Forced Displacement Survey, 2025

Zambia, 2025

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UNHCR_ZMB_2025_FDS_v2.1

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Data file: Main

This file contains the data collected during the survey (main dataset).

Cases:	4299
Variables:	2683

Variables

Livestock15i

Livestock15i - ANIMAL MANURE

Livestock15j

Livestock15j - EGGS

Livestock15a_calc

Livestock15d_calc

Livestock15f_calc

Livestock15h_calc

Livestock15i_calc

Livestock15j_calc

Byproduct_all

Byproduct_ms

Byproduct_ms - Livestock By-Products produced by the household in the last 12 months

Byproduct_label1

Byproduct_label2

Byproduct_label3

Byproduct_type_repeat1

Byproduct_type_repeat2

Byproduct_type_repeat3

Livestock161

Livestock162

Livestock163

Livestock171

Livestock172

Livestock173

Livestock17_calc1

Livestock17_calc2

Livestock17_calc3

Livestock181

Livestock182

Livestock183

Livestock191

Livestock192

Livestock193

Livestock201

Livestock202

Livestock203

Livestock20_calc1

Livestock20_calc2

Livestock20_calc3

Livestock211

Livestock212

Livestock213

Byproduct_ms_10

Byproduct_ms_9

Byproduct_ms_8

Byproduct_ms_7

Byproduct_ms_6

Byproduct_ms_5

Byproduct_ms_4

Byproduct_ms_3

Byproduct_ms_2

Byproduct_ms_1

Fishery01

Fishery01 - During the last 12 months, did you or anybody in your household engage in fishing activities for example in rivers or lakes? Do not include fishing activities in ponds or water bodies managed/farmed by the household.

Fishery02

Fishery02 - During the last 12 months, where did most of your fishing activities take place?

Fishery02_label

Fishery02_calc

Fishery03

Fishery03 - How do you usually travel to the ${Fishery02_calc} where you launch your boats/start your fishing activities?

Fishery04

Fishery04 - Approximately,how long does it take you to the ${Fishery02_calc} where you usually launch your boats/start your fishing activities?

Fishery04a

Fishery04a - **For the interviewer:** Enter minutes from single select dropdown:

Fishery04b

Fishery04b - **For the interviewer:** Enter HOURS from single select dropdown:

Fishery04c

Fishery04c - **For the interviewer:** Enter MINUTES from single select dropdown:

Fishery05

Fishery05 - To your knowledge, is there any public or government authority that issues fishing permits for fishing in/on the ${Fishery02_calc} where you usually fish?

Fishery06

Fishery06 - Do you have a fishing permit for this ${Fishery02_calc}?

Fishery09

Fishery09 - How many months out of the last 12 months did you or your household members participate in fishing activities?

Fishery10

Fishery10 - On average, how many days per month did your household participate in fishing activities?

Fishery11

Fishery11 - During the last 12 months, did you and/or other members of your household sell a portion of your catch when you engaged in fishing?

Fishery12

Fishery12 - What portion of the catch was usually sold? Was it less than half, about half, or more than half?

Fishery13

Fishery13 - After catching, is a portion of the catch usually lost before you are able to sell, share, or consume?

Fishery14

Fishery14 - What was the main reasons for the loss of the fish you caught?

Fishery14_5

Fishery14_4

Fishery14_3

Fishery14_1

under5inHH

Food00

Food00 - In the past 7 days, from [the same week day as the day of the interview] last week up to yesterday, was there ever a time when there was not enough food or money for food in your household?

Food00_EndTime

random_number_food_a

random_number_food_b

random_number_food

food_number_of_days

Food01a

Food01a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, did you worry that your household would not have enough food or money for food?

Food01b

Food01b - How often did you worry that your household would not have enough food or money for food in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times in the past 30 days; or often, for exa

Food01c

Food01c - During the past 7 days, how many days did you worry that your household would not have enough food or money for food?

Food02a

Food02a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, did you or any household member have to eat less preferred and less expensive foods because of a lack of food or not enough money for food?

Food02b

Food02b - How often did you or any household member have to eat less preferred and less expensive foods in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times in the past 30 days; or often,

Food02c

Food02c - During the past 7 days, how many days did you or any household member have to eat less preferred and less expensive foods?

Food03a

Food03a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, did you or any household member have to eat a limited variety of foods due to a lack of food or not enough money for food?

Food03b

Food03b - How often did you or any household member have to eat a limited variety of foods in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times in the past 30 days; or often, for example mor

Food03c

Food03c - During the past 7 days, how many days did you or any household member have to eat a limited variety of foods ?

Food04a

Food04a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, did you or any household member have to eat some foods that you really did not want to eat because of a lack of food or not enough money for food?

