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Longitudinal Socioeconomic Study of Refugees and Host Communities 2022-2024
Wave 1 and 2

Kenya, 2022 - 2024
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KEN_2022-2024_K-LSRH_v01_M
Producer(s)
Precious Zikhali, Nistha Sinha, Utz Pape, Theresa Beltramo, Edward Miguel
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Mar 12, 2026
Last modified
Mar 12, 2026

Data file: wer

Women empowerment modules

Cases: 14246
Variables: 255

Variables

hhid
Unique Household Identifier
hhmemid
Household Member Identifier within Household
wave
Survey wave number
wer2_is_wer1
Wave 2 WER is same individual as Wave 1 WER
c2_respwer
Is the Respondent WER1?
hr_surveystatus
Survey outcome of this household
strata_sampled
Stratum based on the where the household was sampled
strata_actual
Stratum based on the where the household lives
groups_location_status
Grouping based on urban/camp and refugee/host
groups_status
Grouping based on urban/camp
weight_wer
Sampling weight for the women empowerment respondent (WER)
c1_age1a
Age of Respondent - Wave 1
c1_gender1a
Gender of Respondent - Wave 1
wer_age
Age of Respondent - Wave 2
wer_gender
Gender of Respondent - Wave 2
c1_statusa1
Refugee status of the WER
c1_attendedschool
42. Have you ever attended school?
c1_educlevelcat
43. Highest level of education (category)
c1_neverattendsch_tooyoung
44.Reason:Still too young to attend school
c1_neverattendsch_schoolcost
44.Reason:School cost
c1_neverattendsch_lacktoilet
44.Reason:Poor quality of school (Lack of toilet facilities)
c1_neverattendsch_lackteachers
44.Reason:Poor quality of school – Insufficient teachers/classrooms
c1_neverattendsch_illness
44.Reason:Own Illness
c1_neverattendsch_disability
44.Reason:Own disability
c1_neverattendsch_famillness
44.Reason:Family Illness
c1_neverattendsch_famdisability
44.Reason:Family member(s) with disability
c1_neverattendsch_nointerest
44.Reason:Not interested
c1_neverattendsch_parents
44.Reason:Parents did not let me
c1_neverattendsch_hadtowork
44.Reason:Had to work at home or elsewhere
c1_neverattendsch_toofar
44.Reason:School too far from home
c1_neverattendsch_sanitary
44.Reason:Lack of sanitary towels and menstrual hygiene management facilities
c1_neverattendsch_conflicts
44.Reason:School conflicts with beliefs
c1_neverattendsch_insecurity
44.Reason:Insecurity and displacement
c1_neverattendsch_safety
44.Reason:School is not safe
c1_neverattendsch_marriage
44.Reason:Marriage
c1_neverattendsch_teachers
44.Reason:No female/male teachers
c1_neverattendsch_pregnancy
44.Reason:Pregnancy
c1_neverattendsch_notadmit
44.Reason:School did not admit me
c1_neverattendsch_pressure
44.Reason:Social or religious pressure
c1_neverattendsch_orphaned
44.Reason:Orphaned
c1_neverattendsch_identificat
44.Reason:Lack of identification document/Identification not valid
c1_neverattendsch_other
44.Reason:Other (specify)
c1_neverattendsch_declined
44.Reason:Declined
c1_neverattendsch_dk
44.Reason:Don’t know
c1_werstatus
4a Confirm WER status
c1_stratum
4c. Confirm WER stratum
c2_countrylivedin
1. Have you lived in a ctry different than where you live now for 6+ months
c2_bornraisedke
1.a Were you born and raised in Kenya?
c2_differentcountrylivedin
1.b. Confirm: Confirm: Have you lived in a different ctry for 6+ months
c2_countryresidedin
2. Ctry last resided in for 6+ months before settling in Kenya
c2_whenlivein_startyear
3. Start year of living in ctry last resided (6+ months) prior settling in Kenya
c2_whenlivein_endyear
3. End year of living in ctry last resided (6+ months) prior settling in Kenya
c2_isitorigincountry
4. Is the ctry where you last resided your ctry of origin?
c2_origincountry
4.a What is your country of origin?
