Standard Specification Form: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 6
Standard Profile
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Name
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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)
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Sector
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Health
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Creator
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UNICEF
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What the standard measures
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Well-being of children and women
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Priority indicators
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- 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
Here's the complete MICS6 indicator list. It shows definitions.
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Link to SDGs
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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.
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Key users of the standard
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- 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)
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How users analyze data
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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
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How users act on data
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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
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How users create reports aligned with the standard
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Countries submit the following two reports:
- Survey Findings, and
- Statistical Snapshots.
Reporting templates are available at: http://mics.unicef.org/tools#reporting
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Where users submit reports
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National committees responsible for SDG monitoring and reporting
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Languages in which standard is available
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English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian
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Standardized survey template(s)
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- MICS6 Household Questionnaire
- MICS6 Questionnaire for Individual Women
- MICS6 Questionnaire for Individual Men
- MICS6 GPS Data Collection Questionnaire
- MICS6 Questionnaire for Children Under Five
- MICS6 Questionnaire for Children Age 5-17
- MICS6 Questionnaire Form for Vaccination Records at Health Facility
- MICS6 Water Quality Testing Questionnaire
Here are Questionnaire and Modules lists, Sampling strategies, planning tools, indicator lists, and fieldwork preparation.
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Digitized in Akvo Flow
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- MICS6 Household Questionnaire
- MICS6 Questionnaire for Children Under Five
- MICS6 Water Quality Testing Questionnaire
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Excel versions of Standardized surveys
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Date standard was last updated
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2020
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Current version of standard (# or name)
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6
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Source
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http://mics.unicef.org
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