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

Standard Profile
Name	Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)
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: Survey Findings, and 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)	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.
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	MICS6 Household Questionnaire MICS6 Questionnaire for Children Under Five MICS6 Water Quality Testing Questionnaire
Standardized data visualization dashboards
Standardized Survey Profile Form (SSP)	MICS6 Household Questionnaire MICS6 Questionnaire for Individual Women MICS6 Questionnaire for Individual Men MICS6 GPS Data Collection Questionnaire 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
Date standard was last updated	2020
Current version of standard (# or name)	6
Source	http://mics.unicef.org