UNHCR_CHN_2021_VACC
DDI_CHN_2021_CVACC-Q2_v01_M
UNHCR_CHN_2021_VACC
UN Refugee Agency
Development Data Group
2021
Nesstar Publisher
Version 1 (December 2022). This version is identical to UNHCR DDI ID: UNHCR_CHN_2021_VACC_Q2_v2.1, except the following edits were made:
-Document ID and Survey ID,
- Minor formatting corrections
- Specified the archive where study is originally stored
COVID-19 Vaccination Survey, July 2021
CHN_2021_CVACC-Q2_v01_M
UNHCR
Nesstar Publisher
v2.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for licensed distribution.
Livelihood & Social cohesion
Solutions
Domestic Needs/Household Support
Basic Needs
The COVID-19 Vaccination Survey in China was conducted in July 2021 to understand refugees' accessibility and willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccination in China. UNHCR stresses that no one can be left behind in the global effort against COVID-19 and is monitoring the inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers in vaccination plans around the world. At the time, Chinese government policy did not provide free vaccines for foreigners without social security. The survey results however show that this policy was implemented with some flexibility, because among the few that were vaccinated already, more than half received a free COVID-19 vaccine. Some refugees reported difficulties or lack of information about vaccine registration or identity documents to book an appointment. Results further show that even though most are willing to get vaccinated, anti-vaccine sentiments are driven by fear of side effects.
China
The survey covers 24 provinces with most respondents residing in the province of Guangdong.
Households
The survey was distributed to all 1017 refugees and asylum seekers.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
The household survey covers the following sections:
1. Household demographics
2. Source of information about COVID-19
3. Willingness to get vaccinated
4. Status of vaccination (possible costs for vaccine; appointment booking; reasons for not having received 1st/2nd shot)
POC = Persons of Concern to UNHCR
UNHCR
No sampling was implemented.
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based
The survey was distributed in UNHCR's online survey platform Kobo using email addresses from UNHCR's registration database. The survey was translated in six different languages and respondents were able to select the preferred language before starting the questionnaire. The introduction email included clear instructions on how to fill out the survey as well as asked for respondents' consent.
Sample weights were calculated for each household as the total number of beneficiaries divided by the total response rate.
Out of 1017 distributed surveys, UNHCR received 455 answers (45%). Of those, 30 respondents did not provide consent to participate in the survey.
Curation Team
UNHCR (2021). COVID-19 Vaccination Survey for all POCs in China's mainland, July 2021. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org.
United Nations Refugee Agency Microdata Library
https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/catalog/518
Original Archive Study ID: UNHCR_CHN_2021_VACC_Q2_v2.1
Cost: None
UNHCR_CHN_2021_CBI_PDM_data_anon_v11.NSDstat
82
119
Nesstar 200801
Household ID
82
0
1
82
41.5
23.815
B1. Do you agree to continue with this survey?
82
0
1
yes
82
B3c. Which Province do you live in?
82
0
1
Guangdong
47
2
Hebei
9
3
Jiangsu
6
4
Other
13
5
Zhejiang
7
B4. What is your sex?
82
0
1
female
28
2
male
54
B5. What is your age?
82
0
1
18_35_yrs
56
2
36_59_yrs
24
3
60_yrs_
2
B6. Are you the person registered to receive the cash assistance from UNHCR?
82
0
1
no
10
2
yes
72
B6a. What is the sex of the person registered to receive the cash assistance from
10
72
1
female
6
2
male
4
Sysmiss
72
B6b. What is your relation to the person registered to receive the cash assistanc
10
72
1
mother_father
1
2
not_related
5
3
spouse
4
Sysmiss
72
B7. How many people are living in your household at present?
82
0
1
1
39
2
2-4
28
3
5+
15
B7b. Does anyone in your household have a different case number?
82
0
1
no
81
2
yes
1
C1. How much cash did your household receive from UNHCR at the last distribution?
