UNHCR
2021
Nesstar Publisher
v1.0
Post-Distribution Monitoring of COVID-19 Cash-Based Intervention, September 2020
UNHCR_MYS_2020_CBI_PDM_COVID_Q3_v2.1
UNHCR
Nesstar Publisher
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
191
135
Nesstar 200801
Household ID
191
0
1
191
96
55.281
Province/District:
178
13
1
Ampang Jaya (Ampang, Pandan Indah, Pandan Jaya, Keramat, Taman Melawati, etc)
4
2
Central Seberang Perai (Bukit Mertajam, Perai)
20
3
Cheras
15
4
Johor Bahru
18
5
Kajang (Bangi, Semenyih, Batu 14 Hulu Langat, Balakong, BTHO, Sungai Long, etc)
1
6
Klang (Klang, Port Klang, Kapar, Meru, etc)
4
7
Kota Bharu
19
8
Kota Setar (Alor Setar, Kuala Kedah etc)
4
9
Kuala Muda (Gurun, Sungai Petani, Lembah Bujang)
2
10
Kuantan
1
11
Kubang Pasu (Bukit Kayu Hitam, Jitra, Changlun)
2
12
Kulai
3
13
Langkawi
1
14
North Seberang Perai (Butterworth, Kepala Batas)
30
15
Northeast Penang Island (Ayer Itam, Batu Feringgi, Bukit Bendera, Georgetown, Gelugor, Jelutong, Tanjong Bungah, Tanjong Tokong, Tanjong Pinang)
31
16
Pendang
1
17
Selayang (Rawang, Batu Caves, Gombak, Batu Arang, Kepong, etc)
15
18
Sepang (Dengkil, Sungai Pelek, Cyberjaya, Salak Tinggi, Seri Kembangan , etc)
4
19
South Seberang Perai (Nibong Tebal, Sungai Bakap)
1
20
Southwest Penang Island (Balik Pulau, Bayan Lepas)
1
21
Taiping
1
Sysmiss
13
Camp/village
180
11
1
Johor
16
2
Kedah
10
3
Kelantan
19
4
Kuala Lumpur
19
5
Other
6
6
Penang
85
7
Selangor
25
Sysmiss
11
Has the interviewee answered the call?
191
0
1
Yes
191
Do you agree to continue with this survey?
191
0
1
Yes
191
What is your gender?
191
0
1
Female
28
2
Male
163
What is your age?
191
0
1
18-35 yrs
137
2
36-59yrs
51
3
60 yrs +
3
Are you the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHCR?
190
1
1
No
11
2
Yes
179
Sysmiss
1
What is the sex of the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHC
11
180
1
Female
3
2
Male
8
Sysmiss
180
What is your relation to the person registered to receive the cash assistance fro
7
184
1
Daughter/Son
1
2
Not related
2
3
Spouse
4
Sysmiss
184
Total number of males in household
191
0
1
1
7
2
2
45
3
3
71
4
4
40
5
5
18
6
6
5
7
7
4
8
8
1
Total number of females in household
191
0
1
1
5
2
2
57
3
3
65
4
4
47
5
5
13
6
6
3
7
7
1
Total number of household members
161
30
1
1
0
2
2
0
3
3-6
109
4
7-8
45
5
8+
7
Sysmiss
30
How much cash did your household receive from UNHCR, at the last distribution?
191
0
1
1200
2
2
1400
1
3
1600
1
4
300
9
5
320
1
6
350
1
7
400
12
8
450
1
9
500
42
10
600
57
11
700
31
12
720
1
13
750
1
14
800
31
Was this the amount you were expecting to receive?
191
0
1
Don't know
52
2
No
68
3
Yes
71
Did you receive the cash from UNHCR on the day you were expecting it?
189
2
1
Don't know
3
2
No
27
3
Yes
159
Sysmiss
2
Did you receive the cash in time to meet your most urgent essential needs?
191
0
1
Don't know
3
2
No
4
3
Yes
184
Did you need help to receive and/or withdraw the cash assistance?
190
1
1
Don't know
1
2
No
168
3
Yes
21
Sysmiss
1
Why needed help
21
170
1
Limited mobility
17
2
No time
1
3
Other
3
Sysmiss
170
Who gave help?
