Full food and financial crisis impact questionnaire - Gender ...

Section 5B . Coping with food price crisis and participation in safety nets
5B: 2008 food price surge and coping strategies
Q.No Question Response Response code
1 How severely has your household been affected by food price increase in 2008
2 Did your household do anything to cope with the increase in food prices in 2008
If yes, What did your household do to cope with food price rise in 2008
Not at all affected ................................. 1
mildly affected ..................................... 2
Moderately affected.............................. 3
Highly affected ..................................... 4
Severely affected .................................. 5
Yes ....................................................... 1
No ........................................................ 2
3 Reduced quantity of rice consumption
4 Switched to less quality food
5 Had to eat water drained from cooked rice (Bhater Maar)
6 Had to eat broken rice (Khud)
7 Stopped using powder milk to feed infants due to increased powder milk price
8 Diluted/reduced powder milk to feed infants due to increased powder milk price
9 Decreased nonfood expenditures
10 Spent savings
11 Took loans from employer/moneylenders/traders
12 Took loans from relatives/friends
Yes ....................................................... 1
No ........................................................ 2
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Took loans from formal sources/NGO
Yes ....................................................... 1
No ........................................................ 2
14 Asked and received cash/food from others in the community (not loan)
15 Pawned/sold any household belongings / assets
Yes ....................................................... 1
No ........................................................ 2
Yes ....................................................... 1
No ........................................................ 2
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