c2_raisedin
5. Were you raised in your country of origin?
c2_whereraised
5.a Where were you raised?
c2_birthyr
6.In what year were you born?
c2_arrivedcurrresidence
7.What year did you arrive in your current place of residence?
c2_confirmmaritalstatus
8.Can you confirm your marital status?
c2_maritalstatus
9.What is your marital status?
c2_marriageplace
10.Where did you get married/started residing with your partner?
c2_marriageyr
11.How old were you (years) when you began co-residing with your current partner
c2_mainoccupation
12.What is your main employment status?
c2_mainoccupationcountry
13.What was your main employment status in the country where you last resided?
c2_mainoccupationorigin
14.What was your main employment status in your country of origin?
c2_pastyearlivingstatus
1.In the past year, did your husband/partner live with you all/some of the time?
c2_child_biological
2.Taking care of children (0-14): Yes, biological children who live with me
c2_child_nonbiological
2.Taking care of children (0-14): Yes, non-biological children who live with me
c2_child_notlivewithme
2.Taking care of children (0-14): Yes, children who do not live with me
c2_child_no
2.Taking care of children (0-14): No
c2_child_declined
2.Taking care of children (0-14): Declined
c2_child_dk
2.Taking care of children (0-14): Don’t know
c2_receivepayment
2a. Do you receive a payment or compensation for taking care of such children?
c2_wifeabuse_none
3.A husband is justified in wife-beating: None
c2_wifeabuse_goesout
3.A husband is justified in wife-beating: If she goes out without telling him
c2_wifeabuse_neglects
3.A husband is justified in wife-beating: If she neglects the children
c2_wifeabuse_argues
3.A husband is justified in wife-beating: If she argues with him
c2_wifeabuse_sex
3.A husband is justified in wife-beating: If she refuses to have sex with him
c2_wifeabuse_food
3.A husband is justified in wife-beating: If she burns the food
c2_wifeabuse_declined
3.A husband is justified in wife-beating: Declined
c2_wifeabuse_dk
3.A husband is justified in wife-beating: Don’t know
c2_marriageage
4. At what age is it acceptable for a woman to get married?
c2_womanmarriageagelstresided
4a.Acceptable age for a woman to get married in the ctry where you last resided
c2_womanmarriageagecountorig
4b.Acceptable age for a woman to get married in your ctry of origin
c2_readnewsoften
5. How often do you read a newspaper or a magazine?
c2_readnewspaperfreqsltreside
5a.Read newspapers/magazines as often as you did in the ctry of last residence
c2_readnewspapercountorigin
5b.Read newspapers/magazines as often as you did in your ctry of origin
c2_listenradiofreq
6. How often do you listen to the radio?
c2_listenradiolstresided
6a.Listen to the radio as often as you did in the ctry of last residence
c2_listenradiocountorigin
6b.Listen to the radio as often as you did in your ctry of origin
c2_internetaccessfreq
6c. How often do you access internet?
c2_internetaccesslstresided
6d.Access internet as often as you did in the ctry of last residence
c2_internetaccesscountorigin
6e.Access internet as often as you did in your ctry of origin
c2_watchtvfreq
7. How often do you watch television?
c2_watchtvfreqlastresided
7a.Watch TV as often as you did in the ctry of last residence
c2_watchtvcountryoforigin
7b.Watch TV as often as you did in your ctry of origin
c2_fpmethod_femalesterile
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Female Sterilization (tubal ligation)
c2_fpmethod_malesterile
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Male Sterilization (vasectomy)
c2_fpmethod_iud
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:IUD (Intrauterine Device, coil, copper
c2_fpmethod_injectable
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Injectables
c2_fpmethod_implants
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Implants (Norplant)
c2_fpmethod_pill
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Pill
c2_fpmethod_malecondom
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Male Condom
c2_fpmethod_femalecondom
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Female Condom
c2_fpmethod_lam
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM)
c2_fpmethod_rhythm
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Rhythm Method (safe days)
c2_fpmethod_withdrawal
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Withdrawal
c2_fpmethod_econtraception
8.Ways for a couple to delay a pregnancy:Emergency Contraception
c2_heardofmethods
8a.Where did you first hear about this/these method/s?
