COVID-19 Household Telephone Survey in Barbados: 2020
Metadata & use
| Identifier | https://doi.org/10.60966/wtr1-vd47 |
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| License | Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO |
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| Citation |
Beuermann, Diether, et al. (2020). COVID-19 Household Telephone Survey in Barbados: 2020. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/wtr1-vd47 |
| Published date | 2020-10-30 |
| Modified date | 2026-10-02 |
| Tags/Keywords | COVID-19 · Financial Literacy · Unemployment |
| Language |
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| In Series | Living Conditions Datasets |
| Temporal coverage | 2020-2020 |
| Country |
Barbados
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| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Publisher |
Inter-American Development Bank
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| Author |
Beuermann, Diether
Giles Álvarez, Laura
Hoffmann, Bridget
Vera-Cossio, Diego A.
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| Data collection type | Survey Data |
| Statistical type | Cross-sectional Data |
| Data structure | Structured Data |
| Data notes |
What does the COVID-19 Household Telephone Survey in Barbados cover?The survey measures welfare-related variables before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, covering disease transmission and household health, finances, labor, income, remittances, spending and food security, and social protection programs. Who conducted and implemented the survey?The Barbados COVID-19 Survey is a project of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It was designed and implemented by Sistemas Integrales. How many households were interviewed and how were they selected?The survey interviewed 896 households and all their members. These households were recontacted from those previously interviewed by the Barbados Survey of Living Conditions (BSLC) in 2016, making this a panel follow-up. When was the data collected?Fieldwork was carried out over 29 days during May and June 2020, in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why was the survey conducted by telephone?The survey was phone-based given the mobility restrictions and social distancing measures in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. What is the relationship to the 2016 Barbados Survey of Living Conditions?This dataset is a panel follow-up to the 2016 Barbados Survey of Living Conditions (BSLC). By recontacting the same households, it allows comparison of welfare-related outcomes before and after the onset of the pandemic. What formats are the data files available in?The dataset includes multiple resources covering households, members, business, labor effects, spreading, and payment methods, provided in CSV and Stata (.dta) formats with accompanying data dictionaries, plus a combined methodological report in PDF. What methodological details does the report document?The report describes the main methodological aspects of the survey, including sample design, estimation procedures, the topics covered by the questionnaire, field organization, and quality control. It also presents the structure and contents of the resulting datasets. Who can use this data and for what purposes?The data supports policymakers, researchers, and analysts studying the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19. It was collected to support policymaking that can help curb the crisis impacts on the population's welfare, and is useful for analysis of labor markets, financial literacy, and food security. What is the geographic and time coverage of the data?The data covers Barbados and was collected in 2020, with the fieldwork conducted between May and June of that year. Under what license is the dataset published?The dataset is published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/). How do I cite this dataset?Cite it as: Beuermann, Diether, et al. (2020). COVID-19 Household Telephone Survey in Barbados: 2020. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/wtr1-vd47. The publisher is the Inter-American Development Bank; the DOI is 10.60966/wtr1-vd47. |