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Vulnerability Assessment Framework Population Survey for Refugees, 2026

Jordan, 2025
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Data file: Main

This file contains the household data collected during the survey.

Cases: 4905
Variables: 1076

Variables

reasonCopingStrategies/BuyingFood
reasonCopingStrategies/BayRentAccessAdequateShelter
reasonCopingStrategies/BaySchoolFeesOtherEducationCosts
reasonCopingStrategies/ToCoverHealthExpenses
reasonCopingStrategies/BuyNonFoodClothesFurniture
reasonCopingStrategies/AccessWaterSanitationFacilities
reasonCopingStrategies/AccessDwellingServElectEnerWaste
reasonCopingStrategies/ToPayForExistingDebts
reasonCopingStrategies/Other
reasonCopingStrategies_cdng
FinancialResilience
Imagine that you--or the group that you share meals and expenses with--have an emergency or unexpected need for JOD 150 (for a sudden medical expense, for example). How difficult or easy would it be for you--or the group that you share meals and expen
Indid_check_if_hoh_error
To the enumerator: You have entered at the beginning of the form that the head of the family is registered with UNHCR and his number [${entry_HoH_ID}], but you did not enter any individual with this number in the family members table, please go back and c
case_had_disputes
In the past three years while living in Jordan, have you had any disputes?
case_disputes
What was the dispute about? If you had several disputes in the past two years while living in Jordan, tell me about all of them.
case_disputes/land
case_disputes/housing
case_disputes/family_issues
case_disputes/neighborhood_disputes
case_disputes/injury_work
case_disputes/injury_med
case_disputes/Hospital_debt
case_disputes/Rental_payments
case_disputes/Work_permit
case_disputes/Debt_ind
case_disputes/school
case_disputes/employment
case_disputes/public_administrations
case_disputes/utility_providers
case_disputes/Other
case_disputes_cdng
case_represented_dispute
Did you or someone acting on your behalf try to seek information, advice or representation to help you better understand or resolve [any of] your dispute[s]?
case_dispute_resolved
Is the most serious dispute resolved, ongoing or does it persists, but all parties have given up efforts to resolve it?
case_lawsuit
Have you ever filed a lawsuit to address any dispute you had in the past three years?
case_ReasonsNoLawsuit
Why Not?
Caravans_number
Number of caravans the household owns?
Numberofparitions
How many partitions are in the caravan (for privacy)?
Makesshift_extension
Does the shelter have a makeshift extension to caravan shelters creating covered courtyards and shaded spaces
material
What is the main material of the makeshift extension?
material/Tent_Partialtent
material/Metalsheeting
material/Concreteblocks_Urban
material/Caravanpanels
material/Caravanpanels_purchased
material/Other
material_cdng
Electricity_source
What additional source of electricity does your household use regularly?
Electricity_source/Noelectricity
Electricity_source/Commongenerator_sharedwithotherd
Electricity_source/Privategenerator_notsharedwithot
Electricity_source/SolarLamp
Electricity_source/Batteries
Electricity_source/Other
TypeOfShelter
What type of shelter is the household residing in?
NumberOfRooms
How many rooms are there, excluding the kitchen & sanitary facilities?
Kitchen_yn
Is there a designated kitchen space in your household?
Bathroom_yn
Is there a private bathroom?
BathroomLocation
Is the bathroom inside the house or outside?
shelter_privacy
Does this shelter provide enough privacy for your household?
RoofCondition
Roof’s condition (leakage /structural)
RoofConditionOther
Why did you select sub-standard for roof condition?
RoofConditionOther/DampMold
RoofConditionOther/CrackLeakage
RoofConditionOther/Infiltration
OpeningsConditions
Openings condition (windows and doors)
Wall_condition
Wall condition
ElectricalCndition
Electrical installation condition
LightVentilationCondition
Natural light and ventilation
AccessToDwellingCondition
Is there easy access to the dwelling (for all members of family)?
MedicalAccessInside_camp
If there was any medical need, were you able to access camp clinics in the last six months?
MedicalAccessOutside_camp
If there was any medical need, were you able to access hospitals/clinics outside of the camp the last six months?
MedicalAccessHost
If there was a any medical need, were able to access hospitals/clinics in the last six months?
HouseholdAssets
What items of furniture or other assets are found in the shelter which the household can use even if the household does not own them?
HouseholdAssets/bed
HouseholdAssets/matress
HouseholdAssets/blanket
HouseholdAssets/sofa
HouseholdAssets/chair
HouseholdAssets/filter_water
HouseholdAssets/freezer
HouseholdAssets/GasElectricOven
HouseholdAssets/kerosene_heater
HouseholdAssets/WashingMachine
HouseholdAssets/radio
HouseholdAssets/ElectricLamps
HouseholdAssets/tv
HouseholdAssets/computer
HouseholdAssets/tablet
HouseholdAssets/cellPhone