82
0
1
0
2
2
11520
9
3
1200
1
4
14160
5
5
15520
1
6
16400
1
7
16800
3
8
19050
1
9
19440
2
10
20160
1
11
3600
36
12
4800
1
13
6200
1
14
6240
6
15
7200
2
16
8190
1
17
8800
1
18
8880
6
19
8888
1
20
8891
1
C2. Did you receive the amount that UNHCR communicated to you?
82
0
1
no
5
2
yes
77
C2b. Do you receive any additional cash assistance (i.e. to help with your chroni
82
0
1
no
69
2
yes
13
C2bb. If yes, please specify the amount received as additional assistance.
13
69
1
1175
1
2
1200
1
3
1368
1
4
16900
1
5
1950
2
6
3377
1
7
4506
1
8
4848
1
9
5059
1
10
53132
1
11
847
1
12
8640
1
Sysmiss
69
C3. Did you receive the cash from UNHCR on the day you were expecting it?
82
0
1
don_t_know
9
2
no
7
3
yes
66
C4. Did you need help to receive and/or withdraw the cash assistance?
82
0
1
don_t_know
5
2
no
69
3
yes
8
C4a. Why did you need help?
8
74
1
bank_account_frozen
3
2
did_not_know_how_to_use_the_ca
1
3
not_able_to_open_the_bank_account
4
Sysmiss
74
C4ab. If you chose Bank account frozen, what was the reason?
3
79
1
Expired_passport
1
2
Expired_visa
1
3
other1
1
Sysmiss
79
C4ac. If you chose 'Not able to open the bank account', what was the reason?
4
78
1
Expired_passport
1
2
Expired_visa
2
3
other2
1
Sysmiss
78
C4b. Who gave help?
8
74
1
acquaintance__fiend__neighbor_
5
2
bank_agent___trader
1
3
family_member
1
4
other3
1
Sysmiss
74
C4c. Did you need to pay any money for this help?
8
74
1
no
8
Sysmiss
74
C9. Who is in possession of your bank card at present?
82
0
1
a_friend
12
2
a_trader
1
3
another_household_member
2
4
named_person
59
5
other4
8
C10. Who in your household decided how the cash assistance should be spent?
82
0
1
both__husband_
26
2
Female_HH
17
3
Male_HHH
19
4
other5
17
5
the_whole_hous
3
C11. Was there any disagreement on use of the cash assistance?
82
0
1
no___there_was
70
2
some___we_disc
10
3
yes___we_disag
2
Other income: Formal income generating activities
82
0
1
0
80
2
1
2
Other income:/Informal income generating activities
82
0
1
0
77
2
1
5
Other income:/Savings
82
0
1
0
78
2
1
4
Other income:/Remittances
82
0
1
0
77
2
1
5
Other income:/Support from friends / family (locally)
82
0
1
0
68
2
1
14
Other income:/Loans (debt or credit)
82
0
1
0
33
2
1
49
Other income:/NGOs/agencies – giving cash support
82
0
1
0
82
Other income:/NGOs/agencies – giving material support
82
0
1
0
81
2
1
1
Other income:/NGOs/agencies – giving other support
82
0
1
0
82
D1b. Keeping the money at home?
82
0
1
don_t_know
1
2
no
77
3
yes
4
D1c. Going to make purchases?
82
0
1
don_t_know
6
2
no
71
3
yes
5
D1d. Did anything else make you feel physically unsafe or at risk of harm related
82
0
1
no
81
2
yes
1
D2a. The registered person is not available to withdraw or access the money?
82
0
1
don_t_know
4
2
no
76
3
yes
2
D2c. Poor service at the bank / post-office / etc when withdrawing the money?
82
0
1
don_t_know
5
2
no
75
3
yes
2
D2d. Market/shop/trader/ Wholesalers refused to serve you?
82
0
1
don_t_know
5
2
no
74
3
yes
3
D2e. Needed to pay additional money or do favours in order to withdraw or spend c
82
0
1
don_t_know
4
2
no
75
3
yes
3
To another hh member?
3
79
1
0
3
Sysmiss
79
To another family member outside of the hh?
