Project description

In 2009, the Neighborhood Initiative and a research team* from across AUB began planning a household survey to address questions that many residents themselves had: what kinds of households live in Ras Beirut now? What are their living conditions like? What are the main threats to health? And what are the sources of well-being?

To address these and other questions, a random sample of 674 households was interviewed in Ras Beirut and Ain Mreisseh in 2009 and 2010. The survey asked a wide range of questions about household structure; age, marital status and nationality; housing arrangements including housing tenure; income and household wealth; religiosity; education; health status, unhealthy practices; and quality of life. In October 2011, the results of the survey were displayed in three different public squares in the neighborhood over 3 consecutive days. See photos and media coverage below.

Researchers

Keywords

Housing Community informatics Social network analysis Comparative sociology Cultural sociology Economic sociology Environmental sociology Human ecology Economic sociology & Socioeconomics Sociology of health and illness Sociology of the body Sociology of the family Economic Anthropology Economic Organization Social anthropology Sociology Municipality Civil Society