UNHCR_LKA_2021_CBI_PDM
UNHCR_LKA_2021_CBI_PDM
UNHCR
2021
Nesstar Publisher
v1.0
Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Intervention, May 2021
UNHCR_LKA_2021_CBI_PDM
UNHCR
Nesstar Publisher
Livelihood & Social cohesion
Cash Assistance
Domestic Needs/Household Support
Income Generation
Solutions
Basic Needs
THE CBI PDM Household Survey was conducted in Sri Lanka from March, to April, 2021. UNHCR uses Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) as a mechanism to collect refugees' feedback on the quality, sufficiency, utilization and effectiveness of the assistance items they receive. The underlying principle behind the process is linked to accountability, as well as a commitment to improve the quality and relevance of support provided, and related services. UNHCR increasingly uses Cash-Based Interventions (CBIs) as a preferred modality for delivering assistance, offering greater dignity and choice to forcibly displaced and stateless persons in line with UNHCR's core protection mandate. 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 refugee recipients.
Sri Lanka
The survey covers Refugee Centers located in Colombo and Negombo.
Households
The sample universe includes all urban refugees in Sri Lanka registered to receive cash assistance.
Sample survey data [ssd]
UNHCR
The survey's objective was to deliver representative data of all urban refugee households in Sri Lanka that were beneficiaries of UNHCR's Cash-Based Interventions. A random simple sample of 180 urban refugee households was drawn from all urban refugees registered to receive cash assistance (sample frame).
Face-to-face [f2f]
Sample weights were calculated for each household as the total number of beneficiaries divided by the total sample size.
Curation Team
UNHCR (2021). Sri Lanka: Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Intervention, May 2021. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org.
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174
156
Nesstar 200801
Id
174
0
102140
991715
520378.328
265217.302
Date
173
1
1
2021-03-25
4
2
2021-03-26
4
3
2021-03-29
10
4
2021-03-31
5
5
2021-04-01
6
6
2021-04-05
10
7
2021-04-06
9
8
2021-04-07
8
9
2021-04-08
6
10
2021-04-09
8
11
2021-04-12
2
12
2021-04-15
6
13
2021-04-16
3
14
2021-04-19
8
15
2021-04-20
9
16
2021-04-21
8
17
2021-04-22
8
18
2021-04-23
5
19
2021-04-27
10
20
2021-04-28
12
21
2021-04-29
8
22
2021-04-30
8
23
2021-05-05
8
24
2021-05-06
8
Sysmiss
1
Province district
174
0
1
Colombo
28
2
Gampaha
144
3
Kandy
2
City/District/Village
167
7
1
Dehiwala
25
2
Gampaha
1
3
Kandy
0
4
Negombo
141
5
Other
0
Sysmiss
7
Are you the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHCR?
174
0
1
Yes
174
Consent to participate in survey
174
0
1
Yes
174
What is your sex?
174
0
1
Female
34
2
Male
140
What is your age?
171
3
1
17 or younger
0
2
18-35 yrs
111
3
36-59yrs
51
4
60 yrs +
9
Sysmiss
3
Are you the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHCR?
173
1
1
No
2
2
Yes
171
Sysmiss
1
Sex of the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHCR?
2
172
1
Female
1
2
Male
1
Sysmiss
172
What is your relationship to the person registered to receive cash assistance?
2
172
1
Other family relation
1
2
Spouse
1
Sysmiss
172
Males 0 4 years
174
0
0
161
1
13
Males 5 17 years
174
0
0
145
1
15
2
11
3
3
Males 18 59 years
174
0
0
35
1
132
2
7
Males 60 yrs male
174
0
0
166
1
8
Cal male
147
27
0
21
1
98
2
16
3
9
4
3
Sysmiss
27
Fem 5 17 years
174
0
0
164
1
10
Fem 18 59 years
174
0
0
148
1
15
2
11
Fem 60 yrs
174
0
0
95
1
75
2
4
Cal female
174
0
0
167
1
7
Total HH Members
147
27
0
86
1
38
2
15
3
8
Sysmiss
27
Total HH Members
147
27
1
106
2
8
3
10
4
10
5
10
6
3
Sysmiss
27
Number of females in reproductive age
174
0
1
-1
1
2
0
106
3
1
60
4
2
5
5
3
2
How much cash did your household receive from UNHCR, at the last distribution?