20
171
1
Acquaintance (friend, neighbour etc.)
15
2
Family Member
4
3
Other
1
Sysmiss
171
Did you need to pay any money for this help?
20
171
1
Don't know
10
2
No
7
3
Yes
3
Sysmiss
171
Where did you go to spend the cash? Dont know
190
1
1
0
188
2
1
2
Sysmiss
1
Where did you go to spend the cash? Local market
190
1
1
0
124
2
1
66
Sysmiss
1
Where did you go to spend the cash? Local shop
190
1
1
0
120
2
1
70
Sysmiss
1
Where did you go to spend the cash? Supermarket
190
1
1
0
137
2
1
53
Sysmiss
1
Where did you go to spend the cash? Wholesales
190
1
1
0
184
2
1
6
Sysmiss
1
How much did it cost you to go and come back to the place you spent the cash?
190
1
1
Did not spend (eg. walked)
142
2
Don't know
7
3
RM1 - RM10.00
27
4
RM10 +
14
Sysmiss
1
Who in your household decided how the cash assistance should be spent?
191
0
1
Both (husband and wife together)
40
2
Female head of household
17
3
Male head of household
120
4
Other
3
5
Single individual household
4
6
The whole household together
6
7
Your Mother or Mother-in-law
1
Was there any disagreement on use of the cash assistance?
191
0
1
No - there was no disagreement
177
2
Some - we discussed but came to an agreement
13
3
Yes - we disagreed a lot
1
Other sources of income received or used? In kind
190
1
1
0
166
2
1
24
Sysmiss
1
Other sources of income received or used? Savings
190
1
1
0
116
2
1
74
Sysmiss
1
Other sources of income received or used? Remittances
190
1
1
0
172
2
1
18
Sysmiss
1
Other sources of income received or used? Support from friends, family
190
1
1
0
139
2
1
51
Sysmiss
1
Other sources of income received or used? Loans, debts
190
1
1
0
171
2
1
19
Sysmiss
1
Other sources of income received or used? NGOs cash
190
1
1
0
183
2
1
7
Sysmiss
1
Other sources of income received or used? NGOs material
190
1
1
0
170
2
1
20
Sysmiss
1
Other sources of income received or used? NGOs other
190
1
1
0
189
2
1
1
Sysmiss
1
Did you experience loss of income during MCO (18 March 2020 to 31 August 2020)
191
0
1
no
11
2
yes
180
Were you able to earn income in the last 4 weeks?
191
0
1
no
72
2
yes
119
If yes, how much are you earning compared to your previous income?
119
72
1
don't know
3
2
half
22
3
less than half
58
4
more than half
24
5
same income
12
Sysmiss
72
How many individuals generated income in your household in the last 4 weeks?
189
2
1
1
125
2
2
7
3
none
57
Sysmiss
2
Going to withdraw or get the money?
191
0
1
Don't know
2
2
No
184
3
Yes
5
Withdraw money due to Covid
5
186
1
No
4
2
Yes
1
Sysmiss
186
Deciding how to spend the money?
191
0
1
Don't know
2
2
No
175
3
Yes
14
Keeping the money at home?
191
0
1
Don't know
4
2
No
173
3
Yes
14
Going to make purchases?
191
0
1
No
178
2
Yes
13
Covid related spending
13
178
1
No
12
2
Yes
1
Sysmiss
178
Did anything else make you feel unsafe or at risk of harm related to the cash ass
191
0
1
Don't know
1
2
No
185
3
Yes
5
The registered person is not available to withdraw or access the money?
191
0
1
No
185
2
Yes
6
Market/shop/trader/ Wholesalers refused to serve you?
191
0
1
Don't know
1
2
No
188
3
Yes
2
Needed to pay additional money or do favours in order to withdraw or spend cash?