HouseholdAssets/SmartPhone
HouseholdAssets/SolarPanels
HouseholdAssets/bike
HouseholdAssets/car
Heating
What does the household use for heating ?
Heating/AirCondition
Heating/ElectricHeater
Heating/Gas
Heating/Kerosine
Heating/firewood
Heating/nothing_used
Heating/Other
Heating_cdng
Cooling
What do you usually use to cool your shelter during summer?
Cooling/AirCondition
Cooling/ElectricFan
Cooling/Nothing
Cooling/Other
AirConditioningUsage
How often can you not operate the fan/air conditioning due to a lack of electricity or because it is too expensive?
ChangeResidence
Since January 2025, have you ever changed your residency location?
ChangeResidenceReason
What are the main reasons that you changed your residency location for?
ChangeResidenceReason/ProtectionSecurityReasons
ChangeResidenceReason/CloserToSchools
ChangeResidenceReason/MovedToCheaperHouse
ChangeResidenceReason/MovedToBetterPlace
ChangeResidenceReason/MovedToLiveWithFamily
ChangeResidenceReason/ConflictHostCommunityLandlord
ChangeResidenceReason/FearEvictionLandlordWillEvict
ChangeResidenceReason/VerbalThreatOfEviction
ChangeResidenceReason/WrittenNoteForEviction
ChangeResidenceReason/Other
ChangeResidenceReason_cdng
RentedAccommodation
Is the residence rented?
threat_of_evection
Have you received an Eviction Threat in the last year?
RentLastQuarter
Have you paid rent in the last 3 months?
rent_afforability
Can your household generally afford to pay rent without major financial distress?
NotPayingRent
You selected ‘residence is not rented’, please specify:
Owned
You selected Owned, by whom?
Owned_cdng
NotPayingRentOther_cdng
AgreementType
What type of agreement between the landlord and tenant?
DamageDwellingFlood
In the last 12 months, has your shelter been damaged by too much rain or floods?
DamageDwellingStorm
In the last 12 months, has your shelter been damaged by sandstorm/windstorm?
DamageShelterFire
n the last 12 months, has your shelter been damaged by a fire incident?
FireIncidentElectric
Was the fire incident due to an electrical issue in your shelter?
ImpairmentHeat
In the last 12 months, how often did the heat make you feel tired and sick so that you could not carry out your usual duties? E.g. doctor’s visit, shopping, etc
ImpairmentCold
In the last 12 months, how often did the cold make you feel tired and sick so that you could not carry out your usual duties
NoWaterDrink
In the last 12 months, how often were you without water to drink?
NoWaterOther
In the last 12 months how often were you without water to clean your home or water plants or garden?
DwellingShocklower
Imagine that a weather event damaged the dwelling you are living in and repairing it would cost ${calc_DwellingShocklower_calc} JOD. Would you be able to repair it using your own savings?
DwellingShockupper
Imagine that a weather event damaged the dwelling you are living in and repairing it would cost ${calc_DwellingShockupper_calc} JOD. Would you be able to repair it using your own savings?
SocialSafetyNet
How many relatives and friends would be able and willing to lend you ${calc_SocialSafetyNet_calc} JOD or material to do the repairs?
WaterSource
What is your main source of water in your house for hygiene and sanitation?
WaterSource_cdng
HandWashing
Where do members of the household most often wash their hands?
WaterReliability
How often do you have water available through your main source?
WaterSupplyEnough
Do you consider water storage enough to cover all family needs (personal hygiene, drinking, cooking, house cleaning, etc.)?
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons
You selected No for water supply is not enough. Why not?
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons/Waterpointsaretoofar
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons/Waterpointsarenotfunctioning
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons/Wateristooexpensive
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons/Notenoughcontainerstostorewater
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons/Donotlikethetaste_qualityofwater
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons/CrowdsAtWaterTap
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons/WaterPressureWeak
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons/neighbours_InformalConnection
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons/Other
WaterSupplyEnoughReasons_cdng
WasterSupplyInsufficientFreq
How often do you have problems with the water supply? (e.g. lack of water pressure in the tap or delays in water delivery by water trucks).
WaterSaving
What do you do in your home to save water?
WaterSaving/UseFloatValves
WaterSaving/Self-installLow-flow
WaterSaving/Usebasin
WaterSaving/TurnoffTap
WaterSaving/UseBucket
WaterSaving/ReuseGreyWater
Rainwater
Are you collecting rainwater?
DrinkingWater
What is your main source of drinking water?
DrinkingWater_cdng
LatrineAccess
Is the latrine physically accessible to all members of the household?
LatrineExclusiveuse
Is the latrine/shower for exclusive use in your house?
