Post-Distribution Monitoring of Cash-Based Intervention, 2021

Malaysia, 2021 - 2022

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Data file: Household data

Anonymized Household data

Cases:	223
Variables:	150

Variables

pseudo_id

date

A1. Date

state

person_registered

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?

informed_consent

B1. Do you agree to continue with this survey?

sex

age

B5. What is your age?

person_reg_cash

B6. Are you the person registered to receive the cash assistance from MRA?

males_0_4_years

males_5_17_years

males_18_59_years

males_60_yrs_male

cal_male

fem_0_4_years

fem_5_17_years

fem_18_59_years

fem_60_yrs

cal_female

cal_total

Household size

number_repro_females

amount_expecting

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

day_expecting

C3. Did you receive the cash from MRA on the day you were informed by MRA?

cash_in_time_needs

C3a. Did you receive the cash in time to meet your most urgent essential needs

need_help_recieve

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

where_spend_cash_don_t_know

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

where_spend_cash_local_market

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

where_spend_cash_local_shop

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

where_spend_cash_supermarket

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

where_spend_cash_wholesalers

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

where_spend_cash_other

C5. Where did you go to spend the cash? Other

time_reamarket

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

travel_cost

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

who_dehow_spent

C8. Who in your household decided how the cash assistance should be spent?

disagreement

C9. Was there any disagreement on use of the cash assistance?

other_sources_income_formal

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

other_sources_income_informal

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

other_sources_income_savings

C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? Savings

other_sources_income_remit

C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? Remittances

other_sources_income_from_fam

C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? Support from friends / family (locally)

other_sources_income_loans

C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? Loans (debt or credit)

other_sources_income_ngos_cash

C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? NGOs/agencies – giving cash support

other_sources_income_ngos_mat

C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? NGOs/agencies – giving material support

other_sources_income_ngos_oth

C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? NGOs/agencies – giving other support

other_sources_income_none

C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? None

other_sources_income_other

C10. What other sources of income or support has your household received or used in the last 4 weeks? Other

loss_income_pandemic

C11. Did you experience loss of income as a result of the pandemic/lockdown?

were_you_able_to_earn_in

C12. How many individuals generated income in your household in the last 4 weeks?

if_yes_prev_income

C11b. If Yes, how much are you earning compared to your previous income?

how_many_income_in_hh

C12. How many individuals generated income in your household in the last 4 weeks?

working_ind_children

C13. Are any of the working individuals in your household children?

if_yes_gender_working_children

C13a. if Yes, what is the gender of the working children in your household?

going_withor_get_money

D1a. Going to withdraw or get the money?

how_spenmoney

D1b. Deciding how to spend the money?

keeping_money_home

D1c. Keeping the money at home?

going_spenmoney

D1d. Going to spend the money?

any_other_risk

D1e. Did anything else make you feel unsafe or at risk of harm related to the cash assistance?

registereperson_not

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

trarefuse_serve

D2b. Market/shop trader/wholesaler refused to serve you?

pay_money_favour

D2c. Needed to pay additional money or do favours in order to receive or spend cash?

who_give_favours_hh_member

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

who_give_favours_fam_outside_hh

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

who_give_money_favours_friend_

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

who_give_favours_com_leader

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

who_give_favours_stranger

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

who_give_favours_bank_mob

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

who_give_favours_shopkeeper

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

who_give_money_favours_other

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

anyother_problems

D2f. Did you experience any other problems receiving or spending the cash from UNHCR?

items_available

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

items_not_available

E1a. What items/services were not available?