c2_fcircumcisionacceptlstreside
9a.Is female circumcision an accepted practice -ctry of last residence
c2_fcircumcisionacceptorigin
9b.Is female circumcision an accepted practice -ctry of origin
c2_fcircumcisionacceptcomunity
9c.Is female circumcision an accepted practice -Kenya
c2_fcircumcisioncontinuity
9d.Do you think that female circumcision should be continued or stopped?
c2_fpsourcelstfewmnth_radio
Not administered in this wave
c2_fpsourcelstfewmnth_tv
Not administered in this wave
c2_fpsourcelstfewmnth_news
Not administered in this wave
c2_fpsourcelstfewmnth_social
Not administered in this wave
c2_fpsourcelstfewmnth_internet
Not administered in this wave
c2_fpsourcelstfewmnth_none
Not administered in this wave
c2_fpsourcelstfewmnth_declined
Not administered in this wave
c2_fpsourcelstfewmnth_dk
Not administered in this wave
c2_fpsourcelst12mnth_pforums
11.Fam planning source 12 months:At public forums -Barazas/public gatherings
c2_fpsourcelst12mnth_posters
11.Fam planning source 12 months:Informational material -posters/brochures/stick
c2_fpsourcelst12mnth_hworker
11.Fam planning source 12 months:Visited by a health worker/health professional
c2_fpsourcelst12mnth_social
11.Fam planning source 12 months:Messages through social media platforms
c2_fpsourcelst12mnth_email
11.Fam planning source 12 months:Messages through a mobile phone -text/email
c2_fpsourcelst12mnth_political
11.Fam planning source 12 months:Heard political/religious/community leaders
c2_fpsourcelst12mnth_none
11.Fam planning source 12 months:None
c2_fpsourcelst12mnth_declined
11.Fam planning source 12 months:Declined
c2_fpsourcelst12mnth_dk
11.Fam planning source 12 months:Don't know
c2_canacquirecondoms
12. Do you know of a place where a person can get male or female condoms?
c2_acquirecondomslstreside
12a.Knowledge of a place to get male or female condoms -ctry of last residence
c2_acquirecondomcountorigin
12b.Knowledge of a place to get male or female condoms -ctry of origin
c2_everheardaids
13. Have you ever heard of an illness called AIDS?
c2_heardaidsfrom
14.Where did you first hear about AIDS?
c2_reducegetgaids_none
15.Reduce AIDS risk:None
c2_reducegetgaids_sexpartner
15. Reduce AIDS risk: One uninfected partner with no other partners
c2_reducegetgaids_condom
15.Reduce AIDS risk:Using a condom every time they have sex
c2_reducegetgaids_nosex
15. Reduce AIDS risk :No sexual intercourse
c2_reducegetgaids_decline
15.Reduce AIDS risk:Declined
c2_reducegetgaids_dk
15.Reduce AIDS risk:Don’t know
c2_scenariogetaids_none
16.Possible scenarios to get AIDS:None
c2_scenariogetaids_sexpartner
16.Possible scenarios to get AIDS:Sharing food with a person who has AIDS
c2_scenariogetaids_condom
16.Possible scenarios to get AIDS:Through witchcraft/supernatural means
c2_scenariogetaids_nosex
16.Possible scenarios to get AIDS:Through mosquito bites
c2_scenariogetaids_decline
16.Possible scenarios to get AIDS:Declined
c2_scenariogetaids_dk
16.Possible scenarios to get AIDS:Don’t know
c2_healthypersonhaveaids
17. Is it possible for a healthy-looking person to have the AIDS virus?
c2_mombabyaidstrans_none
18.Ways of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS:None
c2_mombabyaidstrans_preg
18.Ways of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS:During pregnancy
c2_mombabyaidstrans_delivery
18.Ways of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS:During delivery
c2_mombabyaidstrans_breast
18.Ways of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS:By breastfeeding
c2_mombabyaidstrans_declined
18.Ways of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS:Declined
c2_mombabyaidstrans_dk
18.Ways of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS:Don’t know
c2_partnerearningsdecision
19.Who usually decides how your husband's/partner's earnings will be used?