Food04b

Food04b - How often did you or any household member have to eat some foods that you really did not want to eat in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times in the past 30 days; or of

Food04c

Food04c - During the past 7 days, how many days did you or any household member have to eat some foods that you really did not want to eat?

Food05a

Food05a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, did your household had to borrow food or rely on help from a relative or friend to get more food or money to buy food?

Food05b

Food05b - How often did your household had to borrow food or rely on help from a relative or friend to get more food or money to buy food in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times

Food05c

Food05c - During the past 7 days, how many days did your household had to borrow food or rely on help from a relative or friend to get more food or money to buy food?

Food06a

Food06a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, did you or any household member have to eat a smaller meal than you felt you needed because there was not enough food or not enough money for food?

Food06b

Food06b - How often did you or any household member have to eat a smaller meal than you felt you needed in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times in the past 30 days; or often, fo

Food06c

Food06c - During the past 7 days, how many days did you or any household member have to eat a smaller meal than you felt you needed ?

Food07a

Food07a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, did the adults in your household had to eat less in order to have more food for children under 5?

Food07b

Food07b - How often did the adults in your household had to eat less in order to have more food for children under 5 in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times in the past 30 days;

Food07c

Food07c - During the past 7 days, how many days did the adults in your household had to eat less in order to have more food for children under 5?

Food08a

Food08a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, did you or any household member have to eat fewer meals in a day because there was not enough food or not enough money for food?

Food08b

Food08b - How often did you or any household member have to eat fewer meals in a day in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times in the past 30 days; or often, for example more than

Food08c

Food08c - During the past 7 days, how many days did you or any household member have to eat fewer meals in a day?

Food09a

Food09a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, was there ever no food to eat of any kind in your household because you couldn't get food or you didn't have enough money for food?

Food09b

Food09b - How often was there no food to eat of any kind in your household in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times in the past 30 days; or often, for example more than ten times

Food09c

Food09c - During the past 7 days, how many days was there no food to eat of any kind in your household ?

Food10a

Food10a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, did you or any household member go to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food or enough money for food?

Food10b

Food10b - How often did you or any household member go to sleep at night hungry in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times in the past 30 days; or often, for example more than te

Food10c

Food10c - During the past 7 days, how many days did you or any household member go to sleep at night hungry?

Food11a

Food11a - In the past ${food_number_of_days} days, did you or any household member go a whole day and night without eating anything because there was not enough food or enough money for food?

Food11b

Food11b - How often did you or any household member go a whole day and night without eating anything in the past 30 days? Rarely, for example once or twice in the past 30 days; sometimes, for example three to ten times in the past 30 days; or often, for e

Food11c

Food11c - During the past 7 days, how many days did you or any household member go a whole day and night without eating anything?

Food10p

Food10p - Sell household assets, for example, radio, furniture, refrigerator, television, jewellery.

Food10y

Food10y - Purchase food or other essential items on credit

Food10h

Food10h - spend savings

Food10e

Food10e - borrow money

Food10g

Food10g - sell productive assets or means of transport, for example a sewing machine, wheelbarrow, bicycle, car

Food10j

Food10j - reduce expenses on health, inclduing drugs, or education

Food10m

Food10m - withdraw children from school

Food10q

Food10q - Mortgage or sell house or land

Food10bb

Food10bb - ask for money or food from strangers, beg

Food10f

Food10f - Engage in illegal income activities, such as theft, prostitution

Food10.1

Food10.1 - For the decisions that you or other members of your household took in the past 30 days, could you tell us what was the main reason for taking that decision? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10aa

Food10.1_Food10aa - What was the main reason for moving to a poorer quality shelter? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10bb

Food10.1_Food10bb - What was the main reason for asking for money from strangers or begging? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10cc

Food10.1_Food10cc - What was the main reason for sending household members under the age of 15 to work? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10d

Food10.1_Food10d - What was the main reason for skipping paying rent or debt payments? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10e

Food10.1_Food10e - What was the main reason for borrowing money or taking out loans from banks? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10f

Food10.1_Food10f - What was the main reason for accepting socially degrading, exploitative, high risk or illegal temporary jobs? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10g

Food10.1_Food10g - What was the main reason for selling productive assets or means of transport, for example a car, motorbike, plough, sewing machine, tools, seed stock, livestock, productive land? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10h

Food10.1_Food10h - What was the main reason for spending savings? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10i

Food10.1_Food10i - What was the main reason for reducing essential non-food expenditure on hygiene, water, baby items ? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10j

Food10.1_Food10j - What was the main reason for reducing other essential non-food expenditure for example on education, health ? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10k

Food10.1_Food10k - What was the main reason for buying food on credit? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10l

Food10.1_Food10l - What was the main reason for withdrawing a female child under 18 from school? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10m

