Welfare Monitoring Survey Round V, 2026
Monitoring Food Security, Employment, Housing, Access to Market, and Crop and Livestock Production

Sudan, 2026

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SDN_2026_SWMS-R5_v01_M

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Franck M. Adoho, Tom Bundervoet

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Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Data file: swms_r5

Sudan Welfare Monitoring Survey Round V 2026 - Dataset

Cases:	3044
Variables:	513

Variables

hid

round

hh_wgt

Household weight

ind_wgt

Population (18+) weight

conflict_cat0

Conflict intensity - current location

conflict_cat

Conflict intensity - at origin

d5

d5. Refugee household

q101_rec

q105

q109_rec

109. What is your country of citizenship? - recoded

q110

110. In which state do you currently live?

q111

q112

112. Has your household EVER moved from your house since the start of the confli

q113

113. Has your household returned to your original locality since moving the last

q114

114. Where were you living prior to the first move (state/locality)

q115

115. Would you describe your origin area (the place where you lived before being

q116

116. One day, when the war is over, do you plan to..... (ENUMERATOR: READOUT THE

q117

117. Do you currently have a valid ID (e.g., driverâ??s license, passport, state

q118

118. Do you currently have a bank account or a Mobile Money account?

q118_1

118. Do you currently have a bank account or a Mobile Money account?: Bank accou

q118_2

118. Do you currently have a bank account or a Mobile Money account?: Mobile Mon

q118_3

118. Do you currently have a bank account or a Mobile Money account?: Other?

q119_rec

What is your highest level of completed education? - recoded

q120_rec

q123_rec

q124_rec

What is your relationship to the main breadwinner of household? - recoded

q125_rec

What type of fuel or energy source does this household use most of the time for

q126_rec

126.2 how much are you paying for lighting in a month? (SDG) - recoded

q127

127. What type of fuel or energy source does this household / shelter you live i

q128_rec

What is the main source of drinking water for the household? - recoded

q128_1_rec

128.1 How much do you pay for drinking water per month? (SDG)

q129

129. Do you or any member of your household have access to internet?

q130

130. How often do you use the internet?

q131

131. During the past 7 days, did you do any paid or unpaid work?

q132

132. Were you mainly working as: (READ OPTIONS OUT LOUD)

q133

133. What type of sector were you working in? (READ OPTIONS OUT LOUD)

q134

134.What is the main economic activity of the enterprise that you work at over t

q301

3.01 What type of shelter is your household currently living in?

q301_oth

Specify other type of shelter

q302

3.02 How many rooms does this dwelling have in total? (DO NOT COUNT BATHROOMS, T

q303

3.03 Are you currently stayingâ?¦?

q304_rec

3.04 How much do you pay for rental? IN SDG PER MONTH - recoded

q305_rec

3.05 How much would you have to pay for this dwelling? - recoded

q306

3.06 Has your housing sustained any damage during the war?

q307

3.07 Was this damage mostly minor, moderate, or severe?

q312

3.12 What kind of sanitation facility (latrine/toilet) does your household usual

q313_1a

3.13.1a How many family homes does this household own now?

q313_1b

3.13.1b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these family homes now?

q313_2a

3.13.2a How many other buildings does this household own now?

q313_2b

3.13.2b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these other buildings no

q313_3a

3.13.3a How much land does this household own now?

q313_3b

3.13.3b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell this land now?

q313_4a

3.13.4a How much machinery does this household own now?

q313_4b

3.13.4b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell this machinery now?

q313_5a

3.13.5a How much equipment does this household own now?

q313_5b

3.13.5b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell this equipment now?

q313_6a

3.13.6a How many tools does this household own now?

q313_6b

3.13.6b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these tools now?

q313_7a

3.13.7a How many motorcycles/bicycles does this household own now?

q313_7b

3.13.7b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these motorcycles/bicylc

q313_8a

3.13.8a How many trucks/pickups does this household own now?

q313_8b

3.13.8b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these trucks/pickups now

q313_9a

3.13.9a How many cars does this household own now?

q313_9b

3.13.9b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these cars now?

q313_10a

3.13.10a How many boats does this household own now?

q313_10b

3.13.10b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these boats now?

q313_11a

3.13.11a How many animal-drawn carts does this household own now?

q313_11b

3.13.11b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these animal-drawn cart

q313_12a

3.13.12a How many mobile phones does this household own now?

q313_12b

3.13.12b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these mobile phones now

q313_13a

3.13.13a How many radios does this household own now?

q313_13b

3.13.13b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these radios now?

q313_14a

3.13.14a How many stoves/kanun (traditional) does this household own now?

q313_14b

3.13.14b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these stoves/kanun (tra

q313_15a

3.13.15a How many mattresses does this household own now?

