18 DATA COLLECTION The methodology employed for this study involved a comprehensive desk review of existing literature and legal framework, followed by an extensive field deployment that encompasses all regions of Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon. This approach utilizes a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to ensure a thorough analysis. • • QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DATA COLLECTION 1,034 validated surveys (out of 1,090) with adult stateless individuals (main questionnaire), caregivers of stateless children (parent questionnaire), and control population (control questionnaire) Capture and recapture methodology QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESK REVIEW • • • • • • Field observations with daily team debriefs 28 key informant interviews (KIIs) 459 contacted mukhtars 55 in-depth mukhtars interviews 2 focus group discussions with stateless individuals 2 focus group discussions with vulnerable stateless people (1 with migrant domestic worker mothers and 1 with households including stateless individuals with disabilities) MAIN SURVEY A questionnaire conducted with one adult stateless individuals (18+) from each of the stateless household identified. PARENT SURVEY A questionnaire conducted with parents guardians of stateless children within each household identified, in order to capture stateless individuals' data without directly with them. or legal stateless underage engaging CONTROL SURVEY A questionnaire conducted with adult Lebanese citizens (18+) in order to compare their situation with that of stateless individuals. UNAVAILABLE AND REJECTIONS • • • • Historical and legal background Social, economic, demographic and anthropological analyses Statelessness contextual analysis Tripoli (2019) and Akkar (2021) studies Cases of stateless individuals who were unavailable or refused to be interviewed, were systematically captured in order to have a comprehensive mapping of the actual number of stateless individuals in Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon. © 2023 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.