LatrineSafe
Is the latrine/shower located in a safe, secure and accessible location in the house and with a safe infrastructure?
TypeOfWasteWater
How is wastewater disposed of or collected?
TypeOfWasteWater_cdng
WasteWaterEmptyFrequency
If you selected tank, how often do you empty it?
WasteWaterEmptyCost
How much does it cost you?
SolidWasteDisposal
Do you have access to waste disposal bins/ barrels/ containers in your area of residence (within walking distance)?
RecyclingPractise
Do you separate waste material (food, recyclables, and mixed material?)
AccesstoServicesSatisfaction
How satisfied are you with your overall access to services in the camp for garbage disposal?
RiskAttitude
Imagine that your task is to collect boxes , each worth 1JOD. There are 100 boxes in total. You can choose to collect any number of boxes, from zero to ninety-nine. There is, however, a thief is hidden in one of the boxes chosen at random. If you collect
TimePreferences
In comparison to others, are you a person who is generally willing to give up something today in order to benefit from that in the future or are you not willing to do so? Please place yourself on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 means “completely unwilling t
SocialTrust
How much do you trust others?
ClimateChangeKnowledge
Do you know what Climate Change is or have you ever heard about it?
ClimateChangeNow
Climate change can be understood as both changes in average weather (e.g. temperature and rainfall) and changes in the frequency of extreme weather events (e.g. a heatwave, drought or flooding). How strongly does climate change affect your life at the m
ClimateChangeExpectation
Looking ahead, how strongly Do you think climate change will affect your life in two years?
EventsExpectation
Looking ahead, how likely is it that you will be affected by the following extreme weather events in the next two years? For each, please place yourself on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 means “will definitely not be affected = 0% probability” and 10 means
EventsExpectationHeat
…heat wave
EventsExpectationFlood
…too much rain or floods
EventsExpectationDrought
…drought
EventsExpectationStorm
…sandstorm/windstorm
EventsExpectationCold
…cold wave
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange
What do you do to decrease the impacts of the climate on your life? Please tick all actions mentioned, provide examples to the HH if they require prompting.)
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange/Energy_efficiency
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange/Water_conservation
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange/PlantedDifferentCropsVegetables
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange/Changed_agricultural_practices
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange/Migration
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange/Changed_transportation
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange/Solid_waste_management
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange/nothing_used
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange/Other
ClimateChangeBehaviourChange_cdng
EnumeratorJudgement
Based on your experience with other families, does the family classify as:
_id
UUID
_index
HH_nationality
strata
enumerator_id
To enumerator: please enter your national ID number
count_hh_members
pull_nat
calc_WeeklyFoodExp
Total Weekly Expenditure on Food Items
calc_MonthlyFoodExp
Total Monthly Expenditure on Food Items
w_hh_final_unhcr
food_bev_spice_sweet
food_fats
food_fruits_and_veg
food_grains
food_proteins
food_food_away
food_total
nonfood_cleaning
nonfood_clothing
nonfood_education
nonfood_health
nonfood_personalcare
nonfood_rent
nonfood_transportation
nonfood_utilities
nonfood_tobacco
nonfood_total
hh_total
pce_bev_spice_sweet
pce_fats
pce_fruits_and_veg
pce_grains
pce_proteins
pce_food_away
pce_total
pce_cleaning
pce_clothing
pce_education
pce_health
pce_personalcare
pce_rent
pce_transportation
pce_utilities
pce_tobacco
pce_food_total
pce_nonfood_total
pce_UNHCRAssistance
pce_WFPAssistance
cor_pce_bev_spice_sweet
cor_pce_fats
cor_pce_fruits_and_veg
cor_pce_grains
cor_pce_proteins
cor_pce_food_away
cor_pce_food_total
cor_pce_transportation
cor_pce_personalcare
cor_pce_tobacco
cor_pce_health
cor_pce_education
cor_pce_clothing
cor_pce_cleaning
cor_pce_rent
cor_pce_utilities
cor_pce_nonfood_total
cor_pce_total
pi_spatial
cpi
deflator
real_pce_bev_spice_sweet
real_pce_fats
real_pce_fruits_and_veg
real_pce_grains
real_pce_proteins
real_pce_food_away
real_pce_food_total
real_pce_transportation
real_pce_personalcare
real_pce_tobacco
real_pce_health
real_pce_education
real_pce_clothing
real_pce_cleaning
real_pce_rent
real_pce_utilities
real_pce_nonfood_total
real_pce_total
real_pce_UNHCRAssistance
real_pce_WFPAssistance
real_pce_assistance
real_pce_total_noassistance
Poor
FCS
Governorate_Camp
FCS_gr
FCS_4pt
rcsi
rcsi_gr
Total: 1076
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