q313_15b

3.13.15b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these mattresses now?

q313_16a

3.13.16a How many beds does this household own now?

q313_16b

3.13.16b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these beds now?

q313_17a

3.13.17a How many mosquito nets does this household own now?

q313_17b

3.13.17b How much would you obtain if you wanted to sell these mosquito nets now

q401

401. Over the last 3 months, has household income been enough to cover food cost

q402

402.0. How many income sources does your household have?

q402_1

402.1. What is the most important income source?

q402_2

402. What is the SECOND most important income source?

q402_3

402. What is the THIRD most important income source?

q403

403. Have you received food supplies or assistance from external entities?

q404

404. When did you last receive food assistance?

q405

405. In which form did you receive food assistance? (Check all that apply)

q405_1

405.1. In-kind assistance

q405_2

405.2. Cash assistance

q405_3

405.3. Voucher assistance

q406

406. Compared to the start of the year 2025, how have the food rations that your

q407

407. By how much did the food rations decline (compared to the start of 2025)?

q408

408. Compared to the start of the war (April 2023), how have the food rations th

q409

409. By how much did the food rations decline (compared to the start of the war)

q410_rec

409: Main food source: Where do you primarily get your food from? - recoded

q411

411. In the past 7 days, on how many days did your household consume main staple

q412

412. In the past 7 days, on how many days did your household consume pulses, nut

q413

413. In the past 7 days, on how many days did your household consume vegetables

q414

414. In the past 7 days, on how many days did your household consume fruits (suc

q415

415. In the past 7 days, on how many days did your household consume meat, eggs

q416

416. In the past 7 days, on how many days did your household consume a substanti

q417

417. In the past 7 days, on how many days did your household eat oil, fat or but

q418

418. In the past 7 days, on how many days did your household consume sugar or sw

q419_1

419_1a. During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household have to sell house

q419_1b

419_1b. If no, why?

q419_2

419_2a. During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household borrow money to co

q419_2b

419_2b. If no, why?

q419_3

419_3a. During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household spend savings due

q419_3b

419_3b. If no, why?

q419_4

419_4a. During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household reduce non-food ex

q419_4b

419_4b. If no, why?

q419_5

419_5a. During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household sell productive as

q419_5b

419_5b. If no, why?

q419_6

419_6a. During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household sell last female a

q419_6b

419_6b. If no, why?

q419_7

419_7a. During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household withdraw children

q419_7b

419_7b. If no, why?

q419_8

419_8a. During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household mortgage or sell t

q419_8b

419_8b. If no, why?

q419_9

419_9a. During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household beg (ask strangers

q419_9b

419_9b. If no, why didn't anyone in your household have to beg or scavenge due t

q419_10

419_10a. During the past 30 days, did anyone in your household sell more animals

q419_10b

419_10b. If no, why?

