MYS_2020_PDM-CBI-SEP_v01_M DDI_MYS_2020_PDM-CBI-SEP_v01_M UN Refugee Agency Development Economics Data Group 2022-12-22 Nesstar Publisher Version 01 (December 2022): This metadata was downloaded from the UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home) and it is identical to UNHCR version (UNHCR_MYS_2020_CBI_PDM_COVID_Q3_v2.1). The following two metadata fields were edited - Document ID and Survey ID. Post-Distribution Monitoring of COVID-19 Cash-Based Intervention, September 2020 PDM-CBI-SEP 2020 MYS_2020_PDM-CBI-SEP_v01_M UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Nesstar Publisher Curation Team Other Household Survey [hh/oth] Version 2.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for licensed distribution. Livelihood & Social cohesion Cash Assistance Domestic Needs/Household Support Income Generation Solutions Basic Needs Malaysia The survey is conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Pahang, Penang and Selangor. Households The total population spans all beneficiaries subject to the last four Cash-Based Intervention in 2020 in Malaysia. Sample survey data [ssd] UNHCR The survey's objective was to deliver data of all refugee households that were beneficiaries of the last four rounds of cash-based interventions implemented in 2020. The total number of households that received cash-based interventions in that period was 487 and every second household was selected randomly. Telephone interview Curation Team UNHCR (2020). Malaysia: Post-Distribution Monitoring of COVID-19 Cash-Based Intervention, September 2020. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org. UNHCR_MYS_2020_CBI_PDM_COVID_data_anon_v11.NSDstat 0 135 Nesstar 200801 Household ID 0 0 Province/District: 0 0 1 Ampang Jaya (Ampang, Pandan Indah, Pandan Jaya, Keramat, Taman Melawati, etc) 2 Central Seberang Perai (Bukit Mertajam, Perai) 3 Cheras 4 Johor Bahru 5 Kajang (Bangi, Semenyih, Batu 14 Hulu Langat, Balakong, BTHO, Sungai Long, etc) 6 Klang (Klang, Port Klang, Kapar, Meru, etc) 7 Kota Bharu 8 Kota Setar (Alor Setar, Kuala Kedah etc) 9 Kuala Muda (Gurun, Sungai Petani, Lembah Bujang) 10 Kuantan 11 Kubang Pasu (Bukit Kayu Hitam, Jitra, Changlun) 12 Kulai 13 Langkawi 14 North Seberang Perai (Butterworth, Kepala Batas) 15 Northeast Penang Island (Ayer Itam, Batu Feringgi, Bukit Bendera, Georgetown, Gelugor, Jelutong, Tanjong Bungah, Tanjong Tokong, Tanjong Pinang) 16 Pendang 17 Selayang (Rawang, Batu Caves, Gombak, Batu Arang, Kepong, etc) 18 Sepang (Dengkil, Sungai Pelek, Cyberjaya, Salak Tinggi, Seri Kembangan , etc) 19 South Seberang Perai (Nibong Tebal, Sungai Bakap) 20 Southwest Penang Island (Balik Pulau, Bayan Lepas) 21 Taiping Camp/village 0 0 1 Johor 2 Kedah 3 Kelantan 4 Kuala Lumpur 5 Other 6 Penang 7 Selangor Has the interviewee answered the call? 0 0 1 Yes Do you agree to continue with this survey? 0 0 1 Yes What is your gender? 0 0 1 Female 2 Male What is your age? 0 0 1 18-35 yrs 2 36-59yrs 3 60 yrs + Are you the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHCR? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes What is the sex of the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHC 0 0 1 Female 2 Male What is your relation to the person registered to receive the cash assistance fro 0 0 1 Daughter/Son 2 Not related 3 Spouse Total number of males in household 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 Total number of females in household 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 Total number of household members 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3-6 4 7-8 5 8+ How much cash did your household receive from UNHCR, at the last distribution? 0 0 1 1200 2 1400 3 1600 4 300 5 320 6 350 7 400 8 450 9 500 10 600 11 700 12 720 13 750 14 800 Was this the amount you were expecting to receive? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Did you receive the cash from UNHCR on the day you were expecting it? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Did you receive the cash in time to meet your most urgent essential needs? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Did you need help to receive and/or withdraw the cash assistance? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Why needed help 0 0 1 Limited mobility 2 No time 3 Other Who gave help? 0 0 1 Acquaintance (friend, neighbour etc.) 2 Family Member 3 Other Did you need to pay any money for this help? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Where did you go to spend the cash? Dont know 0 0 1 0 2 1 Where did you go to spend the cash? Local market 0 0 1 0 2 1 Where did you go to spend the cash? Local shop 0 0 1 0 2 1 Where did you go to spend the cash? Supermarket 0 0 1 0 2 1 Where did you go to spend the cash? Wholesales 0 0 1 0 2 1 How much did it cost you to go and come back to the place you spent the cash? 0 0 1 Did not spend (eg. walked) 2 Don't know 3 RM1 - RM10.00 4 RM10 + Who in your household decided how the cash assistance should be spent? 