Food10.1_Food10m - What was the main reason for withdrawing a male child under 18 from school? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10n

Food10.1_Food10n - What was the main reason for encouraging the marriage of a female child under 15? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10o

Food10.1_Food10o - What was the main reason for sending a household member to another location for work? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10p

Food10.1_Food10p - What was the main reason for selling household assets, for example radio, furniture, refrigerator, television, jewellery? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10q

Food10.1_Food10q - What was the main reason for mortgaging or selling house or land? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10z

Food10.1_Food10z - What was the main reason for having gone to eat with another household? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10r

Food10.1_Food10r - What was the main reason for selling more animals than usual for this time of year? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10s

Food10.1_Food10s - What was the main reason for collecting wild foods more than usual for this time of year? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10t

Food10.1_Food10t - What was the main reason for asking other community members for a support of food or other resources ? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10u

Food10.1_Food10u - What was the main reason for sending more household members than usual to cattle and/or fishing camps ? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10v

Food10.1_Food10v - What was the main reason for eating seeds intended for planting this season ? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10w

Food10.1_Food10w - What was the main reason for selling the last of your livestock, for example cows, goats ? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food10.1_Food10x

Food10.1_Food10x - What was the main reason for going to another village to search or beg for food and other resources? Which basic need were you seeking to fulfil?

Food11aa

Food11aa - How many days over the past 7 days, did most members of your household, more than half of them, eat any of the following food: Cereals, grains, roots and tubers Rice, pasta, bread, sorghum, millet, maize, potato, yam, cassava, white sweet potat

Food11bb

Food11bb - How was this food acquired? Please tell the main source of food for the past 7 days

Food11cc

Food11cc - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food12a

Food12a - How many days over the past 7 days, did most members of your household, more than half of them, eat any of the following food: Pulses/ legumes / nuts: beans, cowpeas, peanuts, lentils, nut, soy, pigeon pea and / or other nuts

Food12b

Food12b - How was this food acquired? Please tell the main source of food for the past 7 days

Food12c

Food12c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food13a

Food13a - And what about: Milk and other dairy products: fresh milk / sour, yogurt, cheese, other dairy products. Exclude margarine / butter or small amounts of milk for tea / coffee.

Food13b

Food13b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food13c

Food13c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food14a

Food14a - And what about: Meat, fish and eggs: goat, beef, chicken, pork, blood, fish, including canned tuna, escargot, and / or other seafood, eggs. Report ony meat and fish consumed in large quantities and not as a condiment.

Food14b

Food14b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food14c

Food14c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food14.1a

Food14.1a - And What about flesh meat: beef, pork, lamb, goat, rabbit, chicken, duck, other birds, insects

Food14.1b

Food14.1b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food14.1c

Food14.1c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food14.2a

Food14.2a - How many days over the past 7 days, did most members of your household,more than half of them, eat any of the following food: Organ meat: liver, kidney, heart and / or other organ meats

Food14.2b

Food14.2b - How was this food acquired? Please tell the main source of food for the past 7 days

Food14.2c

Food14.2c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food14.3a

Food14.3a - And what about: Fish/shellfish: fish, including canned tuna, catfish, carp fish, tiger fish, tilapia, hake, and / or other seafood. Report only fish consumed in large quantities and not as a condiment.

Food14.3b

Food14.3b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food14.3c

Food14.3c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food14.4a

Food14.4a - And what about: Eggs

Food14.4b

Food14.4b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food14.4c

Food14.4c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food15a

Food15a - And what about: Vegetables and leaves: spinach, onion, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, green beans, lettuce, rape, cabbage, bean leaves, pumpkin leaves, cassava leaves, etc

Food15b

Food15b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food15c

Food15c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food15.1a

Food15.1a - How many days over the past 7 days, did most members of your household, more than half of them, eat any of the following food: Orange vegetables, i.e. vegetables rich in Vitamin A: carrot, red pepper, pumpkin, orange sweet potatoes,

Food15.1b

Food15.1b - How was this food acquired? Please tell the main source of food for the past 7 days

Food15.1c

Food15.1c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food15.2a

Food15.2a - And what about: Green leafy vegetables: spinach, broccoli, wild spinach or wondwe, and / or other dark green leaves, cassava leaves

Food15.2b

Food15.2b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food15.2c

Food15.2c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food16a

Food16a - And what about: Fruits: banana, apple, lemon, mango, papaya, guava, oranges, wild fruit, etc

Food16b

Food16b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food16c

Food16c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food16.1a

Food16.1a - And what about:Orange fruits, i.e. fruits rich in Vitamin A., like mango and/or papaya

Food16.1b

Food16.1b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food16.1c

Food16.1c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food17a

Food17a - How many days over the past 7 days, did most members of your household, more than half of them, eat any of the following food: Oil / fat / butter: vegetable oil, palm oil, shea butter, margarine, other fats / oil

Food17b

Food17b - How was this food acquired? Please tell the main source of food for the past 7 days

Food17c

Food17c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food18a

Food18a - And what about: Sugar, or sweet: sugar, honey, jam, cakes, candy, cookies, pastries, cakes and other sweet, for example sugary drinks.

