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Citizen’s Pulse

When the country is Locked-down By Vanguard Survey (Pvt) Ltd Public Opinion & Perception Survey on Lockdown.

Objectives of the Study

• Understand the public perception and opinion

regarding their needs during shutdown

• Understand how worried the public is regarding

meeting the need for

• Essentials
• Medicines
• Cash
• Understand the public perception toward the

viability of COVID 19 spreading into their areas

Methodology

Sampling Approach: Multistage Sampling

• Step I: Stratification by district to determine the samples

for each province. Sample size for each district has been determined proportioned to its population.

• Step II: All GN divisions of each district were

listed and GNs were randomly selected using a simple random sampling method. GNs were treated as sampling units and the number of interviews to be done for each GN division were determined proportionally to the populations.

• Step III: A systematic random sampling was used to select

the household to be surveyed.

• Step IV: Anyone above 18 years were considered for the
• survey. The respondent from a chosen household was

selected.

• Database of Sample Survey of Last National Survey was used
• Data collected via telephone interviews
• Data collection period: 29th March to 31st March 2020

Key Question Covered

• How are you coping with getting essential food items for your home?
• How are you coping with getting essential medicine for your home?
• How are you coping in terms of finance?
• What are you most worried about for your household in the next month?
• How satisfied are you with how the government is trying to control the COVID 19

pandemic in Sri Lanka?

• How likely the corona virus will spread into the areas you live?

Spatial map of survey coverage

Province

• No. of respondents

Central Province 256 Western Province 546 Eastern Province 218 North Central Province 147 Northern Province 309 North Western Province 192 Sabaragamuwa Province 159 Southern Province 241 Uva Province 120 Total 2188

Base - 2188

130 246 87 75 54 73 117 203 52 59 97 65 57 106 64 59 72 45 64 67 60 86 94 91 65

Demography

66% 18% 2% 14%

Ethnicity

Sinhala Sri Lankan Tamil Indian Tamil Moors 17% 42% 41%

Civil Status

Single Married with children Married without children 13% 23% 24% 18% 21% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Below 25 25 - 35 36 - 45 46 - 55 55+

Age Group

Below 25 25 - 35 36 - 45 46 - 55 55+ 14% 17% 39% 17% 13% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% High Upper Middle Middle Low Lowest

Income Groups

High Upper Middle Middle Low Lowest

42% 58%

Total Sample 2188

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Findings

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Access to Food and Essentials

68% 20% 4% 9%

My household was adequately stocked-up before curfew Despite the curfew we were able to access food from supplier We can get adequate food from our home garden and neighbours My household does not have adequate access to food

• Except for eastern province, all the others have stocked-up sufficiently to

meet their needs

• 9% did not have adequate access food and essentials
• 20% purchased during curfew. Leniency of curfew utilized?

Access to Medicine

33% 13% 4% 17% 34% My household was stocked up adequately before curfew Despite the curfew we were able to access medicine Friends/Relatives have helped us to get the necessary medicine My household does not have adequate access to the necessary medicine Not required

34% did not have the requirement for medicine and 51% in Sabaragamuwa province said they did not have a need for medicine About 33% have stocked-up their medicines. 17% said that they are unable to access medicines

Access to Cash

57% 8% 13% 12% 10% We had adequate funds/savings in cash or bank Through credit card because did not have cash Friends/relatives helped us with necessary funds We borrowed/pawned to get adequate funds We do not have adequate funds to manage

57% said that they have sufficient cash in hand or at bank. People from both Northern and Eastern Provinces claimed of shortage of cash 22% have problems in accessing cash and about 12% either had to borrow or pawn their jewellery

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How worried are you?

Month of April

Ability to access required cash Ability to access Essentials

Access to cash is the key problem for all 25% claimed that they are not worried about anything

What if shut down continuous

Ability to access Medicines Ability to retain the income or Earn income

Not at all worried 5% I am not worried 20% Not sure 5% Worried 40% Extremely worried 30% Not at all worried 3% I am not worried 21% Not sure 9% Worried 42% Extremely worried 24% Not at all worried 8% I am not worried 20% Not sure 12% Worried 39% Extremely worried 22% Not at all worried 6% I am not worried 21% Not sure 9% Worried 31% Extremely worried 33%

• People are worried about the long term shut down
• All appeared to be geared for a short-term shutdown

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Satisfaction towards Govt’s action

73% 22% 1% 3% 1%

Very satisfied Somewhat satisfied Not sure Somewhat dissatisfied Very dissatisfied

Very high satisfaction towards the manner in which the government has been handling the situation

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Will not spread 28% Not at all spread 35% Not sure 21% To a certain Extend 14% Very likely to Spread 2%

How likely COVID 19 spread into your areas?

Current spread in Sri Lanka

63% do not think COVID 19 spread into their areas.

Isn’t this too dangerous for Sri Lanka?

People have taken it very lightly

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How likely COVID 19 spread into your areas?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Cental Western Eastern North Central Northern North Western Sabaragamuwa Southern Uva

35% 30% 34% 52% 14% 31% 47% 49% 57%

25% 27% 21% 27% 37% 30% 30% 28% 19% 22% 18% 31% 7% 39% 27% 8% 13% 8% 15% 21% 11% 12% 9% 9% 13% 8% 14% 3% 3% 1% 1% 1% 3% 1% 1%

By Province

Will not at all spread Will not spread Not sure It may spread Very likely to spread

Less than 3% consider this as a serious issue More than 50% think that it will not spread into their areas Despite being a Red Zone, still 57% in Western Province think it will not spread

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Spatial map of those who think;

COVID 19 will not spread into their areas.

Base - 2188

51% 52% 79% 73% 67% 55% 85% 66% 65% 63% 53% 72% 47% 69% 34% 66% 74% 80% 63% 73% 80% 52% 80% 49% 45%

Districts Will not spread Not sure Likely to Spread Percentages Colombo 52 18 29 Kandy 51 26 23 Anuradhapura 79 7 Badulla 73 12 Batticaloa 67 24 9 Ampara 55 36 7 Galle 85 7 Gampaha 66 20 14 Hambantota 65 21 13 Jaffna 63 31 Kalutara 53 13 34 Kegalle 72 12 Kilinochchi 47 49 Kurunegala 69 20 11 Mannar 34 55 Matale 66 22 Matara 74 18 Moneragala 80 Mullaitivu 63 25 13 Nuwaraeliya 73 15 12 Polonnaruwa 80 8 12 Puttalam 52 35 13 Ratnapura 80 5 15 Trincomalee 49 32 19 Vavuniya 45 38 17

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Conclusions

• People have treated the lockdown as one of the usual curfews and stocked-up their

food, essentials and medicines accordingly

• Leniency in curfew during early period was utilised to access food, medicine and
• money. Hence, they have not any pressure
• Majority are worried out about a long lockdown; it appears that they have not

understood the seriousness of the COVID 19.

• One third are worried about their income earning ability
• 63% believe that COVID 19 will not spread to their areas and recent behaviour of

people when curfew lifted indicates this belief.

• They are satisfied with current measures taken by government as majority did not feel

and difficulties in accessing food, medicine and money.

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Thank You

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