Dataset for High Self-Selection of Ukrainian Refugees into Europa: Evidence from Kraków and Vienna

This dataset contains selected columns of the pooled datasets from the UkrAiA and UkrPL surveys (N_combined=1,566) conducted in 2022 in csv, R and STATA dta file formats. The selected variables accompany the paper "High Self-Selection of Ukrainian Refugees into Europa: Evidence from Kraków and Vienna" published in PLOS ONE. Due to data confidentiality reaons, some variables were grouped (reflected in the variable name: _gr). Furthermore, questions reporting details of partners (husbands / wives) and children were de-coupled from the respondents' records and added as additional cases. Thus, the majority of the cases in the dataset (N_relatives=2,479) contain only information on the few fields that respondents had reported about these closest relatives.

The research projects Ukrainian Arrivals in Austria (UkrAiA) and Ukrainian Arrivals in Poland (UkrPL) aimed to shed light on Ukrainian displaced persons in Austria and Poland who left their homes due to the Russian war of aggression. These two projects sought to establish an evidence base for understanding the needs and resources of displaced individuals in the areas of integration, education, labour market and housing. They were led by researchers from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) and the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) in Austria and from the Multiculturalism and Migration Observatory (MMO), as well as the Centre for Advanced Studies of Population and Religion (CASPAR) at the Cracow University of Economics in Poland. 

The UkrAiA survey was a rapid-response survey and provided the first reliable data on Ukrainian displaced persons in Austria. The field phase took place between April and June 2022, during the early stages of the war. Data collection was carried out using a multi-mode approach (PAPI and CAWI) following convenience sampling. The final sample consisted of N=1,094 Ukrainian individuals aged 18 and above. The survey design was approved by the ethics committee of the Vienna University of Economics and Business and follows the university's as well as international refugee studies' ethical guidelines. During the field phase of the survey financial support was provided by the City of Vienna and the Vienna Social Fund. Furthermore, the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg supported the CAWI design.  

Similar to Austria, the field phase of the UkrPL survey in Poland took place between May and June 2022. The final sample consisted of N=472 Ukrainian individuals aged 18 and above. In addition to the items included in the UkrAiA survey, the UkrPL survey also incorporated a set of questions assessing refugees' perception of various elements of the reception system as well as actors involved in the support of Ukrainian refugees. The survey design was approved by the ethics committee of the Cracow University of Economics and the field phase of the survey was supported financially by the Cracow University of Economics and the Multiculturalism and Migration Observatory.