South and central Iraq - profiling exercise

Topic: Profiling of displacement situation in south central iraq Target populations: IDPs and host communities Coverage: The exercise targeted the urban centres and peri-urban areas in the following Governorates: Babylon, Kerbala, Najaf, and Wassit. The fifth assessment was a combined assessment of five southern governorates; Basra, Missan, Muthanna, Qadissiya and Thi qar. The five southern governorates were combined as one study due to smaller IDP and host populations in each of these areas; and due to these governorates sharing similar characteristics in terms of the economy, governance and demographics.

Methodology: The profiling study was based on five household surveys across 9 Governorates (five of these Governorates were adressed by one survey, while the remaning 5 surveys covered 5 different Governorates) . Each of the 5 surveys covered approximately 400 host community households and 400 IDP households in 30 different sites. The 30 sites were selected using a random stratified sample based on data from the Displacement Tracking Matrix of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The sites were stratified based on urban or peri-urban characteristics, the number of IDP families present , and shelter typology of the IDP households.Data is not weighted due to the lack of a baseline for the population figures and composition. Limitations: Data is not weighted due to the lack of a baseline for the population figures and composition.