q501

501. How often do you or someone in your household visit a market to buy or sell

q502

502. How far is this market from your home?

q503

503. What is your MAIN mode of transport to the market?

q504

504. In the past month, have you been able to access the market as usual?

q505_1

505.1. Security

q505_2

505.2. Flooding

q505_3

505.3. Lack of transportation

q505_4

505.4. Financial constraints/No money

q505_5

505.5. Distance to market

q505_6

q506

506. What is your role in the market? (Are you mainly a buyer, seller, worker, o

q507

507. In the past 7 days, were you able to find the main food items you needed at

q508_1

508. Which items were not available?: Main staple (sorghum/corn)?

q508_2

508. Which items were not available?: Cooking oil?

q508_3

508. Which items were not available?: Sugar and sweet?

q508_4

508. Which items were not available?: Vegetables

q508_5

508. Which items were not available?: Fruits

q508_6

508. Which items were not available?:Meat / meat products

q508_7

508. Which items were not available?: Fish

q508_8

508. Which items were not available?: Other specify?

q509

509. Have you noticed any changes in the prices of key goods (e.g., maize, sorgh

q510

510. If prices increased, what do you think is the MAIN reason?

q511_1_1

511.1. What challenges do you face with prices?: Prices too high in my usual mar

q511_1_2

511.1. What challenges do you face with prices?: I found cheaper prices in anoth

q511_1_3

511.1. What challenges do you face with prices?: Transport and checkpoint costs

q511_1_4

511.1. What challenges do you face with prices?: Exchange rate or dollar shortag

q511_1_5

511.1. What challenges do you face with prices?: Lack of cash/money in the house

q511_1_6

511.1. What challenges do you face with prices?: Other, specify?

q511_2_1

511.2. What security challenges do you face?: Insecurity or violence near the ma

q511_2_2

511.2. What security challenges do you face?: Insecure or unsafe travel routes?

q511_2_3

511.2. What security challenges do you face?: Curfews, market closures, or restr

q511_2_4

511.2. What security challenges do you face?: Other, specify?

q511_3_1

511.3. Items not available in my usual market

q511_3_2

511.3. Rainy seasons closures

q511_3_3

511.3. Roads impassible

q511_3_4

511.3. Other seasonal of flood-related disruptions

q511_3_5

511.3. Cross-border trade slowed

q511_3_6

511.3. Higher duties/fees

q511_3_7

511.3. Changed where we get supply from

q511_3_8

q511_4_1

511.4. What transport-related challenges do you face?: Roads/bridges in poor con

q511_4_2

511.4. What transport-related challenges do you face?: Transport no available?

q511_4_3

511.4. What transport-related challenges do you face?: Fuel shortages?

q511_4_4

511.4. What transport-related challenges do you face?: Higher transport fares?

q511_4_5

511.4. What transport-related challenges do you face?: I choose a closer/cheaper

q511_4_6

511.4. What transport-related challenges do you face?: Other, specify?

q511_5_1

511.5. Moved due to conflict/flooding; now use a different market

q511_5_2

511.5. Now rely more on own harvest

q511_5_3

511.5. Now rely more on food assistance

q511_5_4

511.5. Illness, Pregnancy, Disability

q511_5_5

511.5. Can't access cash/mobile money

q511_5_6

511.5. Liquidity issues make timing of purchases less frequent

q511_5_7

511.5. Lack of money

q511_5_8

511.5. High costs

q511_5_9

511.5. Single in household

q511_5_10

q512

512. In the past 30 days, did you or your household go without food or other ess

q513

513. How often did this happen?

q514_1

514. Bought less

q514_2

514. Switched to cheaper items

q514_3

q514_4

514. Received aid

q514_5

514. Grew/Produced at home

q514_6

514. If you could not buy what you needed at the market, what did you do?: No co

q514_7

514. If you could not buy what you needed at the market, what did you do?: Defer

q514_8

514. If you could not buy what you needed at the market, what did you do?: Sold

q514_9

514. If you could not buy what you needed at the market, what did you do?: Other

q515

515. Have you changed the market you use or the frequency of visits in the past

q516_1

516. Why did you change markets?: High Prices?

q516_2

516. Why did you change markets?: Security/Conflict?

q516_3

516. Why did you change markets?: Good Availability/Supply?

q516_4

516. Why did you change markets?: Transport?

q516_5

516. Why did you change markets?: Households circumtances (Lack of cash/money, â

q516_6

516. Why did you change markets?: Flooding/weather?

q516_7

516. Why did you change markets?: Other, specify?

q517

517. In your opinion, how well is your main market functioning now compared to 6

q518

518.What main type of goods or services do you sell?

