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Revision as of 05:46, 14 December 2020

Standard Specification Form: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 6

Standard Profile
Name Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)
UNICEF MICS6 logo.png
Sector Health
Creator UNICEF
What the standard measures Well-being of children and women
Priority indicators
  • Equitable chance in life
  • Living in a safe and clean environment
  • Protection from violence and exploitation
  • Household ICT (Information Communications and Technology) coverage
  • Survival / mortality rate
  • Reproductive and maternal health
  • Child health, nutrition, and development
  • Class attendance, learning, and development

The complete MICS6 indicator list has definitions of these indicators

Link to SDGs

2.2.1, 2.2.2
3.a.1, 3.b.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.8.1
4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.4.1, 4.5.1
5.b.1, 5.3.1, 5.3.2
7.1.2
8.7.1
16.9.1, 16.2.1
17.8.1

Here's the SDG indicator definitions. It explains what these numbers mean.

Key users of the standard
  • National health ministries and entities
  • Health organizations globally
  • Environmental health inspectors
  • Development sector organizations (non governmental organizations, civil society organizations, faith based organizations, private sector)
How users analyze data Automated tabulations based on individual country questionnaires are carried out by computer programs for each indicator. Tabulation plans and syntax files are provided below:

MICS6 Tabulation Plan English, Spanish, Arabic, Russian

MICS6 SPSS Syntax files (20 December 2019) English”

Source: http://mics.unicef.org/tools#analysis

How users act on data Data is used to
  • Influence policy, programme interventions, and national development plans
  • Monitor Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) progress / other global commitments,
  • Influence public perception on the health status of children and women internationally
How users create reports aligned with the standard Countries submit the following two reports:
  1. Survey Findings, and
  2. Statistical Snapshots.

Reporting templates are available at: http://mics.unicef.org/tools#reporting

Where users submit reports National committees responsible for SDG monitoring and reporting
Languages in which standard is available English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian
Standardized survey template(s)

Here are Questionnaire and Modules lists, Sampling strategies, planning tools, indicator lists, and fieldwork preparation.

Digitized in Akvo Flow
  • MICS6 Household Questionnaire (coming soon)
  • MICS6 Questionnaire for Children Under Five (coming soon)
  • MICS6 Water Quality Testing Questionnaire (coming soon)
Excel versions of Standardized surveys
Standardized data visualization dashboards
Standardized Survey Profile Form (SSP)
Date standard was last updated 2020
Current version of standard (# or name) 6
Source http://mics.unicef.org