{"doc_desc":{"idno":"UNHCR_EU_2025_INT","title":"Intentions_Survey_with_Syrian_Refugees_and_Asylum_Seekers_in_Europe","prod_date":"2025-06-16","producers":[{"name":"UNHCR"}]},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"UNHCR_EU_2025_INT","title":"Intentions Survey with Syrian Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Europe - 2025"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)"}],"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Curation team","affiliation":"UNHCR","email":"dencomdl@unhcr.org"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Sample Frame, Households [sf\/hh]"},"version_statement":{"version":"v2.1: Edited, cleaned, and anonymised data.","version_date":"2025-06-16"},"study_info":{"abstract":"This dataset presents the results of a regional online survey conducted by UNHCR from 14 March to 14 April 2025 to assess the intentions of Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers residing in 14 European countries. A total of 3,736 respondents, representing 17,378 household members, participated in the anonymous, self-administered survey. The data capture intended future movements, factors influencing decision-making, information needs, and interest in return-related activities. The survey aims to inform protection and solutions programming by ensuring refugee perspectives are central to policy discussions.","geog_coverage":"Austria, Cyprus, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and other EU countries hosting at least 10,000 Syrian refugees or asylum-seekers","analysis_unit":"Household","universe":"Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers aged 18 and above residing in 14 European countries at the time of data collection","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The scope includes:\n- Demographic profile\n- Legal status and country of residence\n- Intentions to remain, move onward, or return to Syria\n- Factors influencing decision-making\n- Interest in voluntary return and go-and-see visits\n- Information needs related to return or integration","nation":[{"name":"Austria","abbreviation":"AUT"},{"name":"Cyprus","abbreviation":"CYP"},{"name":"Germany","abbreviation":"DEU"},{"name":"Netherlands","abbreviation":"NLD"},{"name":"United Kingdom","abbreviation":"GBR"}],"keywords":[{"keyword":"Syrian refugees"},{"keyword":"intentions"}],"topics":[{"topic":"Protection"}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2025-03-14","end":"2025-04-14"}]},"method":{"data_collection":{"sampling_procedure":"Non-probability sampling using a respondent-assisted (snowball) approach. The survey was disseminated via UNHCR Help webpages, social media, refugee-led organizations, and community networks. Automatic screening excluded non-Syrian nationals and individuals who were not refugees or asylum-seekers.","coll_mode":["Self-administered online"],"research_instrument":"The questionnaire included closed-ended questions covering demographic characteristics, legal status, intentions to stay, move onward, or return to Syria, factors influencing these decisions, interest in voluntary return or go-and-see visits, and information needs. The survey was self-administered online and available in Arabic.","coll_situation":"The survey was self-administered online and designed to be completed in 5\u201310 minutes. It was anonymous and automatically excluded respondents who did not self-identify exclusively as Syrian nationals or who were not refugees or asylum-seekers. Dissemination was conducted via UNHCR Help platforms, social media, refugee-led organizations, and community networks.","weight":"Each interview was weighted (`int_weight`) to reflect the relative size of the Syrian refugee and asylum-seeker population in the respondent\u2019s country of residence, based on UNHCR population statistics as of end-2024. This ensures proportional representation in regional analyses.","data_collectors":[{"name":"United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)"}]}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"cit_req":"United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (2025). Austria, Cyprus, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom: Intentions Survey with Syrian Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Europe. Accessed from: https:\/\/microdata.unhcr.org"}}},"schematype":"survey"}