0 0 1 Both (husband and wife together) 2 Female head of household 3 Male head of household 4 Other 5 Single individual household 6 The whole household together 7 Your Mother or Mother-in-law Was there any disagreement on use of the cash assistance? 0 0 1 No - there was no disagreement 2 Some - we discussed but came to an agreement 3 Yes - we disagreed a lot Other sources of income received or used? In kind 0 0 1 0 2 1 Other sources of income received or used? Savings 0 0 1 0 2 1 Other sources of income received or used? Remittances 0 0 1 0 2 1 Other sources of income received or used? Support from friends, family 0 0 1 0 2 1 Other sources of income received or used? Loans, debts 0 0 1 0 2 1 Other sources of income received or used? NGOs cash 0 0 1 0 2 1 Other sources of income received or used? NGOs material 0 0 1 0 2 1 Other sources of income received or used? NGOs other 0 0 1 0 2 1 Did you experience loss of income during MCO (18 March 2020 to 31 August 2020) 0 0 1 no 2 yes Were you able to earn income in the last 4 weeks? 0 0 1 no 2 yes If yes, how much are you earning compared to your previous income? 0 0 1 don't know 2 half 3 less than half 4 more than half 5 same income How many individuals generated income in your household in the last 4 weeks? 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 none Going to withdraw or get the money? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Withdraw money due to Covid 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Deciding how to spend the money? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Keeping the money at home? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Going to make purchases? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Covid related spending 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Did anything else make you feel unsafe or at risk of harm related to the cash ass 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes The registered person is not available to withdraw or access the money? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Market/shop/trader/ Wholesalers refused to serve you? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Needed to pay additional money or do favours in order to withdraw or spend cash? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Who did you need to give money or favours to? Family member outside hh 0 0 1 0 Who did you need to give money or favours to? Family member outside hh 0 0 1 0 Who did you need to give money or favours to? Friends 0 0 1 0 Who did you need to give money or favours to? Community leader 0 0 1 0 Who did you need to give money or favours to? Stranger 0 0 1 0 Who did you need to give money or favours to? Bank 0 0 1 0 Who did you need to give money or favours to? Shopkeeper 0 0 1 1 COVID related movement restrictions affecting receipt of money? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Spending COVID 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Difficulty receiving or spending money because household contracted COVID? 0 0 1 No Did you experience any other problems withdrawing or spending the cash from UNHCR 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Were you able to find the items/services you needed in the markets/shops? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 Mostly 3 No 4 Yes Were you able to find the right quality of items/services in the market? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 Mostly 3 No 4 Yes Has there been any increase in the price of any items/services that you need in t 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Of the cash you have received from UNHCR/COERR, how much have you spent already? 0 0 1 All 2 Less than half 3 More than half What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Food 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Water 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Hygiene items 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Health costs 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Rent 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Shelter repair 0 0 1 0 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Household items 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Firewood 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Clothes, shoes 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Utilities 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Livelihoods 0 0 1 0 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Education 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Entertainment 0 0 1 0 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Transport 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Debt repayment 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Save money 0 0 1 0 2 1 What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Legal assistance 0 0 1 0 1st choice 0 0 1 Debt repayment 2 Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 3 Food 4 5 Health costs (including medicines) 6 Other (please specify) 7 Rent 8 2nd choice 0 0 1 Debt repayment 2 Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 