A representative sample of the Basic Needs beneficiary population was selected at a 95 per cent confidence level with a margin of error for a proportion of 6 percentage points. The sampling frame was a multi-stage stratified sample with nationality (Syrian and non-Syrian), governorate, family size as layers to ensure a balanced representation of the general population. In addition, other factors such as delivery mechanism and gender of the cash collector were considered to ensure a sufficiently large representation within each individual domain. The sample size was then selected to achieve 95 per cent confidence level with a 6-percentage point margin of error within the above-mentioned domains (but not for subgroups formed by two or more domains), resulting in a sample of 2,283 refugee recipients of Basic Needs cash assistance, represented by 1,243 Syrian individuals from camps and 1,140 Syrian and non-Syrian individuals from the host communities. Respondents in the host communities sample were composed of 66 per cent Syrian refugees and 33 per cent of refugees from other countries, predominantly Iraq, Yemen, and Sudan. All camp respondents were Syrian, as only Syrian refugees reside in the two camps. This distinction highlights three main population groups that serve as the primary focus of this report: Syrian and non-Syrian refugees living in host communities, and Syrian refugees living in camps.
