THE CORONAVIRUS COVID19 A SURVEY OF QATARI NATIONALS

THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) A SURVEY OF QATARI NATIONALS & RESIDENT EXPATRIATES Abdoulaye Diop, Ph. D. Manager of Research Department Social and Economic Survey Research Institute April 19, 2020 1

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Survey Rationale § Measure awareness, attitudes, and behaviors of citizens and residents regarding the Coronavirus outbreak § Provide information to policymakers to guide awareness campaigns’ design & recalibration § Participate in the worldwide research effort about the Coronavirus and its impact on the society 2

The MOPH Strategy to Curb the Spread of the Coronavirus The Minister of Public Health, H E Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari (April 15, 2020 – Peninsula) § Creating awareness among the community § Conducting screening § Tracing the sources of infection § Providing enough hospital resources 3

Coronavirus Survey Characteristics Data collection: Sample: March 12 -March 14, 2020 n=2, 131 Response Rate: 50. 7% Sampling Error: ± 3. 2% Interviews conducted in 10 different languages (including Arabic, English, Tagalog, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil, Sinhala, Nepali) Qatari Nationals: 726 White-collar: 750 Blue-collar: 655 We used nationality & income to differentiate between whitecollar and blue-collar expatriates • CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) • Final data adjusted for probabilities of selection and non response 4

Coronavirus (COVID-19) February 29, 2020: Number of reported positive cases in Qatar 01 March 10, 2020: 24 March 12, 2020: 262 March 14, 2020; 337 April 18, 2020: 4, 490 5

How much, if anything, have you heard or read about the recent Coronavirus outbreak? 84% 79% A lot 56% 13% 15% Some 31% Only a little Nothing at all Qataris 2% 5% 11% White collar expatriates Blue collar expatriates 1% 1% 2% 6

What is your main source of information about the Coronavirus? 31% 23% 18% 12% 18% 11%11% 1% 1% Newspapers Qataris 15% 14% 13% 5% Television 22% 20% 23% Twitter 5%6% 4% 2% 0% 0% Instagram Facebook 2% White collar expatriates Whats. App 5% 4% 3% Other social media World of mouth Other Blue collar expatriates 7

How concerned, if at all, are you that the Coronavirus will have a negative impact on the economy of Qatar? 28% Very concerned 36% 46% 34% 35% Somewhat concerned Not too concerned Not at all concerned 29% Qataris 15% 12% 15% White collar expatriates Blue collar expatriates 23% 17% 10% 8

How concerned, if at all, are you that there will be a widespread outbreak of the Coronavirus in Qatar? 31% 33% Very concerned 40% 31% 32% Somewhat concerned 28% 19% Not too concerned Not at all concerned Qataris 22% White collar expatriates Blue collar expatriates 19% 16% 10% 9

How concerned, if at all, are you that you or someone in your family will get sick from the Coronavirus? 52% Very concerned 45% 24% Somewhat concerned Not too concerned Not at all concerned 28% 22% 11% 15% Qataris White collar expatriates Blue collar expatriates 12% 16% 18% 10

More Significant differences: Gender/Age In general women reported higher levels of concern about • • a possible widespread outbreak of the Coronavirus in Qatar possibility that they or their family members might contract the virus Similarly, younger respondents were more likely to be concerned about: • • • the negative impact of the Coronavirus on the economy of Qatar, its widespread outbreak, and the possibility that they or their family members might contract the virus 11

Precautionary Measures Washing Hands Regularly Using Hand Sanitizers • Blue-collar • White-collar • Qataris 84% 76% 67% • Qataris • White-collar • Blue-collar 68% 62% 46% 12

Precautionary Measures Avoiding Public Places • White-collar • Qataris • Blue-collar 54% 49% 42% Avoiding Public Gatherings • Qataris • White-collar • Blue-collar 50% 40% 39% (such as malls, mosques, and shopping centers) (such as public gatherings including Majlis, weddings, funerals) Use of protective masks • Blue-collar 66% • White-Collar 29% • Qataris 13% 13

Plan Forward • Follow-up waves • Expand questions to include • Online schooling • Employment (job security, changes in work environment) • Future outlook 14

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