12% Pakistanis report suffering from fever in the past 4 days - one of the symptoms of COVID-19. A majority (78%) reported that they did not feel any illness.
Respondents in the 30-39 age cohort were most likely to report suffering from fever (20%) and sore throat (16%). 90% of those in the most vulnerable group (50+) did not feel any illness.
None of the respondents reported experiencing all 7 symptoms of COVID-19. 11% reported only 1 symptom, while 9% experienced 2 symptoms.
Rectification of error: Kindly note that the question asked respondents if they had suffered from fever, dry cough, breathing difficulty, lethargy, runny nose, upset stomach, sore throat or did they not feel any illness in the past 4 weeks* (instead of days).
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Among those who heard the speech , 33% agreed with the general point of view taken by Nawaz Sharif, a larger 39% said they disagreed and 24% said they neither agreed or disagreed.
The report provides a statistical overview of the current microfinance landscape in Pakistan & it explores three penetration levels based on data collected in the following three studies: Access to Finance Survey, Household Integrated Economic Survey & the National Poverty Report
Key Findings:
1. Based on estimation models using A2Fs 2015 data the potential market for microcredit in Pakistan is estimated to be 40.9 million for people aged between 18-65 years.
All Economic Vulnerability indicators show improvement in W7. This doesn’t mitigate the fact that nearly all HH's experienced economic shock & those who have fallen below poverty line would need either govt. or NGO assistance to climb up.
Significant decline in proportion of Pakistanis who claim to have reduced the number or size of meals for some family members to cover their household's basic needs
Since June, significant decline in the number of households observed who report relying on less preferred or inexpensive food items to cover basic household needs in the past 7 days – 10% fall from 22%