q519_1

519. What are the main types of customers you sell to? (Select all that apply):

q519_2

519. What are the main types of customers you sell to? (Select all that apply):

q519_3

519. What are the main types of customers you sell to? (Select all that apply):

q519_4

519. What are the main types of customers you sell to? (Select all that apply):

q519_98

519. What are the main types of customers you sell to? (Select all that apply):

q520_1

520. What are the MAIN sources of goods/products you sell?: Local?

q520_2

520. What are the MAIN sources of goods/products you sell?: Other towns?

q520_3

520. What are the MAIN sources of goods/products you sell?: Imports?

q520_4

520. What are the MAIN sources of goods/products you sell?: Own production?

q520_5

520. What are the MAIN sources of goods/products you sell?: Other, specify?

q521_1

521. Who are the main suppliers of goods/products you sell?: Local farmers?

q521_2

521. Who are the main suppliers of goods/products you sell?: Wholesalers?

q521_3

521. Who are the main suppliers of goods/products you sell?: Other traders?

q521_4

521. Who are the main suppliers of goods/products you sell?: Self?

q521_5

521. Who are the main suppliers of goods/products you sell?: Importers?

q521_6

521. Who are the main suppliers of goods/products you sell?: Other, specify?

q522_1

522. What are the main barriers to market operations?: Transport?

q522_2

522. What are the main barriers to market operations?: Storage?

q522_3

522. What are the main barriers to market operations?: Funding?

q522_4

522. What are the main barriers to market operations?: Security?

q522_5

522. What are the main barriers to market operations?: Regulations?

q522_6

522. What are the main barriers to market operations?: Information barriers?

q522_7

522. What are the main barriers to market operations?: Market Integration and Li

q522_8

522. What are the main barriers to market operations?: Other, specify?

q523_1

523. What are the main transport barriers?: Bad road conditions?

q523_2

523. What are the main transport barriers?: Lack of road (nonexistent road infra

q523_3

523. What are the main transport barriers?: Insecurity?

q523_4

523. What are the main transport barriers?: High transportation costs?

q523_5

523. What are the main transport barriers?: Other specify?

q524_1

524. What are the main barriers to storage: (Availability, cost, losses due to s

q524_2

524. What are the main barriers to storage: (Availability, cost, losses due to s

q524_3

524. What are the main barriers to storage: (Availability, cost, losses due to s

q524_4

524. What are the main barriers to storage: (Availability, cost, losses due to s

q524_5

524. What are the main barriers to storage: (Availability, cost, losses due to s

q525_1

525. What are the main constraints for access to finance: (Sources of funding, c

q525_2

525. What are the main constraints for access to finance: (Sources of funding, c

q525_3

525. What are the main constraints for access to finance: (Sources of funding, c

q525_4

525. What are the main constraints for access to finance: (Sources of funding, c

q525_5

525. What are the main constraints for access to finance: (Sources of funding, c

q526_1

526. What are the main information barriers: (Access to market information, pric

q526_2

526. What are the main information barriers: (Access to market information, pric

q526_96

526. What are the main information barriers: (Access to market information, pric

q527_1

527. What are the main barriers to Market Integration and Linkages?: Insecurity

q527_2

527. What are the main barriers to Market Integration and Linkages?: Poor road i

q527_3

527. What are the main barriers to Market Integration and Linkages?: Checkpoints

q527_4

527. What are the main barriers to Market Integration and Linkages?: Storage and

q527_5

527. What are the main barriers to Market Integration and Linkages?: Limited acc

q527_6

527. What are the main barriers to Market Integration and Linkages?: Depressed a

q527_7

527. What are the main barriers to Market Integration and Linkages?: Thin market

q527_8

527. What are the main barriers to Market Integration and Linkages?: Other (Spec

q528

528. Do you trade with other markets/towns?

q530_1

530. Do you participate in any market associations or cooperatives?

q601

601. Do you or any member of your household use any plots for crop cultivation?

q602

602. What type of crops do you or any member of your household grow â?¦.?

q602_1

602. Cereals (Sorghum, Corn, Rice, etc.)

q602_2

q602_3

602. Tubers/Roots

q602_4

602. Cash crop (coffee, cocoa, cotton?)

q602_5

602. Onions/Shallot

q602_6

q603_1

603.Plot size: Cereals

q603_2

603.Plot size: Legumes

q603_3

603.Plot size: Tubers/Roots

q603_4

603.Plot size: Cash crop

q603_5

603.Plot size: Onions/Shallot

q603_6

603.Plot size: Others

q604_1

604.Plot use: Cereals

q604_2

604.Plot use: Legumes

q604_3

604.Plot use: Tubers/Roots

q604_4

604.Plot use: Cash crop

q604_5

604.Plot use: Onions/Shallot

q604_6

604.Plot use: Others

q605_1

605.Does production suffice to cover food needs? : Cereals

q605_2

605.Does your own production suffice to cover your family's food needs? : Legume

q605_3

605.Does your own production suffice to cover your family's food needs? : Tubers

q605_4

605.Does your own production suffice to cover your family's food needs? : Cash c

q605_5

605.Does your own production suffice to cover your family's food needs? : Onions

q605_6

605.Does your own production suffice to cover your family's food needs? : Others

q606

606. Do you or any member of your household use (READOUT THE OPTIONS ONE BY ONE)

q606_1

606. Do you or any member of your household use â?¦ ?: Fertilizers

q606_2

606. Do you or any member of your household use â?¦ ?: Pesticides

q606_3

606. Do you or any member of your household use â?¦ ?: Improved seeds

q606_4

606. Do you or any member of your household use â?¦ ?: Large agricultural equipmen

q606_5

606. Do you or any member of your household use â?¦ ?: Hired labor

q607_1

607. What are the main challenges faced in crop production?: Pests?

q607_2

607. What are the main challenges faced in crop production?: Looting/thefts?

q607_3

607. What are the main challenges faced in crop production?: Lack of inputs?

q607_4

607. What are the main challenges faced in crop production?: Water unavailabilit

q607_5

607. What are the main challenges faced in crop production?: Drought?

q607_6

607. What are the main challenges faced in crop production?: Flood?

q607_7

607. What are the main challenges faced in crop production?: Availability of cro

q607_8

607. What are the main challenges faced in crop production?: Other (Specify)?

q608

608. Did you or any household member have access to agricultural extension servi

q609

609. Did you or any household member have access to credit or financial services

q610

610. Have you or any household member participated in any agricultural training

q611_1

611. Did you lose any: Cereals

q611_2

611. Did you lose any: Legumes

q611_3

611. Did you lose any: Tubers/Roots

q611_4

611. Did you lose any: Cash crop

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