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COVID-19 Socioeconomic Survey, September 2021

Nepal, 2021
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Reference ID
NPL_2021_COVID19-Q3_v01_M
Producer(s)
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Metadata
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Dec 01, 2022
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    NPL_2021_COVID19-Q3_v01_M
    Title

    COVID-19 Socioeconomic Survey, September 2021
    Country
    Name Country code
    Nepal NPL
    Study type

    Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
    Abstract

    The COVID-19 Socioeconomic-/Cash-Based Intervention Post-Distribution Monitoring (CBI PDM) was conducted in September 2021 to assess the needs of the refugees in Eastern Nepal and Kathmandu. The survey consists of two parts. The first part of the survey measures the impact of COVID-19 on refugees' knowledge, behavior and health as well as refugees' economic livelihoods and the second part monitors the latest cash assistance programme. As a response to COVID-19, UNHCR has since the start of the pandemic launched multiple new cash grants and expanded existing programs. UNHCR's cash assistance complements governments' efforts by contributing with an additional safety net for vulnerable refugees and others left behind. Also during the course of 2021, UNHCR has continued to support the COVID-19 emergency response with cash assistance. UNHCR uses PDM as a mechanism to collect refugees' feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization and effectiveness of the assistance items they receive. In order to ensure that the cash assistance provided meets the intended programme objectives and that desired outcomes are achieved, UNHCR conducts regular post-distribution and outcome monitoring with a sample or all of the recipients.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Version

    Version Description

    Edited, anonymous dataset for licensed distribution.

    Scope

    Notes

    The household survey consists of two parts, each with 7 survey sections:

    PART 1: Socioeconomic Assessment

    1. Household demographics
    2. Knowledge and Experience of COVID-19
    3. COVID-19 Behaviour/Social Norm
    4. Health
    5. Education
    6. Employment
    7. Receiving assistance and support (non-CBI)

    PART 2: CBI PDM

    1. Receiving and spending the cash assistance (basic facts)
    2. Risks and problems: Did people face problems with the CBI? Did the CBI put POCs at additional risk?
    3. Markets and prices: Can POCs find what they need, and at a price they can afford, in the markets?
    4. Expenditure: What did people spend the money on?
    5. Outcomes: What changes is the cash assistance contributing to in POC households?
    6. Longer-Term Outcomes: Has the cash assistance helped put POC on the pathway to sustainable solutions?
    7. Accountability to Affected Persons: Is the CBI intervention accountable to persons of concern? (What preferences do people have over how assistance is delivered?)

    POC = Persons of Concern to UNHCR
    Topics
    Topic
    Livelihood & Social cohesion
    Cash Assistance
    Domestic Needs/Household Support
    Income Generation
    Solutions
    Basic Needs

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The survey covers Eastern Nepal (Pathari sanichare and Beldangi refugee camps) and refugees living in Kathmandu.
    Universe

    The sample universe covers all urban refugee households (239) living in Kathmandu as well as all 2,409 Bhutanese refugee households living in Pathari sanichare and Beldangi camps.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) UN

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Stratified random sampling was implemented drawing two samples seperately for urban and Bhutanese (camp) refugees.
    Weighting

    Sample weights were calculated for each household as the total number of refugee households in each strata divided by the total sample size in each strata.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2021-07-13 2021-09-09
    Mode of data collection
    • Mail Questionnaire [mail]
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    UN Refugee Agency UN
    Data Collection Notes

    The data collection is supervised by UNHCR and data collection is administered remotely using UNHCR's data collection tool Kobo.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation Email
    Curation Team UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org
    Citation requirements

    UNHCR (2021). Nepal: COVID-19 Socioeconomic Survey, September 2021. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Data Curation Team UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_NPL_2021_COVID19-Q3_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    UN Refugee Agency UN Metadata producer
    Development Economics Data Group The World Bank Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library
    Date of Metadata Production

    2022-11-29

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (November 2022): This metadata was downloaded from the UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home) and it is identical to UNHCR version (UNHCR_NPL_2021_SOCIO_Q3_v2.1). The following two metadata fields were edited - Document ID and Survey ID.
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