Economic Impact of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic: Sleman Health and Demographic Surveillance System Individual Panel Secondary Data Analysis

Introduction: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought down the economy globally. This study aims to create a "snapshot" of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sleman, Indonesia, collected in the third trimester of 2020. Methods: The sixth wave of the Sleman Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) was collected through the telephone interview method from September until October 2020. The descriptive statistical analysis included frequencies and proportions for categorical variables. The parameters were demographic, geographic, health insurance, socioeconomic status, and impact of COVID-19 (employment status, changes of expenditure, and financial assistance). Results: From a total of 6,946 HDSS respondents, 1,516 were analysed. Only 6.7% were above 60 years old. The majority lived in urban areas (77.9%), finished middle school (65.7%), married (73.6%), and had insurance (86.8%). Approximately 60% of respondents experienced the economic impact of the pandemic. In addition, a small percentage (3%) of the lower socioeconomic status group (45.8% of total respondents) were laid off or lost their job. Respondents with low socioeconomic status were 2.5, 3.04, and 2.48 times more likely to be concerned about losing their jobs, meeting their basic needs, and fulfilling their financial obligations, respectively. Regarding financial assistance, respondents with low socioeconomic status were 3, 2, and 3 times more likely to receive cash, food voucher, and financial obligation elimination, respectively, than high economic status. Conclusion: Respondents with low socioeconomic status experienced the most significant economic impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the government needs to have better data and quick response to protect the poor population.