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1 Citizen’s Pulse Public Opinion & When the country is Locked-down Perception Survey on Lockdown. By Vanguard Survey (Pvt) Ltd

• Understand the public perception and opinion regarding their needs during shutdown • Understand how worried the public is regarding Objectives of meeting the need for • Essentials the Study • Medicines • Cash • Understand the public perception toward the viability of COVID 19 spreading into their areas

Sampling Approach: Multistage Sampling • Step I: Stratification by district to determine the samples for each province. Sample size for each district has been determined proportioned to its population. • Step II: All GN divisions of each district were listed and GNs were randomly selected using a simple random sampling method. GNs were treated as sampling units and the number of interviews to be done for each GN division were Methodology determined proportionally to the populations. • Step III: A systematic random sampling was used to select the household to be surveyed. • Step IV : Anyone above 18 years were considered for the survey. The respondent from a chosen household was selected. • Database of Sample Survey of Last National Survey was used • Data collected via telephone interviews • Data collection period: 29 th March to 31 st March 2020

Key Question Covered • How are you coping with getting essential food items for your home? • How are you coping with getting essential medicine for your home? • How are you coping in terms of finance? • What are you most worried about for your household in the next month? • How satisfied are you with how the government is trying to control the COVID 19 pandemic in Sri Lanka? • How likely the corona virus will spread into the areas you live?

Spatial map of survey coverage 59 Province No. of respondents 57 Central Province 256 64 Western Province 546 Eastern Province 218 65 64 North Central 147 91 Province Northern Province 309 87 North Western 192 60 Province 86 54 Sabaragamuwa 159 Province 106 59 Southern Province 241 73 130 Uva Province 120 65 75 203 Total 2188 67 246 45 94 97 52 117 72 Base - 2188

Demography Ethnicity Civil Status 2% 14% 17% 41% 18% 66% 42% Sinhala Sri Lankan Tamil Indian Tamil Moors Single Married with children Married without children Income Groups Age Group 50% 39% 30% 42% 58% 40% 24% 23% 25% 21% 30% 18% 20% 17% 17% 20% 14% 13% 13% 15% 10% 10% 0% 5% High Upper Middle Low Lowest 0% Total Sample 2188 Middle Below 25 25 - 35 36 - 45 46 - 55 55+ High Upper Middle Middle Low Lowest Below 25 25 - 35 36 - 45 46 - 55 55+

7 7 Findings

Access to Food and Essentials 4% 9% 20% 68% My household was adequately stocked-up before curfew Despite the curfew we were able to access food from supplier We can get adequate food from our home garden and neighbours My household does not have adequate access to food • Except for eastern province, all the others have stocked-up sufficiently to meet their needs • 9% did not have adequate access food and essentials • 20% purchased during curfew. Leniency of curfew utilized?

Access to Medicine My household was stocked up adequately before curfew Despite the curfew we were able to access 34% 33% medicine Friends/Relatives have 13% helped us to get the 17% necessary medicine My household does not 4% have adequate access to the necessary medicine Not required 34% did not have the requirement for medicine and 51% in Sabaragamuwa province said they did not have a need for medicine About 33% have stocked-up their medicines. 17% said that they are unable to access medicines

Access to Cash We had adequate funds/savings in cash or bank Through credit card 10% because did not have 12% cash 13% Friends/relatives helped 57% us with necessary funds 8% We borrowed/pawned to get adequate funds We do not have adequate funds to manage 57% said that they have sufficient cash in hand or at bank. People from both Northern and Eastern Provinces claimed of shortage of cash 22% have problems in accessing cash and about 12% either had to borrow or pawn their jewellery

What if shut down continuous 11 • People are worried about the long term shut down • All appeared to be geared for a short-term shutdown Not at all worried 3% I am not worried 21% Not sure 9% Access to cash is the key problem for all Ability to access Worried 42% required cash Extremely worried 24% Month of April How worried are Ability to access Not at all worried 5% 25% claimed that they are not worried I am not worried 20% you? about anything Essentials Not sure 5% Worried 40% Extremely worried 30% Ability to access Not at all worried 8% I am not worried 20% Medicines Not sure 12% Worried 39% Extremely worried 22% Not at all worried 6% I am not worried 21% Not sure 9% Ability to retain the income or Worried 31% Earn income Extremely worried 33%

Satisfaction towards Govt’s action 12 Very satisfied 1% 3% 1% Somewhat satisfied 22% Not sure 73% Somewhat dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Very high satisfaction towards the manner in which the government has been handling the situation

How likely COVID 19 spread into your areas? 13 Very likely to To a certain Not sure Will not spread Not at all spread Spread Extend Current spread in Sri Lanka 21% 28% 35% 14% 2% People have taken it very lightly Isn’t this too dangerous for 63% do not think COVID 19 spread into their areas. Sri Lanka?

How likely COVID 19 spread into your areas? 14 By Province 0 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% 3% 3% 100% 8% 9% 11% 12% 9% 14% 13% 15% 90% 21% 13% 7% 8% 8% 80% 27% 31% 22% 39% 19% 70% 18% 27% 28% 30% 60% 25% 50% 30% 21% 27% 40% 37% 57% 30% 52% 49% 47% 35% 34% 20% 31% 30% 14% 10% 0% Cental Western Eastern North Central Northern North Western Sabaragamuwa Southern Uva Will not at all spread Will not spread Not sure It may spread Very likely to spread Less than 3% consider this as a serious issue More than 50% think that it will not spread into their areas Despite being a Red Zone, still 57% in Western Province think it will not spread

Spatial map of those who think; Will not Not Likely to 15 Districts spread sure Spread COVID 19 will not spread into their areas. Percentages Colombo 52 18 29 Kandy 51 26 23 63% Anuradhapura 79 7 0 Badulla 73 12 0 47% 63% Batticaloa 67 24 9 Ampara 55 36 7 Galle 85 7 0 45% 34% Gampaha 66 20 14 Hambantota 65 21 13 49% Jaffna 63 31 0 Kalutara 53 13 34 79% Kegalle 72 12 0 80% 52% Kilinochchi 47 49 0 67% Kurunegala 69 20 11 Mannar 34 55 0 69% 66% Matale 66 22 0 Matara 74 18 0 55% 51% Moneragala 80 0 72% 66% Mullaitivu 63 25 13 73% 73% Nuwaraeliya 73 15 12 52% 80% Polonnaruwa 80 8 12 80% Puttalam 52 35 13 53% Ratnapura 80 5 15 65% Trincomalee 49 32 19 85% 74% Vavuniya 45 38 17 Base - 2188

16 16 Conclusions • People have treated the lockdown as one of the usual curfews and stocked-up their food, essentials and medicines accordingly • Leniency in curfew during early period was utilised to access food, medicine and money. Hence, they have not any pressure • Majority are worried out about a long lockdown; it appears that they have not understood the seriousness of the COVID 19. • One third are worried about their income earning ability • 63% believe that COVID 19 will not spread to their areas and recent behaviour of people when curfew lifted indicates this belief. • They are satisfied with current measures taken by government as majority did not feel and difficulties in accessing food, medicine and money.

17 17 Thank You Vanguard Survey (Pvt) Ltd, 70, Layards Road. Colombo 5 Phone: 077812773 ( Menik Fernando ) 0771627970 ( Mahen Muttiah )