Vulnerability Assessment of Refugees of Other Nationalities 2020

Lebanon, 2020

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Reference ID

LBN_2020_VARON_v01_M

Producer(s)

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), World Food Program (WFP)

Collection(s)

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

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

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Dec 27, 2022

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Identification

Survey ID number

LBN_2020_VARON_v01_M

Title

Vulnerability Assessment of Refugees of Other Nationalities 2020

Country/Economy

Name	Country code
Lebanon	LBN

Study type

Other Household Survey [hh/oth]

Abstract

Since 2016, the Vulnerability Assessment of Refugees of Other Nationalities (VARON) has been a key tool for advocacy and program design. The survey aims to represent non-Syrian refugee households.

For over five decades, refugees from the Middle East and Africa have sought protection in Lebanon. These include refugees from Iraq, Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Yemen and other countries, many of which have been in Lebanon prior to the Syrian crisis. The compounded crisis in Lebanon, including economic deterioration and rising inflation, COVID-19 outbreak and the Beirut port blast has impacted all persons living in Lebanon, including refugees of all nationalities.

The key objectives of the VARON include:
• Providing a multi-sectoral update of the situation of refugees from Iraq and other countries in Lebanon through an annual household survey. The survey covers key indicators related to multiple sectors including protection, shelter, water and hygiene, health, livelihoods, socio-economic vulnerability, food security and more
• Enhancing the targeting for the provision of multipurpose cash assistance. The data gathered through the VARON, particularly on expenditure, is used to build econometric models, which are used to determine eligibility for multi-purpose cash and food assistance

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Unit of Analysis

Household and individual

Version

Version Description

Version 2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.

Scope

Notes

The scope of the survey includes:

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

Topics

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

Keywords

VARON COVID

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

National coverage

Universe

Non-Syrian refugee households

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name	Affiliation
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)	UN
World Food Program (WFP)	UN

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

The assessment surveyed a total of 680 refugee households of Iraqi and other nationalities registered with UNHCR Lebanon. A targeted sample was selected from the total number of households registered in UNHCR database. At the time of the study, there were around 6,600 registered refugee families from countries of origin other than Syria. Sampling occurred through simple random sampling, separately for Iraqi refugees and refugees of other nationalities, to ensure representative results for each population group. The distribution of this refugee population is concentrated in 2 of the eight governorates in Lebanon, with over 80 percent of the population residing in Beirut or Mount Lebanon. As such, no geographical stratification was applied to the sample methodology.

Weighting

Weights were assigned to each nationality group (Iraqi and non Iraqi) according to the population of refugees registered in the country. The weighting system was used to compensate for the unequal probabilities of a household/individual being included in the sample.

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

The questionnaire included key information on household demographics, arrival profile, registration, protection, shelter, WASH, assets, health, security, livelihoods, expenditures, food consumption, coping strategies, debts and assistance, as well as infant and young feeding practices. The questionnaire is a household survey administered typically with the head of household or another adult household member. The interview took around 1 hour per household to complete.

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End
2020-08-19	2020-09-17

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Data Collectors

Name
Makhzoumi foundation
Caritas
Social, Humanitarian, Economical Intervention for Local Development
World Vision International

Data Collection Notes

Data was collected between 19 August and 17 September 2020, through face-to-face interviews conducted at refugee homes. Enumerators employed by UNHCR partners were trained on the data collection tool, contextual background, methodology and ethical considerations and participated in a two-day field testing. Additionally, they were required to attend a two-hour online COVID-19 training provided by the Lebanese Red Cross, which covered key information about the virus, transmission and precautionary methods to adhere to during data collection. Data was collected and entered on electronic tablets by the enumerators during the interviews, using KoBo toolbox software.

Data Access

Citation requirements

UNHCR, WFP (2020). Vulnerability Assessment of Non Syrian Refugees in Lebanon. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org

Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email
Curation team	UNHCR	microdata@unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

DDI_LBN_2020_VARON_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_LBN_2020_VARON_v2.1). The following two metadata fields were edited - Document ID and Survey ID.

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