DDI_MYS_2023_PDM-CBI_v01_M UN Refugee Agency Development Data Group 2024-04-05 NADA Identical to a metadata (UNHCR_MYS_2023_PDM_anon_data_v2.1) published on UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home). Some of the metadata fields have been edited. Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Intervention 2023 PDM-CBI 2023 MYS_2023_PDM-CBI_v01_M UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) MetadataEditor Curation team Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies] Version 2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data Cash Assistance Basic Needs Malaysia The survey covers returnee households that received CBI in 2023 in Malaysia Census/enumeration data [cen] MRA TCF Face-to-face [f2f] Household data Anonymized Household data 133 137 133 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 55 56 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 61 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 78 79 79 80 80 81 81 82 82 83 83 84 84 85 85 86 86 87 87 88 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 97 97 98 98 99 99 100 100 101 101 102 102 103 103 104 104 105 105 106 106 107 107 108 108 109 109 110 110 111 111 112 112 113 113 114 114 115 115 116 116 117 117 118 118 119 119 120 120 121 121 122 122 123 123 124 124 125 125 126 126 127 127 128 128 129 129 130 130 131 131 132 132 133 133 A1. Date A2. Malaysian Relief Agency (Please specify enumerator name) 132 1 1 Anselm Chan 2 Malaysian Relief Agency 3 Tzu Chi Foundation Missing value A4. State 118 15 1 Kedah 2 Kuala Lumpur 3 Other 4 Penang 5 Selangor Missing value A6. Is the person registered to receive the cash from MRA, or another member of their household over the age of 18, available for this survey? 133 1 Yes B4. What is your sex? 132 1 1 Female 2 Male Missing value B5. What is your age? 130 3 1 35_or_younger 2 36_or_older Missing value B6. Are you the person registered to receive the cash assistance from MRA? 130 3 1 No 2 Yes Missing value 0-4 years 133 1 2 0.0909090909090909 3 0.111111111111111 4 0.142857142857143 5 0.166666666666667 6 0.2 7 0.25 8 0.333333333333333 9 0.4 5-17 years 133 1 2 0.125 3 0.142857142857143 4 0.166666666666667 5 0.2 6 0.25 7 0.285714285714286 8 0.333333333333333 9 0.363636363636364 10 0.375 11 0.4 12 0.428571428571429 13 0.444444444444444 14 0.5 15 0.571428571428571 16 0.6 17 0.666666666666667 18-59 years 133 1 2 0.0909090909090909 3 0.111111111111111 4 0.125 5 0.142857142857143 6 0.166666666666667 7 0.2 8 0.25 9 0.285714285714286 10 0.333333333333333 11 0.4 12 0.5 13 0.6 14 1 60 yrs + 133 1 2 0.125 3 0.166666666666667 4 0.2 5 0.5 6 1 133 1 2 0.142857142857143 3 0.2 4 0.25 5 0.285714285714286 6 0.333333333333333 7 0.375 8 0.4 9 0.428571428571429 10 0.5 11 0.545454545454545 12 0.571428571428571 13 0.6 14 0.625 15 0.666666666666667 16 0.714285714285714 17 0.75 18 0.8 19 0.833333333333333 20 0.857142857142857 21 1 0-4 years 133 1 2 0.125 3 0.142857142857143 4 0.166666666666667 5 0.2 6 0.25 7 0.285714285714286 8 0.333333333333333 9 0.5 10 0.571428571428571 5-17 years 133 1 2 0.111111111111111 3 0.125 4 0.142857142857143 5 0.166666666666667 6 0.2 7 0.25 8 0.272727272727273 9 0.285714285714286 10 0.333333333333333 11 0.4 12 0.428571428571429 13 0.5 14 0.6 15 0.666666666666667 16 1 18-59 years 133 1 2 0.125 3 0.142857142857143 4 0.166666666666667 5 0.181818181818182 6 0.2 7 0.222222222222222 8 0.25 9 0.285714285714286 10 0.333333333333333 11 0.4 12 0.5 13 1 60 yrs + 133 1 2 0.125 3 0.142857142857143 4 0.166666666666667 5 0.2 6 0.25 7 0.333333333333333 8 0.5 9 1 133 1 2 0.142857142857143 3 0.166666666666667 4 0.2 5 0.25 6 0.285714285714286 7 0.333333333333333 8 0.375 9 0.4 10 0.428571428571429 11 0.454545454545455 12 0.5 13 0.571428571428571 14 0.6 15 0.625 16 0.666666666666667 17 0.714285714285714 18 0.75 19 0.8 20 0.857142857142857 21 1 133 1 1-2 2 3-4 3 5-6 4 7+ B8. How many girls and women between 15-45 years old live in your household at present? 132 1 1 2 0.125 3 0.142857142857143 4 0.166666666666667 5 0.2 6 0.25 7 0.285714285714286 8 0.333333333333333 9 0.4 10 0.5 11 0.545454545454545 12 0.571428571428571 13 0.6 14 0.666666666666667 15 0.75 16 1 Missing value C1. How much cash did your household receive from MRA, at the last distribution? 133 1 300 2 400 3 500 4 600 5 800 6 900 7 1000 8 1200 9 1600 10 1800 11 2000 12 2400 13 3000 14 3600 15 60000 C2. Was this the amount you were expecting to receive? 132 1 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Missing value C3. Did you receive the cash from MRA on the day you were informed by MRA? 132 1 1 No 2 Yes Missing value C3a. Did you receive the cash in time to meet your most urgent essential needs 133 1 No 2 Yes C4. Did the person registered to receive the cash need help to receive or spend the cash assistance? 132 1 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes Missing value C5. Where did you go to spend the cash? Don't know 132 1 1 Missing value C5. Where did you go to spend the cash? Local market 132 1 1 2 1 Missing value C5. Where did you go to spend the cash? Local shop 132 1 1 2 1 Missing value C5. Where did you go to spend the cash? Supermarket 132 1 1 2 1 Missing value C5. Where did you go to spend the cash? Wholesalers 132 1 1 2 1 Missing value C5. Where did you go to spend the cash? Other 132 1 1 2 1 Missing value C6. How long did it take you to reach the place you spent the cash? 133 1 15-30 minutes 2 30-45 minutes 3 45-60 minutes 4 Don't know 5 Less than 15 minutes 6 More than one hour C7. How much did it cost you to go and come back to the place you spent the cash? 130 3 1 Did not spend (eg. Walked, Cycled) 2 Don't know 3 RM1.00 - RM10.00 4 RM10.00 + Missing value C8. Who in your household decided how the cash assistance should be spent? 