To monitor the socioeconomic impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and inform policy responses and interventions, the COVID-19 High-Frequency Phone Survey (HFPS) of households was designed as part of a World Bank global initiative. For Cambodia, a total of 5 survey rounds are planned, with households being called back every 1 to 2 months. This allows for the impact of the pandemic to be tracked as it unfolds and provides data to the government and development partners in near real-time, supporting an evidence-based response to the crisis.
In June 2020, Cambodia launched a Cash Transfer Program to support poor and vulnerable households during COVID-19. To more closely monitor the impact of COVID-19 among poor and vulnerable households in Cambodia and the impact of the Cambodia's Cash Transfer Program for Poor and Vulnerable Households during COVID-19, a sample of 1,000 IDPoor households was drawn for the phone survey from the beneficiary list of the conditional cash transfer for pregnant women and children under 2.
The questionnaire covers a series of topics, such as knowledge of Covid-19 and social behavior, access to food, food insecurity, impact of the Covid-19 on income sources and coping mechanisms, access to social assistance, and impact of Covid-19 on economic activity. A modular approach is used in the questionnaire design, which allows for modules to be dropped and/or added in different waves/rounds of the survey. The questionnaire is designed to be administered between 20 to 25 minutes.
Data collection for the first round started in June 2020. The survey is implemented using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing.