The
preceding discussion dealt with the distribution of individuals, or
households, with respect to the degrees of satisfaction of basic needs,
based on the place of residence in the mohafazats and kadas; thus
neglecting their regional origins. This aspect can be dealt with by
considering the place of registration of the head of the household in
the civil status register. Table 35 depicts the distribution of
households according to the place of origin of the head of the
household, irrespective of the actual place of residence.
It can be noted that the proportion of deprived households registered in
the rural kadas is higher than for households registered in urban kadas.
It can also be observed that the most deprived kadas according to the
satisfaction index for residents are also the most deprived ones based
on the index of satisfaction for those registered in the kada,
notwithstanding some slight variations that do not affect the overall
ranking. This implies that the social structure of migrants from these
kadas is similar, in general, to that of residents (compare tables 33
and 35).
However,
to have a more accurate picture of the relation between displacement and
lack of -satisfaction requires a comparison of the actual numbers and
relative importance of households and individuals considered to have a
low degree of satisfaction, based on the place of actual residence and
that of registration. Such a comparison would make it possible to
distinguish between kadas that are exporters of deprivation, and those
that are recipients. It would also help to shed light on the regional
origins (mostly rural) of households with low satisfaction but which
live in cities, in particular in Beirut and its suburbs. The kada of
Akkar continues to rank first with respect to its share of total
households having low satisfaction according to the place of
registration of the head of the household. The ranking of some other
kadas, especially Baabda and El-Metn, and of Beirut, differs markedly.
This implies that an important part of deprived households in these two
kadas and Beirut consists of households which have moved there from
other regions, especially from the South, Nabatieh, Bekaa and from some
kadas in Mount Lebanon.
Based on Table 36 below, it is possible to differentiate between kadas
of provenance and those of destination of deprived households. The
former are kadas where the percentage of the deprived registered
households exceeds that of resident households. This is the case in most
kadas (15), but notably Baalbeck, Bent-Jbeil, Akkar and Marjaayoun. This
suggests that the influence of economic factors on displacement is as
important as security-related factors (e.g. occupation in the South).
The kadas of Baabda and El-Metn are the most important recipients of
deprived households, in addition to Beirut and Tripoli. The urban
character of most of the receiving kadas makes them attractive to
migrant rural households, including those moving within the same
mohafazat (Saida, Zgharta, Kesrouan, Koura...).
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