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Table 8 Population unable to meet the CoRD before and during COVID-19, with and without government relief payments

From: Cost and affordability of a healthy diet for urban populations in Thailand and the Philippines before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Bangkok (n = 2,581)

Manila (n = 17,883)

Without relief

With relief

Without relief

With relief

Million people

Proportion

Million people

Proportion

Million people

Proportion

Million people

Proportion

Before

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

-

-

4.98

0.37

-

-

During:

 –10% food budget

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

6.32

0.47

5.81

0.43

 –15% food budget

0.01

0.08

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

7.02

0.52

6.46

0.48

 –20% food budget

0.02

0.12

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

7.73

0.57

7.19

0.53

  1. Sources: PSA [55], NSO [56]
  2. We use predicted CoRD as derived from the postestimation of regression discontinuity. The available recent data sets before pandemic are used, i.e., 2018 food expenditure data for Manila and 2019 food expenditure data for Bangkok
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