World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study High-Frequency Phone Surveys

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• Survey on Internally Displaced Persons, Report 3, July 2021

During the three months of the survey (May to July 2021), the most extreme behavioral responses to food insecurity generally decreased, yet one in three IDP households skipped meals regularly - a rate three times higher than the national average.

• Survey on Internally Displaced Persons, Report 2, June 2021

During the Pandemic, access to financial services has been severely limited for both IDPs and the Burkinabe population generally.

• Survey on Internally Displaced Persons, Report 1, May 2021

Although nondisplaced households suffered during the pandemic, the socioeconomic outcomes of IDPs were frequently worse one year after the outbreak of the pandemic.

• National survey, June 2020, Report 1, National survey, June 2020   

Social protection is very limited in Burkina Faso: in October 202 only 8.8% of households declared having received any form of assistance from an institution since March 2020.

• National survey, Report 1, June 2020 

In June 2020, about 1 in 4 households reported that at some point since the outbreak of the pandemic they were unable to access basic food.

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High Frequency Phone Survey on Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) 2021.

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• COVID-19 and the rural economy: evidence from high-frequency phone surveys - February 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic had only small effects on farmers in Ethiopia with the majority of households engaged in farming able to continue their normal farming activities following the COVID-19 outbreak. The few farmers that experienced challenges in their farming activities, reported mobility restrictions at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of affordable seeds and fertilizers as the main constraints to farming normally. 

• Results from a High-Frequency Phone Survey of Refugees - December 2020

Refugee households seem well aware of COVID-19, and the vast majority have knowledge of behaviors necessary to minimize the risk of contracting or spreading the virus. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit total household incomes hard: 27 percent of refugee respondents report that household incomes were either reduced or had totally disappeared. 

• Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia: Results from a High-Frequency Phone Survey of Households - October 2020

Four months into the pandemic, respondents, especially women, seem to adhere to preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and remain conscious of its impacts. While access to food and medical treatment does not seem to be a particular concern for respondents, female-headed households had lower access to medical treatment in rural areas compared to their male counterparts.

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• September 2021- Behavior, Employment, and Food Security       

More than one year after the outbreak, employment levels in rural areas are above their pre-COVID 19 levels (80%). In contrast, employment levels were slightly below the pre-COVID 19 period (72%) in urban areas by the end of June 2021. 

• July 2021 - Behavior, Employment/Income and Agriculture

Overtime, it appears there is more laxity in following the COVID-19 preventive guidelines set by the authorities and this could partially be because people are becoming less and less worried about becoming seriously ill from COVID-19.

• June 2021 - Vaccine Willingness, Mental Health, and Employment/Income

The survey asked respondents if they were aware that the COVID-19 vaccine was available in the country and that people had started receiving the vaccine. 97% of respondents indicated that they were aware of the availability of the vaccine, and of these; 10% reported that they had been vaccinated. Of the 90% of respondents that were not vaccinated and yet knew about the availability of the vaccine; 30% reported that they do not plan on getting the vaccine even if it was made available to them in the months to come.

• April 2021 - Credit, Vaccine Willingness, Non-farm Enterprises, and Safety Nets

Following the COVID-19 outbreak, two-thirds of households with non-farm enterprises reported in either this round of data collection or previous rounds reported either temporary or permanent closures due to COVID-19 related restrictions.

• March 2021 - Vaccine Perceptions, Behavior, Employment/Income, Shocks

The respondents who felt the pandemic would substantially affect household finances increased from 70% to 80% in December 2020 and January 2021 respectively. 

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• COVID-19 in Nigeria: Frontline Data and Pathways for Policy - November 2021

This report draws on data from 12 rounds of the NLPS as well as other relevant data to analyze COVID-19 impacts in Nigeria’s human capital, livelihoods, and welfare. It also looks ahead to the broad challenges of building back better in Nigeria and summarizes priorities for policymaking and implementation. 

