MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys Survey Design Workshop Overview of MICS4 Research Tools

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop

Multiple Indicator Cluster SurveysSurvey Design Workshop

Overview of MICS4 Research Tools


MICS4 Research Tools

• Questionnaires

– Measurements

•Observations



• Questionnaires [Face to Face Interviews]

– Household Questionnaire– Questionnaire for Individual Women (Age 15-49)– Questionnaire for Children Under Five

Interviews and eligibility

1. Interview a knowledgeable adult member with Household Questionnaire, obtain list of household members

2. Women age 15-49 in the household list: • Interview women with Women’s Questionnaire

3. Children age 0-4 in the household list:• Interview mothers or caretakers with Under-5

Questionnaire


Household Questionnaire

• Household Information Panel• Household Listing Form• Education• Water and Sanitation• Household Characteristics - [Observation]• Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) - [Observation]• Indoor Residual Spraying• Child Labour• Child Discipline• Handwashing - [Observation]• Salt Iodization [Salt Testing]


Questionnaire for Individual Women

• Woman’s Information Panel

• Woman’s Background• Child Mortality• Desire for Last Birth• Maternal and Newborn

Health• Illness Symptoms• Contraception• Unmet Need

• Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

• Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence

• Marriage/Union • Sexual Behaviour• HIV/AIDS


Questionnaire for Children Under Five

• Under-Five Child Information Panel• Age• Birth Registration• Early Childhood Development• Breastfeeding• Care of Illness• Malaria• Immunization [Copying information from Immunization Card]• Anthropometry [Measurement of height and weight, Oedema]



• Measurements– As part of Household Questionnaire:

• Testing of salt used in household for iodine content - [Salt Test Kits] [by Interviewer]

– As part of Questionnaire for Children Under Five:• Measurement of height and weight of children under 5 -

[Boards and Scales], [by Measurer]– As part of Cluster visits

• Collection of geographic information [GPS] [by Supervisor]


MICS4 Research Tools• Observations [by Interviewer]

– As part of Household Questionnaire:• Material of the dwelling floor• Main material of the roof• Main material of the exterior walls• Mosquito nets - [request to see]• Place for handwashing - [request to go and see]

– Presence of water– Presence of soap or detergent

– As part of Under 5 Questionnaire:• Observation of Oedema during anthropometric measurements



• Recording [by Interviewer]– As part of Under Five Questionnaire:

• Immunization Card - [request to see]


General Characteristics

• MICS4 Model Questionnaires [Global use]• Prepared in a modular fashion• Easy to take out modules • Customization of questionnaires is needed

• Adaptation to countries• Concepts/Translation• Country specific answer categories

• Adaptation to fit or combine with other household surveys


General Characteristics

• Developed in collaboration with other UN agencies and other partners in development and data collection

• Harmonized with the DHS program and questionnaires


Criteria for inclusion in MICS4• Possible to collect through household surveys

• Easy to administer

• Applicable to significant numbers of countries

• Relevant MDG indicators (and other international goals)

• UNICEF priority / Continuity with WSC indicators

• Interagency agreement on indicators

• Well tested validated modules/questions

• Should not compromise data quality of other indicators


Eligibility for Interview


Household questionnaire

• Survey Unit: Household– Household: A person, or a group of persons living

and eating together

• Identify respondent: – knowledgeable adult or mother/primary caretaker

of children in household • Single respondent to all modules of the Household

Questionnaire


Questionnaire for Individual Women

• Respondent:– Women age 15-49

• Separate interviews of all women age 15-49 in the household


Questionnaire for Children Under Five

• Respondent: – Mother or primary caretaker of under-5s living in

the household

• Mothers/primary caretakers of all children under age 5 living in the household


“Do”s and “Don’t”s• Administer household questionnaire to ALL households

in the sample – NOT only households with women and/or under-5 children

• Administer woman’s questionnaire to ALL women age 15-49 living in sampled households– NOT only one woman per household

• Administer Under Five questionnaire to mothers/primary caretakers of ALL under-5s living in household– NOT for only one under five per household– NOT for only under fives whose mothers are in the

household


Example Household 1

• Nigel (Male, Age 45)


Example Household 1

• Nigel (Male, Age 45)– Household Questionnaire with Nigel


Example Household 2• Victoria (Female, Age 36)


Example Household 2• Victoria (Female, Age 36)

– Household Questionnaire with Victoria– Woman’s Questionnaire with Victoria


Example Household 3• Wendy (Female, Age 32)• James (Male, Son of Wendy, Age 3)


Example Household 3• Wendy (Female, Age 32)• James (Male, Son of Wendy, Age 3)

– Household Questionnaire with Wendy– Woman’s Questionnaire with Wendy– Under-5 Questionnaire for James, with Wendy (the

mother)


Example Household 4• Paul (Male, Age 45)• Deborah (Female, Paul’s Partner, Age 32)• Jim (Male, Paul and Deborah’s Son, Age 3)


Example Household 4• Paul (Male, Age 45)• Deborah (Female, Paul’s Partner, Age 32)• Jim (Male, Paul and Deborah’s Son, Age 3)

– Household Questionnaire with Paul or Deborah– Woman’s Questionnaire with Deborah– Under-5 Questionnaire for Jim, with Deborah

(mother)


Example Household 5• Peter (Male, 45)• Kathy (Female, 32, Peter’s Wife)• Tom (Male, 3, Peter and Kathy’s Son)• Eve (Female, 48, Peter’s Sister)• Martin (Male, 4, Eve’s Adopted Child)


Example Household 5• Peter (Male, 45)• Kathy (Female, 32, Peter’s Wife)• Tom (Male, 3, Peter and Kathy’s Son)• Eve (Female, 48, Peter’s Sister)• Martin (Male, 4, Eve’s Adopted Child)

• Household Questionnaire with Peter or Kathy or Eve• Woman’s Questionnaire with Kathy• Under-5 Questionnaire for Tom, with Kathy (mother)• Woman’s Questionnaire with Eve• Under-5 Questionnaire for Martin, with Eve (caretaker)

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MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys Survey Design Workshop Overview of MICS4 Research Tools