Socioeconomic Survey of Urban Refugees in Kenya, 2021

Kenya, 2020

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KEN_2021_SES-URB_v01_M

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UNHCR, The World Bank

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Feb 06, 2023

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Data file: Household data

Household data

Cases:	2438
Variables:	244

Variables

unique_hhid

hhsize

location

Current location of hh

s1q26

Where do you and the members of your hh currently reside in Kenya?

s1q30

Did your hh have to move to a new place of residence due to COVID-19?

s1q31

Where did you reside before moving due to COVID-19?

s1q35

Do you agree to participate in the survey?

s2q1

HOW MANY PROGRES FAMILIES ARE IN THIS hh?

familysize1

Family Size of family 1

familysize2

Family Size of family 2

familysize3

Family Size of family 3

familysize4

Family Size of family 4

familysize5

Family Size of family 5

hhhh

Family number (famnum) of the head of hh

s5q1

How many dwelling units/shelters does this hh occupy?

s5q2

How many habitable rooms does this hh occupy across all dwellings?

s5q3

What kind of housing do you live in ?

s5q4

What is the main material of the floor of this dwelling unit?

s5q6

What is the main roof material of the main dwelling unit?

s5q8

What is the main wall material of the main dwelling unit?

s5q10

What is the main source of drinking water for your hh?

s5q12

Last month: any time when your hh did not have sufficient drinking water?

s5q13

What kind of toilet facility does your hh usually use?

s5q15

Do you SHARE this toilet w/ others who are not members of your hh?

s5q16

What is the main source of energy for lighting?

s5q18

What is the main source of energy for cooking?

s6q1

Assets owned: A radio?

s6q2

Assets owned: A television?

s6q3

Assets owned: A satellite dish?

s6q4

Assets owned: A smartphone?

s6q5

Assets owned: A refrigerator?

s6q6

Assets owned: A table?

s6q7

Assets owned: A bed? (wood or metal)

s6q8

Assets owned: A mattress?

s6q9

Assets owned: A mosquito net?

s6q10

Assets owned: A fan?

s6q11

Assets owned: A bicycle? (owned, not borrowed)

s6q12

Assets owned: motorcycle or tuk tuk? (owned, not borrowed)

s6q13

Assets owned: A car?

s6q14

Assets owned: A generator?

s6q15

Assets owned: solar panels? (separate from lighting source)

s6q16

Assets owned: kerosene stove?

s6q17

Assets owned: charcoal jiko?

s6q18

Assets owned: wheelbarrow?

s6q19

Assets owned: Corregated iron fencing?

s6q20

Assets owned: Chickens, ducks or other animals?

s7q1

Do you have nuclear family resettled to US/Europe/oth high income country?

s7q2

Do you have friends resettled to US/Europe/oth high income country?

s7q4

Do you have friends or relatives in Kenya, outside your residence area? Where?

s7q4_1

Have relatives or friends in Kakuma

s7q4_2

Have relatives or friends in Kaloebeyei

s7q4_3

Have relatives or friends in Dadaab

s7q4_4

Have relatives or friends in Other areas in Kenya

s7q6

Last year: have you ever received remittances from abroad?

s7q7

Do you, (by yourself/together w/ someone else) have an bank account or SACCO?

s7q8

If account w/ someone else, is the other person a refugee or a Kenyan?

s7q9_1

Use Equity banking service

s7q9_2

Use Standard Chartered banking service

s7q9_3

Use Barclays banking service

s7q9_4

Use Kenya Commercial Bank banking service

s7q9_5

Use Cooperative Bank of Kenya banking service

s7q9_6

Use National Bank of Kenya banking service

s7q9_7

Use Commercial Bank of Africa banking service

s7q9_8

Use Other banking service

s7q11

Do you, by yourself or w/ someone else, have account for mobile banking?

s7q12

If you have an account w/ someone else, is other person a refugee or Kenyan?

s7q13_1

Has borrowed from a bank or formal fin institution in the past 12 months

s7q13_2

Has borrowed from an informal fin institution in the past 12 months

s7q13_3

Has borrowed from friends or relatives in the past 12 months

s7q13_4

Has not borrowed in the past 12 months

s7q14_1

Engaged in Village/Community Savings and Loans Associations

s7q14_2

Engaged in Bank savings

s7q14_3

Engaged in Mpesa/Mshwari Saving/Digital banking

s7q14_4

Engaged in Pillow banking

s7q14_5

Not engaged in any saving practices

s7q16

What kind of support do you require to formalize your saving practices?

s7q16_1

Require Refugee documentation to open a bank account

s7q16_2

Assistance to join a VSLA/ CSLA

s7q16_3

Access to Sim Card and Mobile Money

s7q16_4

Other support to formalize saving practices

s7q16_5

Needs no support

s7q18

Have you ever received or purchased insurance of any kind?

s7q19

Do you currently hold an insurance?