• COVID-19 From the Ground Up: What the Crisis Means for Nigerians - June 2020

This report presents the findings from the baseline round. The report discusses the details of the survey sample, then summarizes findings on a series of topics: households’ knowledge of COVID-19 and their behavior in response; reported shocks; the pandemic’s effects on employment and livelihoods; what ordinary people are doing to cope with the pandemic’s health and economic fallout; and how COVID-19 is affecting children’s education.

• Round 5 Nigeria COVID-19 Monitoring Sept 2020

This report presents the findings from the 5th round. In the 5th round, employment information was collected from up to six working-age individuals (15-64 years) in the household rather than just the main respondent, allowing for more detailed individual-level analysis of people’s working situation. 

• Round 10 Nigeria COVID-19 Monitoring Feb 2021

This report presents findings from the 10th round. The 10th round built on the 5th round, by once again collecting employment information from up to six working-age individuals (15-64 years) in the household rather than just the main respondent. The 10th round also collected further information on people’s concerns about the COVID-19 crisis and their attitudes towards vaccinations.

• Round 12 Nigeria COVID-19 Monitoring April 2021

This report presents the findings from the 12th round. The most important innovation in the 12th round was to collect information from a youth (someone aged 15-25 years old) randomly selected from each household. This provides a deeper understanding of youth aspirations regarding education, employment, and migration; and their willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. 

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• Rapid Monitoring of Household Welfare in Tanzania

The report presents results from the first 5 rounds of the Tanzania High-frequency Phone Survey (HFPS) conducted between February and December 2021. The report discusses the objectives and sample design of the Tanzania HFPS, and summarizes findings on several indicators, including consistency of labor market participation; income changes; shocks and coping; access to necessities; school attendance; COVID-19 vaccine perception and acceptance, among others.

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• Socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on households in Uganda after the first national lockdown - June 2020

False beliefs regarding COVID-19 coexist with accurate knowledge about symptoms and preventive measures and are correlated with the level of respondent’s education. Large groups of respondents reported false beliefs regarding COVID-19 which may discourage hygiene and social distancing. 

• Socio-economic wellbeing of households in Uganda after one year in the COVID-19 pandemic - February 2021

Respondents demonstrated high willingness to be vaccinated if safe and free vaccine was available and to be tested for COVID-19 for free. Share of respondents who would agree to be vaccinated if free and safe vaccine was available increased from high 84 percent in October/November 2020 to 88 percent in February 2021.

• The amplifying effects of a second COVID-19 lockdown on household in Uganda- November 2021

Following the suspension of schooling during the second lockdown, overall participation in education/learning activities and school attendance decreased between April-November 2021 and remained very unequal. Participation in education and learning activities remained very unequal, with children in urban areas and from the wealthiest pre-COVID consumption quintiles having much higher chances to study compared to children in rural areas and from the poorest quintiles. 

• Impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and weather shocks on socio-economic wellbeing of households in Uganda and their economic sentiments- June 2022

Every second respondent indicates that extreme weather events will likely affect negatively household’s financial wellbeing during next 12 months. Almost 70 percent of respondents experienced at least one of these shocks during the last 12 months: drought, irregular rainfall, or flood. The poorest and the rural residents were affected the most. Extreme weather events affected most or all households in the community. Delayed rainfall and droughts resulted in loss of crops in most cases. Despite being rare, floods had much wider negative impact on households leading to loss of livestock, loss or property, displacement, injury and even death of household members

• Monitoring access to goods, food security and progress with vaccination from COVID-19 in Uganda - August 2022  

There was an increase in the share of open family businesses and improvement in business revenues compared to the previous round.  Access to essential goods and ability to buy desired amount remained limited especially for gasoline, cooking oil, beef, bread, sugar and rice. Inability to access essential good was the highest among the poorest respondents based on pre-COVID-19 consumption quintiles. Lack of income and high prices were mentioned as the key barriers. 

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