191
0
1
Don't know
2
2
No
188
3
Yes
1
Who did you need to give money or favours to? Family member outside hh
1
190
1
0
1
Sysmiss
190
Who did you need to give money or favours to? Family member outside hh
1
190
1
0
1
Sysmiss
190
Who did you need to give money or favours to? Friends
1
190
1
0
1
Sysmiss
190
Who did you need to give money or favours to? Community leader
1
190
1
0
1
Sysmiss
190
Who did you need to give money or favours to? Stranger
1
190
1
0
1
Sysmiss
190
Who did you need to give money or favours to? Bank
1
190
1
0
1
Sysmiss
190
Who did you need to give money or favours to? Shopkeeper
1
190
1
1
1
Sysmiss
190
COVID related movement restrictions affecting receipt of money?
191
0
1
No
177
2
Yes
14
Spending COVID
191
0
1
Don't know
1
2
No
174
3
Yes
16
Difficulty receiving or spending money because household contracted COVID?
191
0
1
No
191
Did you experience any other problems withdrawing or spending the cash from UNHCR
191
0
1
No
186
2
Yes
5
Were you able to find the items/services you needed in the markets/shops?
191
0
1
Don't know
7
2
Mostly
1
3
No
1
4
Yes
182
Were you able to find the right quality of items/services in the market?
191
0
1
Don't know
12
2
Mostly
4
3
No
2
4
Yes
173
Has there been any increase in the price of any items/services that you need in t
191
0
1
Don't know
36
2
No
98
3
Yes
57
Of the cash you have received from UNHCR/COERR, how much have you spent already?
191
0
1
All
186
2
Less than half
1
3
More than half
4
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Food
191
0
1
0
4
2
1
187
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Water
191
0
1
0
143
2
1
48
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Hygiene items
191
0
1
0
93
2
1
98
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Health costs
191
0
1
0
112
2
1
79
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Rent
191
0
1
0
14
2
1
177
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Shelter repair
191
0
1
0
191
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Household items
191
0
1
0
172
2
1
19
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Firewood
191
0
1
0
148
2
1
43
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Clothes, shoes
191
0
1
0
188
2
1
3
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Utilities
191
0
1
0
38
2
1
153
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Livelihoods
191
0
1
0
191
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Education
191
0
1
0
166
2
1
25
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Entertainment
191
0
1
0
191
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Transport
191
0
1
0
147
2
1
44
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Debt repayment
191
0
1
0
122
2
1
69
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Save money
191
0
1
0
182
2
1
9
What did you spend the UNHCR cash on? Legal assistance
191
0
1
0
191
1st choice
191
0
1
Debt repayment
5
2
Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)
1
3
Food
65
4
2
5
Health costs (including medicines)
5
6
Other (please specify)
6
7
Rent
106
8
1
2nd choice
191
0
1
Debt repayment
3
2
Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)
2
3
Food
88
4
Health costs (including medicines)
8
5
Hygiene items
6
6
Other (please specify)
11
7
Rent
31
8
Transport
3
9
32
10
Water
7
3rd choice
191
0
1
Clothes / shoes
1
2
Debt repayment
12
3
Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)
1
4
Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating
11
5
Food
28
6
Health costs (including medicines)
16
7
Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can)
3
8
Hygiene items
24
9
Other (please specify)
3
10
Rent
21
11
Transport
8
12
50
13
Water
13
4th choice
191
0
1
Debt repayment
17
2
Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)
6
3
Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating
16
4
Food
4
5
3
6
Health costs (including medicines)
26
7
Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can)
8
8
Hygiene items
35
9
Other (please specify)
1
10
Rent
9
11
Transport
10
12
43
13
Water
13
5th choice
191
0
1
Clothes / shoes
1
2
Debt repayment
30
3
Education (e.g. school fees, uniform, books)
14
4
Firewood / Fuel for cooking or heating
14
5
Food
1
6
3
7
Health costs (including medicines)
18
8
Household items (e.g. mattress, blankets, jerry can)
7
9
Hygiene items
30
10
Other (please specify)
4
11
Rent
10
12
Transport
22
13
26
14
Water
11
Did you withdraw the whole amount received or did you save of the money some in y
188
3
1
Don't know
25
2
No
116
3
Yes
47
Sysmiss
3
Improved your living conditions?
191
0
1
Moderately
57
2
Not at all
7
3
Significantly
63
4
Slightly
64
Reduced the financial burden of your household?
190
1
1
Moderately
54
2
Not at all
3
3
Significantly
66
4
Slightly
67
Sysmiss
1
Reduced feelings of stress?