133 1 Both (husband and wife together) 2 Female head of household 3 Male head of household 4 Single individual household 5 The whole household together C9. Was there any disagreement on use of the cash assistance? 130 3 1 No - there was no disagreement 2 Some - we discussed but came to an agreement Missing value C10. 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 133 1 2 1 C10. 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 133 1 2 1 C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? Savings 133 1 2 1 C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? Remittances 133 1 2 1 C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? Support from friends / family (locally) 133 1 2 1 C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? Loans (debt or credit) 133 1 2 1 C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? NGOs/agencies – giving cash support 133 1 2 1 C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? NGOs/agencies – giving material support 133 1 2 1 C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? NGOs/agencies – giving other support 133 1 2 1 C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? None 133 1 2 1 C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? Other 133 1 2 1 C12. How many individuals (age 16 and above) in your household worked for pay or profit, even if only for one hour, in past 7 days (or were temporarily absent from a job to which they will return)? 90 43 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 Missing value D1a. Going to withdraw or get the money? 133 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes D1d. Did anything else make you feel physically unsafe or at risk of harm related to the cash assistance? 36 97 1 No 2 Yes Missing value 36 97 1 No Missing value D2ca. If Yes, Who did you need to give money or favours to? Other 35 98 1 No 2 Yes Missing value D2d. Did you experience any other problems receiving or spending the cash from UNHCR? 3 130 1 education, rental, and health cost 2 Medical Expansive 3 Medical expenses and shelter Missing value E1. Were you able to find the items/services you needed in the markets/shops? 98 35 1 Don't know 2 Mostly 3 Vegetable and Fish 4 Yes Missing value E2. Were you able to find the right quality of items/services in the market place? 1 132 1 Baby Milk, diaper, Missing value E3. Has there been any increase in the price of any items/services in the last 4 weeks? 99 34 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Rice beg and oil 4 Rice beg, oil pack and diapers 5 Yes Missing value F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Food 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Water 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Hygiene items 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Health costs (including medicines) 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Rent 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Shelter repair (e.g. rehabilitation, materials) 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can) 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Clothes / shoes 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Utilities and bills (e.g. electricity, water bills, cooking gas, phone calling credit) 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Assets for a livelihood activity (e.g tools, petty trade, sewing machine etc) 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Entertainment (including alcohol, cigarettes) 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Transport 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Debt repayment 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Gave some to other family members / relatives / friends 133 1 2 1 F2. What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Legal assistance / documents 133 1 1st choice 133 1 Debt repayment 2 Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 3 Food 4 Health costs (including medicines) 5 Hygiene items 6 Rent 7 Utilities and bills (e.g. electricity, water bills, cooking gas, phone calling credit) 2nd choice 133 1 Clothes / shoes 2 Debt repayment 3 Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 4 Food 5 Health costs (including medicines) 6 Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can) 7 Hygiene items 8 Rent 9 Transport 10 Utilities and bills (e.g. electricity, water bills, cooking gas, phone calling credit) 11 Water 3rd choice 133 1 Assets for a livelihood activity (e.g tools, petty trade, sewing machine etc) 2 Debt repayment 3 Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 4 Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating 5 Food 6 Gave some to other family members / relatives / friends 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 Utilities and bills (e.g. electricity, water bills, cooking gas, phone calling credit) 14 Water 4th choice 86 47 1 Clothes / shoes 2 Debt repayment 3 Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 4 Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating 5 Food 6 Gave some to other family members / relatives / friends 7 Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can) 8 Hygiene items 9 Rent 10 Transport 11 Utilities and bills (e.g. electricity, water bills, cooking gas, phone calling credit) 12 Water Missing value 5th choice 56 77 1 Assets for a livelihood activity (e.g tools, petty trade, sewing machine etc) 2 Clothes / shoes 3 Debt repayment 4 Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books) 5 Food 6 Health costs (including medicines) 7 Hygiene items 8 Rent 9 Shelter repair (e.g. rehabilitation, materials) 10 Transport 11 Utilities and bills (e.g. electricity, water bills, cooking gas, phone calling credit) Missing value F4. Did you save any of the money? 