c2_partnerearncountorigin
19a.Decisions on your husband's/partner's earnings -origin ctry
c2_partnerearnlstresided
19b.Decisions on your husband's/partner's earnings -ctry of last residence
c2_yourearningsdecision
19c. Who usually decides how your earnings will be used?
c2_yourearningscountorigin
19d.Decisions on your earnings -origin ctry
c2_yourearningslstresided
19e.Decisions on your earnings -ctry of last residence
c2_seekpermonwrk_no
20.Permission needed to work:No
c2_seekpermonwrk_partner
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from Husband / Partner
c2_seekpermonwrk_father
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from father/male guardian
c2_seekpermonwrk_mother
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from mother/female guardian
c2_seekpermonwrk_brother
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from brother
c2_seekpermonwrk_sister
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from sister
c2_seekpermonwrk_uncle
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from uncle
c2_seekpermonwrk_aunt
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from aunt
c2_seekpermonwrk_son
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from son
c2_seekpermonwrk_daughter
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from daughter
c2_seekpermonwrk_fatherinlaw
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from father-in-law
c2_seekpermonwrk_motherinlaw
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from mother-in-law
c2_seekpermonwrk_sombodyelse
20.Permission needed to work:Yes, from somebody else
c2_seekpermonwrk_decline
20.Permission needed to work:Declined
c2_seekpermonwrk_dk
20.Permission needed to work:Don’t know
c2_seekpermlstresided_no
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:No
c2_seekpermlstresided_partner
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from Husband / Partner
c2_seekpermlstresided_father
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from father/male guardian
c2_seekpermlstresided_mother
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from mother/female guardian
c2_seekpermlstresided_brother
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from brother
c2_seekpermlstresided_sister
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from sister
c2_seekpermlstresided_uncle
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from uncle
c2_seekpermlstresided_aunt
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from aunt
c2_seekpermlstresided_son
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from son
c2_seekpermlstresided_daughter
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from daughter
c2_seekpermlstresided_fatherinla
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from father-in-law
c2_seekpermlstresided_motherinla
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from mother-in-law
c2_seekpermlstresided_somebodyel
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Yes, from somebody else
c2_seekpermlstresided_decline
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Declined
c2_seekpermlstresided_dk
21.Permission needed to work -ctry last resided:Don’t know
c2_seekpermorigin_no
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:No
c2_seekpermorigin_partner
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from Husband / Partner
c2_seekpermorigin_father
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from father/male guardian
c2_seekpermorigin_mother
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from mother/female guardian
c2_seekpermorigin_brother
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from brother
c2_seekpermorigin_sister
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from sister
c2_seekpermorigin_uncle
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from uncle
c2_seekpermorigin_aunt
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from aunt
c2_seekpermorigin_son
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from son
c2_seekpermorigin_daughter
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from daughter
c2_seekpermorigin_fatherinlaw
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from father-in-law
c2_seekpermorigin_motherinlaw
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from mother-in-law
c2_seekpermorigin_somebodyelse
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Yes, from somebody else
c2_seekpermorigin_decline
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Declined
c2_seekpermorigin_dk
21a.Permission needed to work -origin ctry:Don’t know
c2_healthcaredecision
22. Who usually makes decisions about health care for yourself?
c2_healthcaredecisionresid
22a.Who usually makes decisions about health care for yourself -ctry last reside
c2_healthcaredecisioncountorigin
22b.Who usually makes decisions about health care for yourself -origin ctry
c2_hhpurchasesdecision
23.Who usually makes decisions about making major household (HH) purchases?
