Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Intervention 2022

Ghana, 2022

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Data file: Households

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Cases:	133
Variables:	239

Variables

sex

B4. What is your sex?

age

B5. What is your age?

males_0_4

0-4 years

males_5_17

5-17 years

males_18_59

18-59 years

males_60_plus

60 yrs +

females_0_4

0-4 years

females_5_17

5-17 years

females_18_59

18-59 years

females_60_plus

60 yrs +

girls_women_15_45

B8. How many girls and women between 15-45 years old live in your household at present?

cash_amount

C1. How much cash did your household receive from UNHCR, at the last distribution?

cash_amount_expected

C2. Was this the amount you were expecting to receive?

cash_received_on_time

C3. Did you receive the cash from UNHCR on the day you were expecting it?

need_help_collecting_cash

C4. Did the person registered to receive the cash need help to withdraw or spend the cash assistance?

reason_help_needed

C4a. Why did they need help?

who_gave_help

C4b. Who gave help?

pay_for_help

C4c. Did they need to pay any money for this help?

where_spent_cash

C5. Where did you go to spend the cash?

where_spent_cash_inside_camp

C5. Where did you go to spend the cash?/Inside the camp

where_spent_cash_outside_camp

C5. Where did you go to spend the cash?/Outside the camp

where_spent_cash_inside_out

C5. Where did you go to spend the cash?/Both inside and outside

where_spent_cash_dont_know

C5. Where did you go to spend the cash?/Don't know

where_spent_cash_local_market

C5. Where did you go to spend the cash?/Local market

where_spent_cash_local_shop

C5. Where did you go to spend the cash?/Local shop

where_spent_cash_supermarket

C5. Where did you go to spend the cash?/Supermarket

where_spent_cash_wholesalers

C5. Where did you go to spend the cash?/Wholesalers

time_to_spend_cash

C6. How long did it take you to reach the place you spent the cash?

cost_to_spend_cash

C7. How much did it cost you to go and come back to the place you spent the cash?

sell_vouchers

C8. Did you sell any of the vouchers?

possession_card

C9. Who is in possession of your ATM card / SIM card at present?

other_specify_1

C9a. Other specify

see_atm_card

ENUMERATOR: Did you see the ATM card / SIM card?

decides_spent

C10. Who in your household decided how the cash assistance should be spent?

disagreement_use_cash

C11. Was there any disagreement on use of the cash assistance?

other_source_income

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?

other_source_income_formal_income

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?/Formal income generating activities e.g. any business or activities generating money, or salary

other_source_income_informal_income

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?/Informal income generating activities e.g. casual /seasonal labour

other_source_income_savings

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?/Savings

other_source_income_remittances

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?/Remittances

other_source_income_support_friends_family

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?/Support from friends / family (locally)

other_source_income_loans

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?/Loans (debt or credit)

other_source_income_giving_cash_support

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?/NGOs/agencies – giving cash support

other_source_income_giving_material_support

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?/NGOs/agencies – giving material support

other_source_income_giving_other

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?/NGOs/agencies – giving other support

other_source_income_other

C12. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks?/Other

unsafe_withraw_money

D1a. Going to withdraw or get the money?

keeping_money_at_home

D1b. Keeping the money at home?

going_spend_money

D1c. Going to spend the money?

feel_physically_unsafe_risk_cash

D1d. Did anything else make you feel physically unsafe or at risk of harm related to the cash assistance?

feel_physically_safe

D1e. Why did you not feel physically safe?

registered_person_not_available

D2a. The registered person is not available to withdraw or access the money?

wrong_pin_code

D2b. Wrong pin code or forgotten pin code or could not enter PIN code yourself?

poor_service

D2c. Poor service at the bank / post-office / etc when withdrawing the money?

poor_service_experience

D2ca. What type of poor service did you experience?

refused_to_serve

D2d. Market/shop trader/wholesaler refused to serve you?

additional_money_favours

D2e. Needed to pay additional money or do favours in order to withdraw or spend cash?

who_needed_payment

D2ea. Who did you need to give money or favours to?

payment_household_member

D2ea. Who did you need to give money or favours to?/Another household member

payment_family_member

D2ea. Who did you need to give money or favours to?/Another family member (outside the household)

payment_friend

D2ea. Who did you need to give money or favours to?/Friend

payment_leader

D2ea. Who did you need to give money or favours to?/Community leader

payment_stranger

D2ea. Who did you need to give money or favours to?/Stranger

give_money_favours

D2ea. Who did you need to give money or favours to?/Bank/mobile money/FSP agent

payment_shopkeeper

D2ea. Who did you need to give money or favours to?/Shopkeeper

payment_other

D2ea. Who did you need to give money or favours to?/Other

experience_problem_withdrawing_spending

D2i. Did you experience any other problems withdrawing or spending the cash from UNHCR?

other_problems_receiving_cash_specify

D2ia. What problems did you face?

overcome_problems

D2j. Did you overcome the problems you faced?

find_items_services

E1. Were you able to find the items/services you needed in the markets/shops?