items_quality

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

price_increase

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

cash_spent_already

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

spent_cash_on_food

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

spent_cash_on_water

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

spent_cash_on_hygiene_items

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

spent_cash_on_health_costs

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

spent_cash_on_rent

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

spent_cash_on_shelter_repair

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

spent_cash_on_household_item

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

spent_cash_on_firewood_fuel

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

spent_cash_on_clothes_shoes

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

spent_cash_on_utilities

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

spent_cash_on_livellihoods

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

spent_cash_on_education

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

spent_cash_on_entertainment

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

spent_cash_on_transport

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

spent_cash_on_debt_repayment

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

spent_cash_on_gave_some_to_o

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

spent_cash_on_legal_assistance

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

spent_cash_on_other

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

spent_1st

Please rank in order of importance 1

spent_2nd

Please rank in order of importance 2

spent_3rd

Please rank in order of importance 3

spent_4th

Please rank in order of importance 4

spent_5th

Please rank in order of importance 5

withdraw_whole_amount

F4. if you did not spend the whole amount received, did you save some of the money?

improved_livincondition

G1a. Improved your living conditions?

reduced_financial_burden

G1b. Reduced the financial burden of your household?

reduced_stress

G1c. Reduced feelings of stress?

meet_basic_needs

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

items_not_afford_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

items_not_afford_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

items_not_afford_hygiene_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? Hygiene items

items_not_afford_health_costs

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)

items_not_afford_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

items_not_afford_shelter_repair

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)

items_not_afford_household_item

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)

items_not_afford_firewood_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

items_not_afford_clothes_shoes

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

items_not_afford_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, cooking gas, phone calling credit)

items_not_afford_livellihoods

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)

items_not_afford_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)

items_not_afford_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)

items_not_afford_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

items_not_afford_debt_repayment

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

items_not_afford_gave_some_to_o

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

items_not_afford_legal_assis

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

items_not_afford_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)

stop_child_attendinschoo

a. Stop a child from attending school/learning centre?

sell_livelihood_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)

ask_money_from_stranger

c. Ask for money from strangers (begging)?

move_poorer_shelter

d. Move to a poorer quality shelter or experience homelessness?

send_under16_work

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

send_work_far_away

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

enrisky_activities

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

skip_rent_debt_repayments

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

take_out_new_loans

i. Take out new loans or borrowed money?

reduce_expenditure_hh_item

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

rely_food_other

G4. In the past 7 days, if there have been times when you did not have enough food or did not have enough money to buy food, how often has your household had to: a. Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods?

borrow_food

G4. In the past 7 days, if there have been times when you did not have enough food or did not have enough money to buy food, how often has your household had to: b. Borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative?

limit_portion_size

G4. In the past 7 days, if there have been times when you did not have enough food or did not have enough money to buy food, how often has your household had to: c. Limit portion size at mealtimes?

reduce_adult_consumption

G4. In the past 7 days, if there have been times when you did not have enough food or did not have enough money to buy food, how often has your household had to: d. Restrict consumption by adults in order for small children to eat?

reduce_number_meals

G4. In the past 7 days, if there have been times when you did not have enough food or did not have enough money to buy food, how often has your household had to: e. Reduce number of meals eaten in a day?

have_bank_account

H1. (as a result of the cash assistance), do you, or another member of your household: a. Have a bank account or mobile money account or other official account?

have_livelihoods_assets

H1. (as a result of the cash assistance), do you, or another member of your household: b. Have the items (productive/livelihood assets) you need in order to earn a living?

have_access_micro_credit

H1. (as a result of the cash assistance), do you, or another member of your househoc. C. Have access to loans, micro-credit?

teams_insert_other

H1. (as a result of the cash assistance), do you, or another member of your househoc. Have access to loans, micro-credit? d. Have access to informal jobs

hhmember_want_to_work

H1. (as a result of the cash assistance), do you, or another member of your househoc. Have access to loans, micro-credit? e. How many individuals in the household of working age are interested to work? (including part time and full time job)

hear_unhcr_cash_assistance

I1. How did you hear about UNHCR cash assistance?

info_want_cash_eligibility

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

info_want_cash_distro_date

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

info_want_cash_how_to_spend

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

info_want_cash_complaints_how

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

info_want_cash_assistance_next

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

info_want_cash_other

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

info_want_cash_none__don_t_wa

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

know_report_complaints

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

preference_modality

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

weight

Total: 150

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