31 102 1 No 2 Yes Missing value G1a. Improved your living conditions? 133 1 Moderately 2 Not at all 3 Significantly 4 Slightly G1b. Reduced feelings of stress? 36 97 1 Moderately 2 Significantly Missing value G1c. Reduced the financial burden of your household? 36 97 1 Moderately 2 Significantly 3 Slightly Missing value G2. Overall, to what extent are you currently able to meet the basic needs of your household? 133 1 All 2 Don't know 3 Half 4 Less than half 5 More half (but not all) 6 Not at all 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 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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) 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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) 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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) 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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 99 34 1 Missing value 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 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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, cooking gas, phone calling credit) 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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 tools, petty trade, sewing machine etc) 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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) 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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) 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value 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 99 34 1 Missing value 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) 99 34 1 2 1 Missing value a. Stop a child from attending school/learning centre? 133 1 No 2 Yes 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) 133 1 No 2 Yes c. Ask for money from strangers (begging)? 133 1 No 2 Yes d. Move to a poorer quality shelter or experience homelessness? 133 1 No 2 Yes e. Send household members under the age of 16 to work? 133 1 No 2 Yes f. Send a member of the household to work far away? 133 1 No 2 Yes g. Engage in activities for money or items that you feel puts you or other members of your household at risk of harm? 133 1 No 2 Yes h. Skip paying rent / debt repayments to meet other needs? 133 1 No 2 Yes i. Take out new loans or borrowed money? 133 1 No 2 Yes j. Reduce expenditure hygiene items, water, baby items, health, or education in order to meet household food needs? 133 1 No 2 Yes a. Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods? 133 1 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 5 7 7 b. Borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative? 132 1 1 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 5 7 6 8 7 Missing value c. Limit portion size at mealtimes? 133 1 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 5 7 7 d. Restrict consumption by adults in order for small children to eat? 132 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 Missing value e. Reduce number of meals eaten in a day? 133 1 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 5 7 7 a. Have a bank account or mobile money account or other official account? 133 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes b. Have the items (productive/livelihood assets) you need in order to earn a living? 133 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes c. Have access to loans, micro-credit? 133 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes d. Have access to informal jobs 133 1 Don't know 2 No 3 Yes I1. How did you hear about UNHCR cash assistance? 132 1 1 Other 2 Refugee Malaysia Website (www.refugeemalaysia.org) 3 Social media (Facebook, twitter, WhatsApp) 4 UNHCR hotline 5 UNHCR/NGOs staff 6 Via community leaders 7 Via relatives, neighbors, friends, other members of the community Missing value I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance? Eligibility for cash assistance 133 1 2 1 I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance? Distribution date, time and location 133 1 2 1 I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance? How to spend the cash assistance 133 1 2 1 I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance? How to give complaints and feedback to agencies 133 1 2 1 I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance? What assistance is coming next 133 1 2 1 I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance? Other (please specify) 133 1 2 1 I2. Is there any other information you would like to know about the cash assistance? None (Don’t want any additional information) 133 1 2 1 I3. Do you know how you can report complaints and feedback on the cash assistance from UNHCR? 133 1 No 2 Yes I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback? Via community leaders 36 97 1 2 1 Missing value I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback? Via community mobilisers 36 97 1 2 1 Missing value I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback? Hotline 36 97 1 2 1 Missing value I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback? Complaints / reception desk 36 97 1 2 1 Missing value I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback? Complaints and suggestion box 36 97 1 Missing value I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback? Other (please specify) 36 97 1 Missing value I3a. How could you report complaints and feedback? Don't know 36 97 1 2 1 Missing value I4. If the assistance could be started again would you prefer: 133 1 Cash 2 Combination of cash and items 3 Items/in-kind (food or non-food items) 4 Other (please specify) Design weight