3
79
1
0
3
Sysmiss
79
To a friend?
3
79
1
0
2
2
1
1
Sysmiss
79
To a community leader?
3
79
1
0
3
Sysmiss
79
To a stranger?
3
79
1
0
3
Sysmiss
79
To a bank mobile agent?
3
79
1
0
3
Sysmiss
79
To a shopkeeper?
3
79
1
0
2
2
1
1
Sysmiss
79
D2f. Did you experience any other problems withdrawing or spending the cash from
82
0
1
don_t_know
2
2
no
78
3
yes
2
D2g. Did you find a solution to your problem?
7
75
1
no
3
2
yes
4
Sysmiss
75
E1. Were you able to find the items/services you needed in the markets/shops?
82
0
1
don_t_know
5
2
mostly
16
3
no
3
4
yes
58
E2. Were you able to find the right quality of items/services in the market?
82
0
1
don_t_know
8
2
mostly
1
3
no
9
4
yes
64
What items/services have increased in price?
82
0
1
don_t_know
10
2
no
23
3
yes
49
F1. Of the cash of last distribution that you have received from UNHCR, how much
82
0
1
all
71
2
don_t_know
1
3
half
2
4
less_than_half
2
5
more_than_half
6
Spent cash on food
82
0
1
0
1
2
1
81
Spent cash on water
82
0
1
0
25
2
1
57
Spent cash on hygiene items
82
0
1
0
34
2
1
48
Spent cash on health costs
82
0
1
0
47
2
1
35
Spent cash on rent
82
0
1
0
1
2
1
81
Spent cash on shelter repair
82
0
1
0
73
2
1
9
Spent cash on household item
82
0
1
0
69
2
1
13
Spent cash on firewood fuel
82
0
1
0
46
2
1
36
Spent cash on clothes shoes
82
0
1
0
60
2
1
22
Spent cash on utilities
82
0
1
0
16
2
1
66
Spent cash on livellihoods
82
0
1
0
73
2
1
9
Spent cash on education
82
0
1
0
79
2
1
3
Spent cash on entertainment
82
0
1
0
47
2
1
35
Spent cash on transport
82
0
1
0
59
2
1
23
Spent cash on debt repayment
82
0
1
0
80
2
1
2
Spent cash on gave some to family
82
0
1
0
81
2
1
1
1st choice
82
0
1
food
33
2
health_costs
3
3
rent
46
2nd choice
82
0
1
debt_repayment
1
2
firewood_fuel
2
3
food
35
4
health_costs
4
5
rent
25
6
transport
1
7
utilities_and_
10
8
water
4
3rd choice
82
0
1
clothes_shoes
1
2
debt_repayment
1
3
education
2
4
firewood_fuel
4
5
food
10
6
gave_some_to_o
1
7
health_costs
8
8
rent
7
9
utilities_and_
41
10
water
7
Spent cash on in patient costs
32
50
1
0
26
2
1
6
Sysmiss
50
Spent cash on out patient costs
32
50
1
0
12
2
1
20
Sysmiss
50
Spent cash on costs related to chronic illness
32
50
1
0
19
2
1
13
Sysmiss
50
F4. Did you save any of the money from UNHCR's cash assistance?
82
0
1
don_t_know
1
2
no
80
3
yes
1
G1a. Improved your living conditions?
82
0
1
moderately
42
2
not_at_all
7
3
significantly
15
4
slightly
18
G1b. Reduced feelings of stress?
82
0
1
moderately
34
2
not_at_all
8
3
significantly
16
4
slightly
24
G1c. Reduced the financial burden of your household?