174
0
10000
100000
14379.31
8741.293
Was this the amount you were expecting to receive?
173
1
1
No
18
2
Yes
155
Sysmiss
1
Received amount on expected day
174
0
1
No
14
2
Yes
160
Did the person registered to receive the cash need help to receive or spend the
174
0
1
No
157
2
Yes
17
Why did they need help?
17
157
1
can't_read_instructions_to_withdraw_money
1
2
Limited mobility
13
3
Other
3
Sysmiss
157
Who gave help?
17
157
1
Family Member
17
Sysmiss
157
Why did they need help?
17
157
1
No
17
Sysmiss
157
Where did you go to spend the cash? Inside the camp
169
5
1
0
169
Sysmiss
5
Where did you go to spend the cash? Outside the camp
169
5
1
0
169
Sysmiss
5
Where did you go to spend the cash? Both (inside and outside)
169
5
1
0
169
Sysmiss
5
Where did you go to spend the cash? Don’t know
169
5
1
0
169
Sysmiss
5
Where did you go to spend the cash? Local market
169
5
1
0
30
2
1
139
Sysmiss
5
Where did you go to spend the cash? Local shop
169
5
1
0
24
2
1
145
Sysmiss
5
Where did you go to spend the cash? Supermarket
169
5
1
0
70
2
1
99
Sysmiss
5
Where did you go to spend the cash? Wholesalers
169
5
1
0
153
2
1
16
Sysmiss
5
Where did you go to spend the cash? Other
155
19
1
0
1
2
1
154
Sysmiss
19
How long did it take you to reach the place you spent the cash?
171
3
1
15-30 minutes
90
2
30-45 minutes
27
3
45-60 minutes
9
4
Don't know
1
5
Less than 15 minutes
41
6
more than one hour.
3
Sysmiss
3
How much did it cost you to go and come back to the place you spent the cash?
91
83
1
Above LKR 200
52
2
LKR 0 - LKR 50
2
3
LKR 151 - LKR 200
25
4
LKR 51 - LKR 150
12
Sysmiss
83
Who in your household decided how the cash assistance should be spent?
75
99
1
Both (husband and wife together)
42
2
Female head of household
6
3
Male head of household
27
Sysmiss
99
Was there any disagreement on use of the cash assistance?
71
103
1
No - there was no disagreement
64
2
Some - we discussed but came to an agreement
5
3
Yes - we disagreed a lot
2
Sysmiss
103
Other income: Formal income generating activities
156
18
1
0
154
2
1
2
Sysmiss
18
Other income:/Informal income generating activities
156
18
1
0
145
2
1
11
Sysmiss
18
Other income:/Savings
156
18
1
0
154
2
1
2
Sysmiss
18
Other income:/Remittances
156
18
1
0
125
2
1
31
Sysmiss
18
Other income:/Support from friends / family (locally)
156
18
1
0
153
2
1
3
Sysmiss
18
Other income:/Loans (debt or credit)
156
18
1
0
115
2
1
41
Sysmiss
18
Other income:/NGOs/agencies – giving cash support
156
18
1
0
152
2
1
4
Sysmiss
18
Other income:/NGOs/agencies – giving material support
156
18
1
0
149
2
1
7
Sysmiss
18
Other income:/NGOs/agencies – giving other support
156
18
1
0
155
2
1
1
Sysmiss
18
Other income:/Other
156
18
1
0
66
2
1
90
Sysmiss
18
Going to withdraw the money?
174
0
1
Don't know
2
2
No
167
3
Yes
5
Deciding how to spend the money?
174
0
1
No
174
Keeping the money at home?
174
0
1
No
174
Going to spend the money?
174
0
1
Don't know
1
2
No
172
3
Yes
1
Any other risk
174
0
1
No
171
2
Yes
3
The registered person is not available to withdraw or access the money?
174
0
1
No
173
2
Yes
1
Wrong/forgotten pin code?
174
0
1
No
174
Poor service at the bank / post-office / etc when withdrawing the money?
174
0
1
No
174
Market/shop trader refused to serve you?
174
0
1
Don't know
3
2
No
155
3
Yes
16
Needed to pay additional money to withdraw or spend cash?
174
0
1
Don't know
2
2
No
166
3
Yes
6
To another family member outside of the hh?
6
168
1
0
6
Sysmiss
168
To another family member outside of the hh?