s7q20

Are you enrolled in the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)?

s7q21

Do you have an NHIF card?

s7q22

If no, are you aware of the NHIF?

s7q23

Why you have not enrolled?

s7q25

Are you a member of a CBO/Self Help Group (Chamas)?

s8q11

Do you have any of the following as members of your hh who live w/?

s8q11_1

HH Membership: Has Separated child living in the hh

s8q11_2

HH Membership: Has Disabled persons (Physical) living in the hh

s8q11_3

HH Membership: Has Disabled persons (Cognitive) living in the hh

s8q11_4

HH Membership: Has Disabled persons (sensory disability) living in the hh

s8q11_5

HH Membership: Has Older persons (above 60 years old) living in the hh

s8q11_6

HH Membership: Has Pregnant woman or nursing mother living in the hh

s8q11_7

HH Membership: Has Persons w/ serious medical condition living in the hh

s8q11_8

HH Membership: has none of these living in the hh

s9q1

Do you feel that people in this neighborhood are trustworthy?

s9q2

Do you feel that most people in the host community are trustworthy?

s9q3

Would you feel safe if you went to City Centre by yourself?

s9q4

Would you feel comfortable if your child were friends w/ children of host comm?

s9q5

Do you feel safe walking alone in your area/neighbourhood during the day?

s9q6

Do you feel safe walking alone in your area/neighbourhood at night?

s9q7

Are crimes common in your neighborhood/areas?

s9q8

Do you feel able to express opinion through existing community leadership strc?

s9q9

Do you feel your opinion is considered for decisions affecting your well-being?

s9q10

Does political syst in Kenya allow people like you to have say in gvrnment actn?

s9q11

Last week: did member of hh interact w/ individual from neighboring community?

s10q1

PAST 30 DAYS, how often was there no food to eat due lack of resources to buy?

s10q2

PAST 30 DAYS, did you/anyone in hh use these strategies to cope w/ lack of food?

s10q2_1

Did not use any livelihood coping strategy in the last 30 days

s10q2_2

Coping: Did you Sell hhs goods

s10q2_3

Coping: Did you Reduce spending on health or education

s10q2_4

Coping: Did you Sell productive assets or means of transport

s10q2_5

Coping: Did you Spend savings

s10q2_6

Coping: Borrowed money / food from a formal lender or bank

s10q2_7

Coping: Sell a house or land

s10q2_8

Coping: withdraw children from school

s10q2_9

Coping: Sell last female animal

s10q2_10

s10q2_11

Coping: Sell more animals than usual

s10q2_12

Coping: Other strategies

s10q4

PAST WEEK: were there times when hh did not have enough food/money for it?

s10q5

s10q6

PAST WEEK: were there times your hh rely on less preferred/less expensive food?

s10q7

s10q8

PAST WEEK: were there days your hh borrow food/money for it from friends?

s10q9

s10q10

PAST WEEK: were there days your hh limit portion sizes for all hh members?

s10q11

s10q12

PAST WEEK: were there days your hh restrict food for adults for children to eat

s10q13

s10q14

PAST WEEK: were there days your hh reduce number of meals eaten for all hh memb?

s10q15

s11q1

What are the main reasons why your hh left your country of origin?

s11q1_1

Reason for leaving - COVID-19

s11q1_2

Reason for leaving - Lack of safety in my village

s11q1_3

Reason for leaving - Lack of safety in neighboring villages

s11q1_4

Reason for leaving - Increased crime, insecurity but no lack of safety

s11q1_5

Reason for leaving - Drought/famine/flood

s11q1_6

Reason for leaving - Lack of access to home/area of housing

s11q1_7

Reason for leaving - Lack of access to education services and health services

s11q1_8

Reason for leaving - Lack of employment opportunities

s11q1_9

Reason for leaving - Death of husband/family reasons

s11q1_10

Reason for leaving - Discrimination on sexual orientation/religion/gender

s11q1_11

Reason for leaving - Other

s11q3

Do you want to leave this location at some point in time?

s11q4

Do you plan to return to your original place of residence or go to new location?

s11q5

When do you plan to leave?

s11q6

To which place would you like to move?

s11q7

To what region would you like to move?

s11q8

If you get formal right to settle/work in Kenya, would you move to new country?

s11q9

Current residence: What are reasons why you/members of hh want to move?

s11q9_1

Reason move - Increased crime, violence and insecurity (no armed conflict_

s11q9_2

Reason move - Fear of ethnic/political/religious discrimination

s11q9_3

Reason move - Drought/famine/flood

s11q9_4

Reason move - Lack of access to home/land/livestock

s11q9_5

Reason move - Lack of access to education services and health services

s11q9_6

Reason move - Lack of employment opportunities

s11q9_7

Reason move - No family here anymore / family reasons

s11q9_8

Reason move - Lack of humanitarian assistance (particularly food)

s11q9_9

Reason move - Lack of proper management of the site/ site is crowded)

s11q9_10

Reason move - Tensions w/ the host community

s11q9_11

Reason move - Uncertain legal situation in the country

s11q9_12

Reason move - Life is expensive

s11q9_13

Reason move - Other reasons

s11q11

Place of origin: what are main reasons you/hh members don’t want to move back?