82
0
1
moderately
32
2
not_at_all
7
3
significantly
14
4
slightly
29
G2. Overall, to what extent are you currently able to meet the basic needs of you
82
0
1
All
5
2
don_t_know
6
3
Half
21
4
less_half
23
5
more_half
24
6
not_at_all
3
Which items can you not afford? Food
71
11
1
0
36
2
1
35
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Water
71
11
1
0
69
2
1
2
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Hygiene items
71
11
1
0
67
2
1
4
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Health costs
71
11
1
0
27
2
1
44
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Rent
71
11
1
0
46
2
1
25
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Shelter repair
71
11
1
0
65
2
1
6
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Household items
71
11
1
0
66
2
1
5
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Fuel
71
11
1
0
67
2
1
4
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Clothes, shoes
71
11
1
0
44
2
1
27
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Utilities
71
11
1
0
56
2
1
15
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Education
71
11
1
0
64
2
1
7
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Entertainment
71
11
1
0
71
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Transport
71
11
1
0
69
2
1
2
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Debt repayment
71
11
1
0
58
2
1
13
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Gave some of it
71
11
1
0
69
2
1
2
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Legal assistance
71
11
1
0
71
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? Other
71
11
1
0
67
2
1
4
Sysmiss
11
Which items can you not afford? in patient costs
44
38
1
0
16
2
1
28
Sysmiss
38
Which items can you not afford? out patient costs
44
38
1
0
8
2
1
36
Sysmiss
38
Which items can you not afford? costs related to chronic illness
44
38
1
0
19
2
1
25
Sysmiss
38
a. Stop a child from attending school?
82
0
1
no
71
2
yes
11
b. Sell livelihood/productive assets in order to buy food or basic goods?
(e.g.
82
0
1
no
77
2
yes
5
c. Ask for money from strangers (begging)?
82
0
1
no
74
2
yes
8
d. Move to a poorer quality shelter?
82
0
1
no
54
2
yes
28
e. Send household members under the age of 16 to work?
82
0
1
no
81
2
yes
1
f. Send a member of the household to work far away?
82
0
1
no
81
2
yes
1
g. Engage in activities for money or items that you feel puts you or other member
82
0
1
no
81
2
yes
1
h. Skip paying rent / debt repayments to meet other needs?
82
0
1
no
64
2
yes
18
i. Take out new loans or borrowed money?
82
0
1
no
26
2
yes
56
j. Reduce expenditure hygiene items, water, baby items, health, or education in o
82
0
1
no
21
2
yes
61
a. Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods?
82
0
1
0
15
2
1
1
3
10
16
4
13
1
5
14
3
6
15
6
7
18
4
8
2
5
9
20
2
10
25
1
11
26
1
12
3
1
13
30
6
14
31
8
15
4
1
16
5
5
17
6
2
18
7
3
19
8
1
b. Borrow food, or rely on help from a friend or relative?
82
0
1
0
32
2
1
5
3
10
3
4
14
1
5
15
3
6
2
5
7
25
1
8
3
6
9
30
3
10
31
2
11
4
6
12
5
8
13
6
3
14
7
2
15
8
2
c. Limit portion size at mealtimes?
82
0
1
0
23
2
1
4
3
10
10
4
12
1
5
13
1
6
14
1
7
15
3
8
2
11
9
20
3
10
23
1
11
3
2
12
30
9
13
31
6
14
5
2
15
7
1
16
8
4
d. Restrict consumption by adults in order for small children to eat?
82
0
1
0
47
2
1
4
3
10
8
4
12
1
5
14
2
6
15
2
7
2
5
8
3
1
9
30
3
10
31
5
11
4
1
12
6
1
13
7
1
14
8
1
e. Reduce number of meals eaten in a day?
82
0
1
0
18
2
1
5
3
10
7
4
11
1
5
12
1
6
14
2
7
15
1
8
2
23
9
20
2
10
3
1
11
30
4
12
31
10
13
5
4
14
7
3
I3. Do you know how you can report complaints and feedback on the cash assistance
82
0
1
no
17
2
yes
65
How report complaints: hotline
65
17
1
0
27
2
1
38
Sysmiss
17
How report complaints: UNHCR email
65
17
1
0
1
2
1
64
Sysmiss
17
I4. If the assistance could be started again would you prefer:
82
0
1
cash
59
2
combination_of_cash_and_items
19
3
items_inkind_food_or_non_food_items
3
4
other
1