3 Food 4 Health costs (including medicines) 5 Hygiene items 6 Other (please specify) 7 Rent 8 Transport 9 10 Water 3rd choice 0 0 1 Clothes / shoes 2 Debt repayment 3 Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 4 Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating 5 Food 6 Health costs (including medicines) 7 Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can) 8 Hygiene items 9 Other (please specify) 10 Rent 11 Transport 12 13 Water 4th choice 0 0 1 Debt repayment 2 Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 3 Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating 4 Food 5 6 Health costs (including medicines) 7 Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can) 8 Hygiene items 9 Other (please specify) 10 Rent 11 Transport 12 13 Water 5th choice 0 0 1 Clothes / shoes 2 Debt repayment 3 Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 4 Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating 5 Food 6 7 Health costs (including medicines) 8 Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can) 9 Hygiene items 10 Other (please specify) 11 Rent 12 Transport 13 14 Water Did you withdraw the whole amount received or did you save of the money some in y 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Improved your living conditions? 0 0 1 Moderately 2 Not at all 3 Significantly 4 Slightly Reduced the financial burden of your household? 0 0 1 Moderately 2 Not at all 3 Significantly 4 Slightly Reduced feelings of stress? 0 0 1 Moderately 2 Not at all 3 Significantly 4 Slightly Overall, to what extent are you currently able to meet the basic needs of your ho 0 0 1 All 2 Don't know 3 Half 4 Less than half 5 More half (but not all) 6 Not at all Basic needs not afford: Food 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Water 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Hygiene items 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Health costs 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Rent 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Shelter repair 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Household item 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Firewood 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Clothes, shoes 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Utilities 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Livelihoods 0 0 1 0 Basic needs not afford: Education 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Entertainment 0 0 1 0 Basic needs not afford: Transport 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Debt repayment 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: To others 0 0 1 0 2 1 Basic needs not afford: Legal assistance 0 0 1 0 Stop a child from attending school? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Sell livelihood/productive assets in order to buy food or basic goods? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Have you ever had to ask strangers for money? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Move to a poorer quality shelter? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Send household members under the age of 16 to work? 0 0 1 No Send a member of the household to work far away? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Engagement in activities for money or items that put your or hh members at risk 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Skip paying rent / debt repayments to meet other needs? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Take out new loans or borrowed money? 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Reduce expenditure hygiene items, water, baby items, health, or education in orde 0 0 1 No 2 Yes Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods? 0 0 1 -7 2 0 3 1 4 2 5 3 6 4 7 5 8 6 9 7 Borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative? 0 0 1 -2 2 0 3 1 4 2 5 3 6 4 7 5 8 6 9 7 Limit portion size at mealtimes? 0 0 1 -3 2 0 3 1 4 2 5 3 6 4 7 5 8 6 9 7 Restrict consumption by adults in order for small children to eat? 0 0 1 -2 2 0 3 1 4 2 5 3 6 4 7 5 8 6 9 7 Reduce number of meals eaten in a day? 0 0 1 -3 2 0 3 1 4 2 5 3 6 4 7 5 8 6 9 7 Have a bank account or mobile money account or other official account? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Have the items (productive/livelihood assets) you need in order to earn a living? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Have access to loans, micro-credit? 0 0 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Do you know how you can report complaints and feedback on the cash assistance fro 0 0 1 No 2 Yes How report complaints and feedback? Local leaders 0 0 1 0 2 1 How report complaints and feedback? Community 0 0 1 0 How report complaints and feedback? Hotline 0 0 1 0 2 1 How report complaints and feedback? 0 0 1 0 2 1 How report complaints and feedback? Online 0 0 1 0 2 1 If the assistance could be started again would you prefer: 0 0 1 Cash 2 Combination of cash and items 3 Items/in-kind (food or non-food items) 4 Other (please specify)