191
0
1
Moderately
56
2
Not at all
3
3
Significantly
61
4
Slightly
71
Overall, to what extent are you currently able to meet the basic needs of your ho
191
0
1
All
19
2
Don't know
4
3
Half
54
4
Less than half
54
5
More half (but not all)
30
6
Not at all
30
Basic needs not afford: Food
167
24
1
0
68
2
1
99
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Water
167
24
1
0
165
2
1
2
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Hygiene items
167
24
1
0
143
2
1
24
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Health costs
167
24
1
0
127
2
1
40
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Rent
167
24
1
0
38
2
1
129
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Shelter repair
167
24
1
0
165
2
1
2
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Household item
167
24
1
0
164
2
1
3
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Firewood
167
24
1
0
165
2
1
2
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Clothes, shoes
167
24
1
0
160
2
1
7
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Utilities
167
24
1
0
117
2
1
50
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Livelihoods
167
24
1
0
167
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Education
167
24
1
0
156
2
1
11
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Entertainment
167
24
1
0
167
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Transport
167
24
1
0
161
2
1
6
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Debt repayment
167
24
1
0
120
2
1
47
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: To others
167
24
1
0
164
2
1
3
Sysmiss
24
Basic needs not afford: Legal assistance
167
24
1
0
167
Sysmiss
24
Stop a child from attending school?
191
0
1
No
160
2
Yes
31
Sell livelihood/productive assets in order to buy food or basic goods?
191
0
1
No
177
2
Yes
14
Have you ever had to ask strangers for money?
191
0
1
No
181
2
Yes
10
Move to a poorer quality shelter?
191
0
1
No
183
2
Yes
8
Send household members under the age of 16 to work?
191
0
1
No
191
Send a member of the household to work far away?
191
0
1
No
190
2
Yes
1
Engagement in activities for money or items that put your or hh members at risk
191
0
1
No
190
2
Yes
1
Skip paying rent / debt repayments to meet other needs?
191
0
1
No
38
2
Yes
153
Take out new loans or borrowed money?
191
0
1
No
97
2
Yes
94
Reduce expenditure hygiene items, water, baby items, health, or education in orde
191
0
1
No
45
2
Yes
146
Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods?
191
0
1
-7
1
2
0
59
3
1
8
4
2
6
5
3
11
6
4
11
7
5
13
8
6
12
9
7
70
Borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative?
191
0
1
-2
1
2
0
91
3
1
11
4
2
18
5
3
23
6
4
6
7
5
12
8
6
4
9
7
25
Limit portion size at mealtimes?
191
0
1
-3
1
2
0
76
3
1
8
4
2
6
5
3
14
6
4
5
7
5
14
8
6
8
9
7
59
Restrict consumption by adults in order for small children to eat?
191
0
1
-2
1
2
0
71
3
1
8
4
2
7
5
3
15
6
4
4
7
5
11
8
6
3
9
7
71
Reduce number of meals eaten in a day?
191
0
1
-3
1
2
0
82
3
1
13
4
2
8
5
3
16
6
4
4
7
5
10
8
6
6
9
7
51
Have a bank account or mobile money account or other official account?
191
0
1
Don't know
2
2
No
179
3
Yes
10
Have the items (productive/livelihood assets) you need in order to earn a living?
191
0
1
Don't know
2
2
No
182
3
Yes
7
Have access to loans, micro-credit?
191
0
1
Don't know
3
2
No
183
3
Yes
5
Do you know how you can report complaints and feedback on the cash assistance fro
191
0
1
No
113
2
Yes
78
How report complaints and feedback? Local leaders
78
113
1
0
76
2
1
2
Sysmiss
113
How report complaints and feedback? Community
78
113
1
0
78
Sysmiss
113
How report complaints and feedback? Hotline
78
113
1
0
12
2
1
66
Sysmiss
113
How report complaints and feedback?
78
113
1
0
69
2
1
9
Sysmiss
113
How report complaints and feedback? Online
78
113
1
0
77
2
1
1
Sysmiss
113
If the assistance could be started again would you prefer:
191
0
1
Cash
135
2
Combination of cash and items
47
3
Items/in-kind (food or non-food items)
2
4
Other (please specify)
7