The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey, Round 5

Since Liberia’s Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic began in March 2014, nearly 10,000 persons have contracted the virus and more than 4,000 have died. The economic impact of Ebola survey is a high frequency cell phone survey designed to monitor the...

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Main Authors: Himelein, Kristen, Kastelic, Jonathan G.
Format: Report
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24439139/socio-economic-impacts-ebola-liberia-results-high-frequency-cell-phone-survey-round-five
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spelling okr-10986-218932021-04-23T14:04:05Z The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey, Round 5 Himelein, Kristen Kastelic, Jonathan G. HARVEST ACTIVITIES RISKS FOOD NEEDS FOOD SECURITY PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN TEACHERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS SCHOOLS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DESCRIPTION INCOME SCHOOLING HAND WASHING GROUPS PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AGE GROUPS PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE SERVICES RUBBER AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME URBAN AREAS HOUSEHOLD AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE EDUCATION EXPENDITURES AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION HEALTH RURAL AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT WFP MARKET PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOOD NATIONAL LEVEL RUBBER PRICES FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS MEASURES FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING NEW ENTRANTS CHILDREN SAVINGS EDUCATION CLINICS CASH CROPS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS HOUSEHOLDS RURAL AREAS PRIVATE SCHOOLS POVERTY INTERVENTION FACILITIES MEAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSFERS STUDENTS RICE MARKETS HOUSEHOLD INCOME POOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FEES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS WOMEN HOSPITALS FARMERS PRIMARY SCHOOL SAFETY FOODS SAFETY NET SYSTEMS FEMALE COCOA CASH TRANSFERS FOOD AID HOUSEHOLD HEADS Since Liberia’s Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic began in March 2014, nearly 10,000 persons have contracted the virus and more than 4,000 have died. The economic impact of Ebola survey is a high frequency cell phone survey designed to monitor the socio-economic impacts of the EVD crisis in Liberia. The survey has been conducted in five rounds from October 2014 to March 2015. The sample is based on the nationally representative household income and expenditure survey (HIES) implemented from February to August 2014 by the Liberia institute of statistics and geo-information services (LISGIS). The report presents an update of the epidemiological situation in Liberia and associated response efforts at the time of the fifth round of data collection (March 12-18, 2015). It gives an updates on the employment, prices, food security, coping strategies, health, and education indicators surveyed. 2015-05-19T15:41:54Z 2015-05-19T15:41:54Z 2015-04-13 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24439139/socio-economic-impacts-ebola-liberia-results-high-frequency-cell-phone-survey-round-five http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21893 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Africa Liberia
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topic HARVEST ACTIVITIES
RISKS
FOOD NEEDS
FOOD SECURITY
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
TEACHERS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
SCHOOLS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
DESCRIPTION
INCOME
SCHOOLING
HAND WASHING
GROUPS
PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN
AGE GROUPS
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
SERVICES
RUBBER
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
URBAN AREAS
HOUSEHOLD
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
HEALTH
RURAL
AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
WFP
MARKET
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
FOOD
NATIONAL LEVEL
RUBBER PRICES
FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
MEASURES
FOOD INSECURITY
TARGETING
NEW ENTRANTS
CHILDREN
SAVINGS
EDUCATION
CLINICS
CASH CROPS
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL AREAS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
POVERTY
INTERVENTION
FACILITIES
MEAL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TRANSFERS
STUDENTS
RICE
MARKETS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POOR
SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
FEES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
WOMEN
HOSPITALS
FARMERS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
SAFETY
FOODS
SAFETY NET SYSTEMS
FEMALE
COCOA
CASH TRANSFERS
FOOD AID
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
spellingShingle HARVEST ACTIVITIES
RISKS
FOOD NEEDS
FOOD SECURITY
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
TEACHERS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
SCHOOLS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
DESCRIPTION
INCOME
SCHOOLING
HAND WASHING
GROUPS
PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN
AGE GROUPS
PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
SERVICES
RUBBER
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
URBAN AREAS
HOUSEHOLD
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
HEALTH
RURAL
AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
WFP
MARKET
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
FOOD
NATIONAL LEVEL
RUBBER PRICES
FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
MEASURES
FOOD INSECURITY
TARGETING
NEW ENTRANTS
CHILDREN
SAVINGS
EDUCATION
CLINICS
CASH CROPS
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL AREAS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
POVERTY
INTERVENTION
FACILITIES
MEAL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TRANSFERS
STUDENTS
RICE
MARKETS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POOR
SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
FEES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
WOMEN
HOSPITALS
FARMERS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
SAFETY
FOODS
SAFETY NET SYSTEMS
FEMALE
COCOA
CASH TRANSFERS
FOOD AID
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
Himelein, Kristen
Kastelic, Jonathan G.
The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey, Round 5
geographic_facet Africa
Liberia
description Since Liberia’s Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic began in March 2014, nearly 10,000 persons have contracted the virus and more than 4,000 have died. The economic impact of Ebola survey is a high frequency cell phone survey designed to monitor the socio-economic impacts of the EVD crisis in Liberia. The survey has been conducted in five rounds from October 2014 to March 2015. The sample is based on the nationally representative household income and expenditure survey (HIES) implemented from February to August 2014 by the Liberia institute of statistics and geo-information services (LISGIS). The report presents an update of the epidemiological situation in Liberia and associated response efforts at the time of the fifth round of data collection (March 12-18, 2015). It gives an updates on the employment, prices, food security, coping strategies, health, and education indicators surveyed.
format Report
author Himelein, Kristen
Kastelic, Jonathan G.
author_facet Himelein, Kristen
Kastelic, Jonathan G.
author_sort Himelein, Kristen
title The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey, Round 5
title_short The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey, Round 5
title_full The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey, Round 5
title_fullStr The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey, Round 5
title_full_unstemmed The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey, Round 5
title_sort socio-economic impacts of ebola in liberia : results from a high frequency cell phone survey, round 5
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24439139/socio-economic-impacts-ebola-liberia-results-high-frequency-cell-phone-survey-round-five
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