c2_hhpurchasesdecisionresided
23a.Who usually makes decisions about making major HH purchases -ctry last resid
c2_hhpurchasesdecisionorigin
23b.Who usually makes decisions about making major HH purchases -origin ctry
c2_familyvisitsmakesdecision
24. Who usually makes decisions about visits to your family or relatives?
c2_famvisitdecisionlstreside
24a.Who usually made decisions about visits to your fam/relatives -ctry last res
c2_famvisitdecisionorigin
24b.Who usually made decisions about visits to your fam/relatives -origin ctry
c2_notosexualintercourse
25.Can you say no to your partner if you don't want to have sexual intercourse?
c2_condomusage
26.Could you ask your husband/partner to use a condom if you wanted him to?
c3_expe1stmens_oth1
1.Date of first menstrual cycle:MM
c3_expe1stmens_oth2
1.Date of first menstrual cycle:YYYY
c3_expe1stmens_decline
1.Date of first menstrual cycle:Declined
c3_expe1stmens_dk
1.Date of first menstrual cycle:Don’t know
c3_expe1stmens_vevexpe
1.Date of first menstrual cycle:has not yet experienced menarche
c3_everexpregnany
2.Ever been pregnant -including current/ended in stillbirth/miscarriage/abortion
c3_noofpreg
3.How many pregnancies -including current/ended in stillbirth/miscarriage/aborti
c3_noofmiscarriages
3a.How many of these were miscarriages?
c3_age1stpregended
4.What was your age when your first pregnancy ended?
c3_livepregnancy1
4a. Did this pregnancy end in a live birth?
c3_beenpregnant2
5.Ever been pregnant since last interview -including current/ended in stillbirth
c3_nooftimespregs
6.How many pregnancies -including current/ended in stillbirth/miscarriage/aborti
c3_nooftimesmiscarriages
6a. How many of these were miscarriages
c3_age1stpregnancyended1
7. What was your age when your first pregnancy ended
c3_livepregnancy2
7a.Did this pregnancy end in a live birth?
c3_prenatalcare
8.For your last pregnancy, did you see a doctor while you were pregnant?
c3_licensedmeddoctor
8a.Was this doctor a licensed medical doctor?
c3_typeofbirth
9. Did you give birth vaginally or cesarean?
c3_nooflaborhours
10.How many hours were you in labor before you gave birth
c3_wherebirth
11. Where did you give birth?
c3_assisted_healtprof
11a.Who assisted with the delivery:Health professional
c3_assisted_doctor
11a.Who assisted with the delivery:Doctor
c3_assisted_midwife
11a.Who assisted with the delivery:Nurse/midwife
c3_assisted_tradattendant
11a.Who assisted with the delivery:Traditional birth attendant
c3_assisted_comhealth
11a.Who assisted with the delivery:Community health worker
c3_assisted_relative
11a.Who assisted with the delivery:Relative/friend
c3_assisted_oth
11a.Who assisted with the delivery:Other (specify)
c3_noofkids
12.Today, how many children would you have, including any you may have now?
c3_noofkidsnotcontrolled
13.Agree:The No. of children we have is God-given (cannot be controlled by us)
c3_neighboursrecommendkids
14.How many children would you recommend a typical 18-year old girl to have?
c3_neighboursrecommendmarriage
15.At what age would you recommend a typical 18-year old girl to get married?
c3_fpprogramsneeds
16.There is a strong need for family planning programs in my neighborhood
c5_languageused_kiswahili
2.In which language was this interview conducted:Kiswahili
c5_languageused_turkana
2.In which language was this interview conducted:Turkana
c5_languageused_somali
2.In which language was this interview conducted:Somali
c5_languageused_arabic
2.In which language was this interview conducted:Arabic
c5_languageused_english
2.In which language was this interview conducted:English
c5_languageused_jubaarabic
2.In which language was this interview conducted:Juba Arabic
c5_languageused_other
2.In which language was this interview conducted:Other (Specify)
Total: 255
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