6
168
1
0
6
Sysmiss
168
To a friend?
6
168
1
0
6
Sysmiss
168
To a community leader?
6
168
1
0
6
Sysmiss
168
To a stranger?
6
168
1
0
6
Sysmiss
168
To a bank mobile agent?
6
168
1
0
6
Sysmiss
168
To a shopkeeper?
6
168
1
1
6
Sysmiss
168
To other?
6
168
1
0
5
2
1
1
Sysmiss
168
Experienced any other problems withdrawing/spending the cash from UNHCR?
174
0
1
No
161
2
Yes
13
Were you able to find the items/services you needed in the market?
174
0
1
Don't know
1
2
Mostly
22
3
No
1
4
Yes
150
Were you able to find the right quality of items/services in the market?
174
0
1
Don't know
1
2
Mostly
26
3
No
2
4
Yes
145
Has there been an increase in price of items/services in last 4 weeks?
174
0
1
Don't know
1
2
No
4
3
Yes
169
Of the cash you received, how much have you spent already?
173
1
1
All
172
2
Less than half
1
Sysmiss
1
Spent cash on food
174
0
1
0
29
2
1
145
Spent cash on water
174
0
1
0
172
2
1
2
Spent cash on hygiene items
174
0
1
0
131
2
1
43
Spent cash on health costs
174
0
1
0
144
2
1
30
Spent cash on rent
174
0
1
0
94
2
1
80
Spent cash on shelter repair
174
0
1
0
174
Spent cash on household item
174
0
1
0
174
Spent cash on firewood fuel
174
0
1
0
147
2
1
27
Spent cash on clothes shoes
174
0
1
0
172
2
1
2
Spent cash on utilities
174
0
1
0
86
2
1
88
Spent cash on livellihoods
174
0
1
0
174
Spent cash on education
174
0
1
0
170
2
1
4
Spent cash on entertainment
174
0
1
0
174
Spent cash on transport
174
0
1
0
143
2
1
31
Spent cash on debt repayment
174
0
1
0
170
2
1
4
Spent cash on gave some to family
174
0
1
0
174
Spent cash on legal assistance documents
174
0
1
0
174
Spent cash on other
174
0
1
0
174
174
0
1
Food
96
2
Health costs (including medicines)
5
3
Hygiene items
1
4
Rent
72
126
48
1
Debt repayment
1
2
Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)
1
3
Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating
1
4
Food
44
5
Health costs (including medicines)
10
6
Hygiene items
18
7
Rent
7
8
Transport
1
9
43
Sysmiss
48
82
92
1
Clothes / shoes
1
2
Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)
2
3
Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating
12
4
Food
5
5
Health costs (including medicines)
8
6
Hygiene items
12
7
Transport
7
8
35
Sysmiss
92
39
135
1
Clothes / shoes
1
2
Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating
7
3
Health costs (including medicines)
6
4
Hygiene items
8
5
Rent
1
6
Transport
8
7
8
Sysmiss
135
17
157
1
Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)
1
2
Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating
3
3
Hygiene items
1
4
Transport
10
5
1
6
Water
1
Sysmiss
157
Improved living condition
174
0
1
Moderately
106
2
Not at all
7
3
Significantly
14
4
Slightly
47
Reduced stress
173
1
1
Moderately
103
2
Not at all
15
3
Significantly
8
4
Slightly
47
Sysmiss
1
Reduced financial burden
174
0
1
Moderately
118
2
Not at all
12
3
Significantly
8
4
Slightly
36
To what extent are you able to meet the basic needs of your household?
174
0
1
Half
75
2
Less than half
74
3
More half (but not all)
22
4
Not at all
3
Which items can you not afford? Food
174
0
1
0
28
2
1
146
Which items can you not afford? Water
174
0
1
0
174
Which items can you not afford? Hygiene items
174
0
1
0
137
2
1
37
Which items can you not afford? Health costs
174
0
1
0
118
2
1
56
Which items can you not afford? Rent
174
0
1
0
76
2
1
98
Which items can you not afford? Shelter repair
174
0
1
0
174
Which items can you not afford? Household items
174
0
1
0
173
2
1
1
Which items can you not afford? Fuel
174
0
1
0
171
2
1
3
Which items can you not afford? Clothes, shoes
174
0
1
0
109
2
1
65
Which items can you not afford? Utilities
174
0
1
0
107
2
1
67
Which items can you not afford? Livelihoods
174
0
1
0
174
Which items can you not afford? Education
174
0
1
0
169
2
1
5
Which items can you not afford? Entertainment
174
0
1
0
158
2
1
16
Which items can you not afford? Transport
174
0
1
0
164
2
1
10
Which items can you not afford? Debt repayment
174
0
1
0
160
2
1
14
Which items can you not afford? Gave some of it
174
0
1
0
174
Which items can you not afford? Legal assistance
174
0
1
0
174
Which items can you not afford? Other
174
0
1
0
173
2
1
1
Last month: Needed to Stop a child from attending school?
