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Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees - 2016

Lebanon, 2016 - 2017
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UNHCR_LBN_2016_VASYRv2.1
Producer(s)
UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP
Collections
Middle East and North Africa
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Mar 24, 2020
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Identification

Survey ID Number
UNHCR_LBN_2016_VASYRv2.1
Title
Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees - 2016
Country
Name Country code
Lebanon LBN
Abstract
The 2016 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees (VASyR) surveyed a representative sample of Syrian refugee households in Lebanon to identify changes and trends in their situation. The assessment to provided valuable insight into refugees living conditions, from the size of their families to the shelter they live in, to their economic vulnerability and food insecurity. Throughout this report, refugees own viewpoints offer a crucial glimpse into the strategies they deploy to survive and their own perceptions of their situation and the assistance they receive. A total of 4596 households were surveyed.
Since its inception, the VASyR has been an essential process and partnership for shaping planning decisions and programme design. It is the cornerstone for support and intervention in Lebanon. As in previous years, humanitarian agencies have incorporated VASyR findings into their programming and recommendations.
The assessment, jointly issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP, dataviz.vam.wfp.org), demonstrates that economic vulnerability is, at best, as serious as previous year. Over one third of refugees are moderately to severely food insecure, an increase compared to 2015. Families have exhausted their limited resources, and are having to adapt to survive on the bare minimum. Refugees continue to rely on harmful coping mechanisms to get by.
Unit of Analysis
Household and individual.

Version

Version Description
v2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.

Scope

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

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
UNHCR
UNICEF
WFP

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
A two-stage cluster sampling methodology was utilized. The population was stratified by district and governorate in order to obtain representative information at both geographical levels.
To ensure geographical representativeness, 30 clusters were selected per district following a random methodology proportional to refugee population size. In each cluster, six randomly selected households were visited. In order to have representative information at the governorate level, additional clusters were selected in Beirut and Akkar, which are the only districts that are also governorates. All other governorates had more than one district to sample.
Weighting
Weights were assigned to each cluster group according to the population of refugees registered in the region and country. The weighting system was used to compensate for the unequal probabilities of a household being included in the sample.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2016-05-23 2017-06-04
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
The data was collected between May 23 and June 4, 2016, by 170 enumerators and 12 supervisors. Each supervisor was responsible for six teams on average. Data collection was monitored centrally by the information management unit to ensure all clusters were visited and in accordance with the plan. The data collected was registered by electronic devices using Open Data Kit (ODK) software and uploaded automatically on UNHCRs Refugee Assistance Information System (RAIS) platform. Teams made appointments with the interviewees the day before the visit in order to reduce the risk of preparation by the household prior to the visit and therefore minimize bias.
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation
Agence d'Aide a la Cooperation Technique et au Developpement ACTED
Beyond
CARE
Caritas
Intersos
International Rescue Committee IRC
Makhzoumi Foundation
Premiere Urgence Aide Medicale Internationale PU-AMI
Save the Children
Social, Humanitarian, Economical Intervention for Local Development SHIELD
Solidarites International
World Vision International

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The questionnaire included key information on household demographics, arrival profile, registration, protection, shelter, WASH, assets, health, education, security, livelihoods, expenditures, food consumption, coping strategies, debts and assistance, as well as infant and young feeding practices.

Data Processing

Data Editing
Data was edited and anonymised with local suppression and recoding. Few observations were removed because of their higher risk of identification.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email
Curation team UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org
Citation requirements
UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF (2016) Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, UNHCR microdata library, https://microdata.unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
UNHCR_LBN_2016_VASYR_DDI_v1.0
Producers
Name
UNHCR
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