This DATSETNAMEreadme.txt file was generated on 20220127 by Duygu Ozaltin ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset ForcedMigration 2. Author Information Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Duygu Ozaltin Institution: University of Kent Address: Canterbury, UK CT2 7NZ Email: D.Ozaltin@kent.ac.uk 3. Date of data collection 2017 4. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Completed as part of a PhD thesis supported by the Vice ChancellorÕs Scholarship at the University of Kent 2016-2020 --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename: forcedmigration.do Short description: The do-fileÊcontains the Stata commands that were executed for all the regression models. B. Filename: AllForcedMigrants.dta Short description: The file contains all forced migrant data including refugees and IDPs. C. Filename: idps.dta Short description: The file contains IDPs data. D. Filename: refugees.dta Short description: The file contains refugee data. 2. Relationship between files: allforceedmigrants.dta merged refugees.dta and idps.dta 3. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? no -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: All data was obtained and from publicly available web sites listed below https://www.unhcr.org/uk/ https://correlatesofwar.org/data-sets https://ucdp.uu.se/ https://freedomhouse.org/ https://www.thearda.com/ https://data.worldbank.org/ https://icr.ethz.ch/data/epr/ 2. Methods for processing the data: Data obtained from the above web sites was merged by using excel and STATA. 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: Excel, STATA 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Reconciliations were performed to ensure manual errors did not occur. The most recent data was obtained at the time of data collection for timeliness. Analysis was completed considering missing data particularly for internally displaced people. Spot checks were done to ensure accuracy of the data in addition to Reconciliation checks. Relevancy of the data was peer reviewed and assessed as part of the PhD dissertation.