Monitoring the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Djiboutian Households : Results from Second Wave of Survey (September 20-October 18)

Gansey, Romeo Jacky; Mendiratta, Vibhuti; Duplantier, Anne; Konate, Sekou Tidani; Abdoulkader, Omar

Monitoring the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Djiboutian Households : Results from Second Wave of Survey (September 20-October 18)

2020

Gansey, Romeo Jacky | Mendiratta, Vibhuti | Duplantier, Anne | Konate, Sekou Tidani | Abdoulkader, Omar

To monitor the rapidly changing economic landscape due to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), the National Institute of Statistics of Djibouti (INSD), with the technical assistance from the World Bank, conducted a second wave of the COVID phone survey from September 20 to October 18, 2020. The sample, consisting of 1,460 complete interviews, combined a panel of households interviewed during the first wave, to which a replacement sample was added to compensate for attrition. The response rate stands at 85 percent nationally and the results are representative of the countryâ€™s urban population except for the top wealth quintile (richest 20 percent). Since mid-May, when the lockdown ended, economic activities have been trending back to normal. In times of COVID-19, households contend with significant challenges regarding access to food, a key element of food insecurity. The survey uncovers that 40 percent of the households are worried about not having enough food due to a lack of economic resources. Despite the challenging health and economic context, many households remained optimistic about the future.

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