COVID-19 Urban Monitoring Survey in poor areas of Dhaka and Chittagong

The COVID-19 Urban Monitoring Survey in poor areas of Dhaka and Chittagong is a multi-topic phone survey focused on socio-economic outcomes, health and safe practices. The baseline surveys DIGNITY (Dhaka) and CITY (Chittagong) were conducted before the COVID-19 crisis and were representative of low-income areas and slums. The DIGNITY survey, administered between July and September 2018, collected information from 2,376 individuals across 1,302 households. The CITY survey data was collected from 1,289 individuals across 805 households between September and October 2019. For the monitoring survey, a representative sub-sample of 1,500 households from both cities was targeted, with three rounds completed as of June 2021: in June 2020, September 2020, and January 2021.

• Round 1: Jun-Jul 2020. Labor Market Impacts

Immediate impacts of the first national lockdown in poor areas of Dhaka and Chittagong: analysis by city, areas, gender and occupations, of job losses and income decline

• Round 2: Jun-Jul 2020 Food Security and Coping Strategies

Immediate impacts of the first national lockdown on food consumption, coping and access to assistance

• Round 2: Sep-Oct 2020. Urban surveys: Labor Market Situation update

Post-lockdown status of key labor market indicators, emerging signs of recovery

• Round 2: Sep-Oct 2020. Urban surveys: Food Security and Coping Strategies update

Post-lockdown status of food consumption, coping and access to assistance

• Round 3: Jan-Feb 2021. Urban surveys: Labor Market Situation update

Second update on labor market situation, panel transitions between rounds, job and salary recoveries.