quality_unavailable

E2. Were you able to find the right quality of items/services in the market?

price_increase_4_weeks

E3. Has there been any increase in the price of any items/services in the last 4 weeks?

cash_spent

F1. Of the cash you have received from UNHCR, how much have you spent already?

cash_spent_on

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?

cash_spent_food

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Food

cash_spent_water

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Water

cash_spent_hygiene

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Hygiene items

cash_spent_health

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Health costs (including medicines)

cash_spent_rent

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Rent

cash_spent_shelter

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Shelter repair (e.g. rehabilitation, materials)

cash_spent_household_items

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can)

cash_spent_fuel

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating

cash_spent_clothes

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Clothes / shoes

cash_spent_utilities

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Utilities and bills (e.g. electricity, water bills, phone calling credit)

cash_spent_livelihood

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Assets for a livelihood activity (e.g seeds, tools, farming, fishing, petty trade etc)

cash_spent_education

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)

cash_spent_entertainment

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Entertainment (including alcohol, cigarettes)

cash_spent_transport

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Transport

cash_spent_debt

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Debt repayment

cash_spent_family

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Gave some to other family members / relatives / friends

cash_spent_legal

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Legal assistance / documents

spend_cash_other

F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on?/Other (please specify)

spending_importance_1_food

Spending importance for food (primary)

spending_importance_1_water

Spending importance for water (primary)

spending_importance_1_hygiene

Spending importance for hygiene (primary)

spending_importance_1_health

Spending importance for health (primary)

spending_importance_1_rent

Spending importance for rent (primary)

spending_importance_1_shelter

Spending importance for shelter (primary)

spending_importance_1_hh_items

Spending importance for household items (primary)

spending_importance_1_fuel

Spending importance for fuel (primary)

spending_importance_1_clothes_shoes

Spending importance for clothes and shoes (primary)

spending_importance_1_utilities

Spending importance for utilities (primary)

spending_importance_1_livelihoods

Spending importance for livelihoods (primary)

spending_importance_1_education

Spending importance for education (primary)

spending_importance_1_entertainment

Spending importance for entertainment (primary)

spending_importance_1_transport

Spending importance for transport (primary)

spending_importance_1_debt_repay

Spending importance for debt repayment (primary)

spending_importance_1_shared

Spending importance for shared expenses (primary)

spending_importance_2_food

Spending importance for food (secondary)

spending_importance_2_water

Spending importance for water (secondary)

spending_importance_2_hygiene

Spending importance for hygiene (secondary)

spending_importance_2_health

Spending importance for health (secondary)

spending_importance_2_rent

Spending importance for rent (secondary)

spending_importance_2_shelter

Spending importance for shelter (secondary)

spending_importance_2_hh_items

Spending importance for household items (secondary)

spending_importance_2_fuel

Spending importance for fuel (secondary)

spending_importance_2_clothes_shoes

Spending importance for clothes and shoes (secondary)

spending_importance_2_utilities

Spending importance for utilities (secondary)

spending_importance_2_livelihoods

Spending importance for livelihoods (secondary)

spending_importance_2_education

Spending importance for education (secondary)

spending_importance_2_entertainment

Spending importance for entertainment (secondary)

spending_importance_2_transport

Spending importance for transport (secondary)

spending_importance_2_debt_repay

Spending importance for debt repayment (secondary)

spending_importance_2_shared

Spending importance for shared expenses (secondary)

spending_importance_3_food

Spending importance for food (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_water

Spending importance for water (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_hygiene

Spending importance for hygiene (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_health

Spending importance for health (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_rent

Spending importance for rent (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_shelter

Spending importance for shelter (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_hh_items

Spending importance for household items (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_fuel

Spending importance for fuel (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_clothes_shoes

Spending importance for clothes and shoes (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_utilities

Spending importance for utilities (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_livelihoods

Spending importance for livelihoods (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_education

Spending importance for education (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_entertainment

Spending importance for entertainment (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_transport

Spending importance for transport (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_debt_repay

Spending importance for debt repayment (tertiary)

spending_importance_3_shared

Spending importance for shared expenses (tertiary)

spending_importance_4_food

Spending importance for food (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_water

Spending importance for water (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_hygiene

Spending importance for hygiene (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_health

Spending importance for health (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_rent

Spending importance for rent (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_shelter

Spending importance for shelter (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_hh_items

Spending importance for household items (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_fuel

Spending importance for fuel (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_clothes_shoes

Spending importance for clothes and shoes (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_utilities

Spending importance for utilities (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_livelihoods

Spending importance for livelihoods (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_education

Spending importance for education (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_entertainment

Spending importance for entertainment (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_transport

Spending importance for transport (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_debt_repay

Spending importance for debt repayment (quaternary)

spending_importance_4_shared

Spending importance for shared expenses (quaternary)

spending_importance_5_food

Spending importance for food (quinary)

spending_importance_5_water

Spending importance for water (quinary)

spending_importance_5_hygiene

Spending importance for hygiene (quinary)

spending_importance_5_health

Spending importance for health (quinary)

spending_importance_5_rent

Spending importance for rent (quinary)

spending_importance_5_shelter

Spending importance for shelter (quinary)

spending_importance_5_hh_items

Spending importance for household items (quinary)

spending_importance_5_fuel

Spending importance for fuel (quinary)

spending_importance_5_clothes_shoes

Spending importance for clothes and shoes (quinary)

spending_importance_5_utilities

Spending importance for utilities (quinary)

spending_importance_5_livelihoods

Spending importance for livelihoods (quinary)

spending_importance_5_education

Spending importance for education (quinary)

spending_importance_5_entertainment

Spending importance for entertainment (quinary)

spending_importance_5_transport

Spending importance for transport (quinary)

spending_importance_5_debt_repay

Spending importance for debt repayment (quinary)

spending_importance_5_shared

Spending importance for shared expenses (quinary)

save_money

F4. Did you save any of the money?

save_account

F4a. Did you save any of the money on your account?

improved_living_conditions

G1a. Improved your living conditions?

reduced_stress

G1b. Reduced feelings of stress?

reduced_financial_burden

G1c. Reduced the financial burden of your household?

basic_needs_met

G2. Overall, to what extent are you currently able to meet the basic needs of your household?

unmet_basic_needs

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?

unmet_food

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Food

unmet_water

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Water

unmet_hygiene

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Hygiene items

unmet_health

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Health costs (including medicines)

unmet_rent

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Rent

unmet_shelter

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Shelter repair (e.g. rehabilitation, materials)

unmet_household_items

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can)

unmet_fuel

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating

unmet_clothes

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Clothes / shoes

unmet_utilities

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Utilities and bills (e.g. electricity, water bills, phone calling credit)

unmet_livelihood

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Assets for a livelihood activity (e.g seeds, tools, farming, fishing, petty trade etc)

unmet_education

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)

unmet_entertainment

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Entertainment (including alcohol, cigarettes)

unmet_transport

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Transport

unmet_debt

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Debt repayment

unmet_family

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Gave some to other family members / relatives / friends

unmet_legal

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Legal assistance / documents

basic_needs_unmet_other

G2a. If more than half (but not all), half, a little or not at all: Which of your household’s basic needs can you not afford?/Other (please specify)

basic_needs_other_specify

G2a. Other specify

child_stopped_school

a. Stop a child from attending school?

sold_assets

b. Sell livelihood/productive assets in order to buy food or basic goods? (e.g. sold items such as a car, motorbike, plough, sewing machine, tools, seed stock, livestock, productive land)

begged

c. Ask for money from strangers (begging)?

moved_to_poor_shelter

d. Move to a poorer quality shelter?

child_worked

e. Send household members under the age of 16 to work?

member_worked_away

f. Send a member of the household to work far away?

risky_activities

g. Engage in activities for money or items that you feel puts you or other members of your household at risk of harm?

skipped_rent

h. Skip paying rent / debt repayments to meet other needs?

took_loans

i. Take out new loans or borrowed money?

reduce_expenditure_items

j. Reduce expenditure hygiene items, water, baby items, health, or education in order to meet household food needs?

food_shortage_preferred

a. Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods?

food_shortage_borrow

b. Borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative?

food_shortage_portion

c. Limit portion size at mealtimes?

food_shortage_adults

d. Restrict consumption by adults in order for small children to eat?

food_shortage_meals

e. Reduce number of meals eaten in a day?

bank_account

a. Have a bank account or mobile money account or other official account?

productive_assets

b. Have the items (productive/livelihood assets) you need in order to earn a living?

access_microcredit

c. Have access to micro-credit?

heard_about_cash

I1. How did you hear about UNHCR cash assistance?

other_info_needed_eligibility

I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance?

other_info_needed_distribution

I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance?/Eligibility for cash assistance

other_info_needed_how_to_spend

I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance?/Distribution date, time and location

other_info_needed_cash_assistance

I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance?/How to spend the cash assistance

other_info_needed_give_complaints_feedback

I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance?/How to give complaints and feedback to agencies

other_info_needed_assistance

I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance?/What assistance is coming next

additional_info_other

I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance?/Other (please specify)

other_info_needed_none

I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance?/None (Don’t want any additional information)

complaints_reporting

I3. Do you know how you can report complaints and feedback on the cash assistance from UNHCR?

report_feedback

I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback?

report_feedback_local_leaders

I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback?/Via local leaders

report_feedback_mobilisers

I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback?/Via community mobilisers

report_feedback_hotline

I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback?/Hotline

report_feedback_reception_desk

I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback?/Complaints / reception desk

report_feedback_suggestion_box

I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback?/Complaints and suggestion box

report_feedback_other

I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback?/Other (please specify)

other_specify_feedback

I3aa. Other (specify)

assistance

I4. If the assistance could be started again would you prefer:

_index

female_hh_mem

Number of female household members

male_hh_mem

Number of male household members

number_hh_mem_grp

Number of household members in groups

Total: 239

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