Table 1 Overview of demographic and socio-economic findings

n

n

Population

Total population number in TACs, Spontaneous Settlements (official figures)

20,064

21,901

Interviewees (one per household)

256

283

Female interviewees

180

70.3%

185

65.4%

Total number of family members in surveyed households

1107

1668

Average number of family members in surveyed households (official average in population in brackets)

4.3 (5.7)

5.8 (5.3)

n

%

n

%

Displacement history

Displaced > 4 years

249

98.0%

272

96.1%

   -During first Chechnen War (1994–1995)

122

48.0%

104

36.8%

   -During second Chechnen War (1999/2000)

118

46.5%

154

54.4%

   -Others

9

3.5%

25

8.8%

Displaced < 4 (missing data)

5 (2)

2.0%

11

3.9%

Displaced more than once (2–5 times)

212

83.1%

160

56.6%

Wish to return home

220

86.3%

243

85.9%

Origin

Chechnya

250

97.7%

253

89.4%

Other

6

2.3%

30

10.6%

Reason for not returning to place of origin

Lack of shelter

200

78.4%

129

45.6%

Insecurity

25

9.8%

139

49.1%

Other

31

12.%

15

5.3%

Reasons for returning to Chechnen TACs

Living circumstances in spontaneous settlements Ingushetia

66

27.5%

-

-

Homesick

60

25.0%

-

-

Compensation offered by authorities

40

16.7%

-

-

Directly forced to return

4

1.7%

-

-

Indirectly forced to return (camps closed in Ingushetia)

28

11.7%

-

-

Hope the situation improves

22

9.2%

-

-

Other (missing data)

10 (26)

3.9% (10.2%)

-

-

Living Circumstances in the Chechnen TACs, Ingushetian spontaneous settlements

Poor shelter against weather

11

4.3%

108

38.2 %

Unable to keep warm

47

18%

113

40%

Poor toilet facilities

184

72.4%

255

90.1%

Insufficient food (defined as on at least 5 days a week, having 1 meal or less per day)

34

13.3%

32

11.3%

Dependence on outside assistance

244

95.4%

267

94.3%