174
0
1
No
168
2
Yes
6
Last month: Needed to sell livelihood/productive assets to buy food?
174
0
1
No
114
2
Yes
60
Last month: Needed to Ask for money from strangers (begging)?
174
0
1
No
151
2
Yes
23
Last month: Needed to Move to a poorer quality shelter?
174
0
1
No
107
2
Yes
67
Last month: Needed to Send household members under the age of 16 to work?
174
0
1
No
174
Last month: Needed to Send a member of the household to work far away?
174
0
1
No
173
2
Yes
1
Last month: Needed to Engage in activities for money that puts you at risk?
174
0
1
No
173
2
Yes
1
Last month: Needed to skip paying rent / debt repayments to meet other needs?
174
0
1
No
100
2
Yes
74
Last month: Needed to take out new loans or borrowed money?
174
0
1
No
58
2
Yes
116
Last month: Needed to reduce expenditure hygiene items to meet food needs?
174
0
1
No
18
2
Yes
156
Last week: Needed to rely on other food
174
0
1
0
35
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
1
6
7
129
Last week: Needed to Borrow food
172
2
1
0
156
2
1
1
3
2
1
4
3
5
5
4
2
6
7
7
Sysmiss
2
Last week: Needed to Limit portion size
174
0
1
0
63
2
2
1
3
3
6
4
4
4
5
5
3
6
7
97
Last week: Needed to Reduce adult consumption
174
0
1
0
134
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
5
7
31
Last week: Needed to Reduce number meals
173
1
1
0
54
2
1
1
3
2
1
4
3
3
5
4
6
6
5
1
7
6
1
8
7
106
Sysmiss
1
As result of CBI, do you: Have bank account
174
0
1
No
174
As result of CBI, do you: Have livelihoods assets
174
0
1
No
171
2
Yes
3
As result of CBI, do you: Have access micro credit
174
0
1
No
174
How did you hear about UNHCR cash assistance?
174
0
1
UNHCR/NGOs staff
173
2
Via relatives, neighbors, friends
1
Info you'd want on UNHCR cash assistance? Eligibility for cash assistance
172
2
1
0
169
2
1
3
Sysmiss
2
Info you'd want on UNHCR cash assistance? Distribution date, time and location
172
2
1
0
171
2
1
1
Sysmiss
2
Info you'd want on UNHCR cash assistance? How to spend the cash assistance
172
2
1
0
172
Sysmiss
2
Info you'd want on UNHCR cash assistance? How to complain/feedback
172
2
1
0
172
Sysmiss
2
Info you'd want on UNHCR cash assistance? What assistance is coming next
172
2
1
0
156
2
1
16
Sysmiss
2
Info you'd want on UNHCR cash assistance? Other
172
2
1
0
18
2
1
154
Sysmiss
2
Info you'd want on UNHCR cash assistance? None
172
2
1
0
156
2
1
16
Sysmiss
2
Do you know how to report complaints/feedback on the cash assistance?
174
0
1
No
88
2
Yes
86
How report complaints: via local leaders
86
88
1
0
86
Sysmiss
88
How report complaints: via community mobilisers
86
88
1
0
50
2
1
36
Sysmiss
88
How report complaints: hotline
86
88
1
0
56
2
1
30
Sysmiss
88
How report complaints: complaints and suggestion box
86
88
1
0
78
2
1
8
Sysmiss
88
How report complaints: complaints and suggestion box
86
88
1
0
86
2
1
0
Sysmiss
88
How report complaints: other
86
88
1
0
43
2
1
43
Sysmiss
88
Preference modality
174
0
1
Cash
167
2
Combination of cash and items
5
3
Items/in-kind (food or non-food items)
2
Survey weights
174
0
3.759
3.759
3.759
3.24e-07