Food18b

Food18b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food18c

Food18c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

Food19a

Food19a - And what about: Condiments / Spices including tea, coffee / cocoa, salt, garlic, spices, yeast / baking powder, lanwin, tomato sauce, meat or fish as a condiment, other condiments including small amount of milk / tea coffee.

Food19b

Food19b - What was the main source of this food for the past 7 days?

Food19c

Food19c - In the past 7 days, would you say that the quantity eaten was sufficient, insufficient to cover the household needs, or you don’t know?

SubPov02

SubPov02 - Could you tell us how much money your household needs to cover basic needs? For example, to pay for your health, education, housing , food, and water.

SubPov02_EndTime

SubPov02_2

SubPov02_2 - Enumerator: select the unit

SubPov03

SubPov03 - Where would you say your household is right now compared to this amount of money? A lot above that amount of money, a little above, about that amount of money, a little below or a lot below?

IncSource1

IncSource1 - In the past 12 months, what were the main sources of income or support of your household? Give us up to 3 sources.

IncSource1_99

IncSource1_98

IncSource1_96

IncSource1_9

IncSource1_8

IncSource1_7

IncSource1_6

IncSource1_5

IncSource1_4

IncSource1_3

IncSource1_2

IncSource1_1

countIncSource1

calculate_nr_IncSources

calc_Inc1

calc_Inc1_french

calc_Inc2

calc_Inc2_french

calc_Inc3

calc_Inc3_french

calc_Inc4

calc_Inc4_french

calc_Inc5

calc_Inc5_french

calc_Inc6

calc_Inc6_french

calc_Inc7

calc_Inc7_french

calc_Inc8

calc_Inc8_french

calc_Inc9

calc_Inc9_french

calc_Inc10

all_IncSources

all_IncSources_french

incomevalue1

incomevalue2

incomevalue3

total_perc_income

Inc

Inc - Which one of these phrases comes closest to your own feelings about your household's income these days? Your household is living comfortably on present income, getting by on present income, finding it difficult on present income or finding it very d

CH01a

CH01a - Compared to this time last year, would you say that your household income increased, remained the same, or decreased?

CH01b

CH01b - Compared to this time last year, would you say that your personal income increased, remained the same, or decreased?

CH02a

CH02a - Compared to this time last year, do you think your household can now afford more goods and services, the same, or less goods and services?

CH02b

CH02b - Compared to this time last year, do you think you personally can now afford more goods and services, the same, or less goods and services?

ExpShock01

ExpShock01 - In the past 12 months while living in ${hostcountry}, has your household experienced any shock ?

Shock1_ExpShock02

Shock2_ExpShock02

Shock3_ExpShock02

Shock4_ExpShock02

Shock1_current_shock_a

Shock2_current_shock_a

Shock3_current_shock_a

Shock4_current_shock_a

Shock1_ExpShock02_note

Shock2_ExpShock02_note

Shock3_ExpShock02_note

Shock4_ExpShock02_note

ExpShock01_EndTime

number_shocks

Shock1_currentshock

Shock2_currentshock

Shock3_currentshock

Shock4_currentshock

Shock1_ExpShock03

Shock2_ExpShock03

Shock3_ExpShock03

Shock4_ExpShock03

Shock1_calculate_ExpShock04

Shock2_calculate_ExpShock04

Shock3_calculate_ExpShock04

Shock4_calculate_ExpShock04

Shock1_ExpShock04

Shock2_ExpShock04

Shock3_ExpShock04

Shock4_ExpShock04

Shock1_ExpShock05

Shock2_ExpShock05

Shock3_ExpShock05

Shock4_ExpShock05

Shock1_ExpShock06

Shock2_ExpShock06

Shock3_ExpShock06

Shock4_ExpShock06

ScProtec01

ScProtec01 - In the past 12 months ${whilehostcountry}, have you or anyone in your household received support from any assistance programme?

Programme21_ScProtec02

Programme22_ScProtec02

Programme23_ScProtec02

Programme24_ScProtec02

ScProtec02_label1

ScProtec02_label2

ScProtec02_label3

ScProtec02_label4

ScProtec01_EndTime

count_ScProtec02

current_programme_label1

current_programme_label2

current_programme_label3

current_programme_label4

ScProtec031

ScProtec032

Total: 2683

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