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Multi-Sector Needs Assessment 2023

Bulgaria, 2023
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Reference ID
BGR_2023_MSNA_v01_M
Producer(s)
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Metadata
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Mar 13, 2024
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Mar 13, 2024
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    BGR_2023_MSNA_v01_M
    Title

    Multi-Sector Needs Assessment 2023
    Country
    Name Country code
    Bulgaria BGR
    Study type

    Sample Frame, Households [sf/hh]
    Abstract

    The 2023 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA) in BGRgaria evaluated the profiles and urgent needs of Ukrainian refugee households. Conducted as part of a regional Ukraine Situation response and used to inform the 2024 Regional Refugee Response Plan, the MSNA employed a nationally representative sample of 1,055 respondents. The National Statistics Institute and BGRgarian Council of Ministers endorsed the approach, which was consulted through an inter-agency forum under the refugee coordination model. External partner Global Metrics Ltd. coordinated July-August 2023 data collection, training, and analysis. Respondents were randomly selected based on refugee location data from the State Agency for Refugees, concentrated along the Black Sea coast. Limited comparisons were made to the 2022 MSNA in BGRgaria. The MSNA informed urgent needs and priorities to guide the refugee response in BGRgaria.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Household

    Version

    Version Description

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

    2023-10-26

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope includes:

    • demographics
    • cash and livelihoods
    • protection
    • health
    • education
    • accomodation
    • accountability
    • feedback on humanitarian assistance
    Topics
    Topic
    Health
    Protection
    Food security
    Education
    Livelihood and Social cohesion
    Gender Based Violence
    Child Protection
    Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
    Cash Assistance
    Keywords
    MSNA Ukraine refugees Needs assessment

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) UN
    Producers
    Name
    SocioFactor

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The 2023 Multi-Sector Needs Assessment survey in BGRgaria sampled 1,055 Ukrainian refugee households randomly selected based on geography and accommodation type. The sample allows for limited national representativeness to assess urgent needs across health, protection, food security and education. Data serves to inform the refugee response and 2024 Regional Response Plan, though is not statistically representative.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Income, food consumption, expenditures, assets, community relations, wellbeing, resilience, mental health, health, accommodation, protection, and education

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2023-07-16 2023-08-25
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Name
    SocioFactor
    Data Collection Notes

    Interviews were conducted in person only with the head of the household or any other adult members consenting to the interview and willing to respond on behalf of the household. Two separate microdata files were produced; one at the household-level and one at the individual-level.

    Data Access

    Citation requirements

    UNHCR (2023). Bulgaria: Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA) - 2023. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Curation team UNHCR dencomdl@unhcr.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_BGR_2023_MSNA_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    UN Refugee Agency UN Metadata producer
    Development Data Group The World Bank Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library
    Date of Metadata Production

    2024-01-31

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Identical to a metadata (UNHCR_BGR_2023_MSNA) published on UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home). Some of the metadata fields have been edited.
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