s11q11_1

Reason not move back - Armed conflict in the area of origin

s11q11_2

Reason not move back - Armed conflict in the surrounding areas

s11q11_3

Reason not move back - Increased crime, violence but not armed conflict

s11q11_4

Reason not move back - Fear of ethnic/political/religious discrimination

s11q11_5

Reason not move back - Drought/famine/flood

s11q11_6

Reason not move back - Lack of access to home/land/livestock

s11q11_7

Reason not move back - Lack of access to education services and health services

s11

Reason not move back - Lack of employment opportunities

q11_8

Reason not move back - No family there anymore / family reasons

s11q11_9

Reason not move back - Will lose access to humanitarian aid

s11q11_10

Reason not move back - Other reasons

s11q12

Since you do not want to return to home country, what do you plan in future?

s11q13

Place of desired move: what are main reasons you/members of hh want to move?

s11q14

Reason not stay - Better security there

s11q14_1

Reason not stay - Better access to home/land/livestock

s11q14_2

Reason not stay - Better access to education and health services

s11q14_3

Reason not stay - Better access to livelihood/employment opportunities

s11q14_4

Reason not stay - To live w/ family or community members / family reason

s11q14_5

Reason not stay - Access to humanitarian aid (particularly food and water)

s11q14_6

Reason not stay - Other reasons

s11q15

Current residence: what are main reasons you/members of hh want to stay?

s11q16

Reason stay - Better security there

s11q16_1

Reason stay - Better access to home/land/livestock

s11q16_2

Reason stay - Better access to education and health services

s11q16_3

Reason stay - Better access to livelihood/employment opportunities

s11q16_4

Reason stay - To live w/ family or community members / family reasons

s11q16_5

Reason stay - Access to humanitarian aid (particularly food and water)

s11q16_6

Reason stay - Other reasons

s11q17

If need to leave Kenya: what are the main reasons why you don’t want to move?

s11q18

Reason not move - Armed conflict in the area

s11q18_1

Reason not move - Armed conflict in the surrounding areas

s11q18_2

Reason not move - Increased crime, violence but not armed conflict

s11q18_3

Reason not move - Fear of ethnic/political/religious discrimination

s11q18_4

Reason not move - Drought/famine/flood

s11q18_5

Reason not move - Lack of access to home/land/livestock

s11q18_6

Reason not move - Lack of access to education services and health services

s11q18_7

Reason not move - Lack of employment opportunities

s11q18_8

Reason not move - No family there anymore / family reasons

s11q18_9

Reason not move - Will lose access to humanitarian aid

s11q18_10

Reason not move - Other reasons

s11q20

What is your main source of information about situation in country of origin?

s11q22

Does your hh have all information needed to decide if return, move, remain here?

s11q23

Information wanted, not being received to decide if return, move, remain here?

s11q23_1

Information about political situation in the country of origin

s11q23_2

Information about political situation in Kenya regarding refugees

s11q23_3

Information about security

s11q23_4

Situation in the country of origin

s11q23_5

Information about security situation on transit routes

s11q23_6

Information about availability of basic services (food, water, shelter)

s11q23_7

Information about quality of basic services

s11q23_8

Information about availability of work and livelihood opportunities

s11q23_9

Information about access to land/ property/ housing

s11q23_10

Information about transport options

s11q23_11

Information on whether household will we be able to return if we leave the camp

s11q23_12

Information on whether household will have access to humanitarian aid on return

s11q23_13

Information about how to obtain or renew documents

s11q23_14

Other information

s11q25

What will do if faced w/econ diffic in urban area, and HCR is unable to assist?

sex_head

Gender of hh Head

mem_room

Number of hh members per Room

crowdindex_room

hh Members Per Room (Categorized)

floor_type

Type of floor material (based on DHS defintion)

roof_type

Type of roof material (based on DHS defintion)

hca_roof_cat

Type of roof material (grouped)

hca_floor_cat

Type of floor material (grouped)

wall_cat

Type of wall categorized

type_dw

type of dwelling: Improved or Unimproved

improved_water

Water Source: Categorized(as defined by WHO)

improved_sanitation

Type of toilet: Categorized(as defined by WHO)

hca_lighting_cat

source of lighting (grouped)

hca_cooking_cat

source of energy for cooking (grouped)

num_assets

number of assets per hh

asset_idx

Asset index based on PCA

lcs_index

Individual ID within family

reduced_csi

Reduced Coping Strategy

rcsi_cat

Reduced Coping Strategy Categorized

weight

Total: 244

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