| authors |
Darcey Johnson, Darian Naidoo, Shohei Nakamura, Chris Wokker, Jeffrey Woodham, and Shuwen Zheng. |
| Date |
2022-08-01 |
| Country |
Papua New Guinea |
| language |
English |
| contributors |
Pacific Observatory UNICEF |
| publishers |
World Bank |
| Description |
This file is the report of the fourth round of the High Frequency Phone Survey to assess the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea.
It contains some of the main findings from the survey's round 4. |
| Abstract |
Economic recovery was weak with household incomes falling. Low vaccination rates may further hinder recovery and welfare outcomes:
• Consistent with the weak economic recovery in 2021 (GDP growth of 1 percent), the share of employed adults was stable from December 2020 to December 2021. For many households, particularly rural households and those in the bottom 40 percent of the wealth distribution, incomes were under pressure.
• To cope with economic pressures households used coping strategies – such as selling assets, which will not be sustainable in the long run. One in four households experienced moderate or severe food insecurity.
• Community security concerns did not worsen in the six months to December 2021. However, close to half of households perceived alcohol and drug abuse to be worsening.
• Vaccine hesitancy increased over the six months to December 2021.
• Fewer households were worried about their finances in December 2021 than June 2021. |
| Download |
https://microdata.pacificdata.org/index.php/catalog/857/download/3998 |
