VASyR 2016: Syrian Refugee Household Vulnerability Assessment in Lebanon

4596 Syrian refugee households in Lebanon were surveyed in 2016 by UNHCR, UNICEF, and WFP. The assessment tracks changes in living conditions, economic vulnerability, and food insecurity. Refugees' own viewpoints provide insight into survival strategies and perceptions of assistance.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in food insecurity based on reported moderate to severe food insecurity levels
• Model economic vulnerability based on household resource exhaustion and coping mechanisms
• Assess refugee living conditions based on shelter and family size data
• Evaluate program effectiveness based on refugee perceptions of assistance received

Strengths

• Surveyed a representative sample of 4596 households
• Jointly issued by three major UN agencies (UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP)
• Includes refugees' own viewpoints on strategies and perceptions

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single-year survey

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Household survey of a representative sample

Time Range

2016

Geography

Lebanon