Khost and Paktika provinces. This includes Gulan refugee camp as well as various non-camp sites, spread across 10 districts.
Universe
All Pakistani refugees living in Afghanistan's Khost and Paktika provinces.
UNHCR PPG: -
UNHCR PPG: -
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
Producers
| Name |
|---|
| WFP |
| APA |
| ORCD |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The survey's objective was to deliver representative data of all Pakistani refugees living in Afghanistan's Khost and Paktika provinces. The total population of Pakistani refugees in these provinces at the time of the survey was estimated at around 18,000 households.
For this survey a stratified, two-stage (i.e. clustered) sample design was applied. The 10 refugee-hosting districts of Khost and Paktika were considered sampling strata, but within these the refugee-dense locations of Gulan camp and Lakan (in Maton district) were considered separate strata, resulting in 12 sampling strata overall. Within each of these strata, first a selection of villages was drawn with probability-proportional-to-size, then second a selection of households was drawn from UNHCR's registration database.
The total sample size was 2,638 refugee households.
NB: The original data collection also included a small number of households from the neighboring host communities; however, these observations were dropped from the public-release version of the dataset.
For this survey a stratified, two-stage (i.e. clustered) sample design was applied. The 10 refugee-hosting districts of Khost and Paktika were considered sampling strata, but within these the refugee-dense locations of Gulan camp and Lakan (in Maton district) were considered separate strata, resulting in 12 sampling strata overall. Within each of these strata, first a selection of villages was drawn with probability-proportional-to-size, then second a selection of households was drawn from UNHCR's registration database.
The total sample size was 2,638 refugee households.
NB: The original data collection also included a small number of households from the neighboring host communities; however, these observations were dropped from the public-release version of the dataset.
Deviations from the Sample Design
None.
Response Rate
Information unavailable.
Weighting
No weights were applied during the initial data analysis. However, given that selection probabilities differed across sampling strata, the public-release version of the data contains sampling weights calculated ex-post, which data users may wish to apply during further analysis.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2017-05-11 | 2017-05-29 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Data was collected on paper through face-to-face interviews by 43 enumerators and 2 supervisors. Data entry was carried out at a centralized location using Excel software.
Data Collectors
| Name |
|---|
| APA |
| ORCD |
| UNHCR |
Data Processing
Data Editing
The dataset presented here has undergone light checking, cleaning, and restructuring (data may still contain errors) as well as anonymization (includes removal of direct identifiers and sensitive variables and grouping values of select variables). Moreover, households interviewed from host communities were removed.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Solutions | UNHCR | solutions@unhcr.org |
Confidentiality
No attempt will be made to identify respondents or microdata providers, and no use will be made of the identity of any person, facility or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to UNHCR, to allow evaluation of further use, apply further statistical disclosure control methods, impose further restrictions on access, or appropriately re-classify the data. No attempt will be made to create links between datasets provided by UNHCR, or between UNHCR data and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
Citation requirements
UNHCR (2017) Socio-Economic Assessment of Pakistani Refugees in Afghanistan's Khost and Paktika Provinces. UNHCR's Microdata Library: http://microdata.unhcr.ogr
Archive where study is originally stored
United Nations Refugee Agency Microdata Library
https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/catalog/187
Original Archive Study ID: UNHCR-AFG-2017-SEA-KhostPaktika-1.2
Cost: None
https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/catalog/187
Original Archive Study ID: UNHCR-AFG-2017-SEA-KhostPaktika-1.2
Cost: None
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
UNHCR does not warrant in any way the accuracy of the information and data contained in the datasets and shall not be held liable for any loss caused by reliance on the accuracy or reliability thereof.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_AFG_2017_SEA-KHO_v01_M
Producers
| Name |
|---|
| UNHCR |
Date of Metadata Production
2021-05-14
DDI Document version
Version 1 (May 2021). This version is identical to UNHCR DDI ID: UNHCR-AFG-2017-SEA-KhostPaktika-1.2, except the following edits were made:
- Minor spelling, grammatical, and formatting corrections
- Specified the archive where study is originally stored
- Minor alterations to study title to fit World Bank formatting practices, change reflected in citation
- Description of external documents altered to reflect the document titles
- Minor spelling, grammatical, and formatting corrections
- Specified the archive where study is originally stored
- Minor alterations to study title to fit World Bank formatting practices, change reflected in citation
- Description of external documents altered to reflect the document titles