MICS4 Data Processing Workshop Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys Data Processing Workshop Recoding in SPSS

Secondary Data Processing Flow Export Data from CSPro Import Data into SPSS Recode Variables Add Sample Weights, Wealth Index, and GPS Data Run Tables MICS4 Data Processing Workshop

Setting SPSS Working Directory Right-click on SPSS icon on desktop Select Properties Click on Start-in box Type in c:\mics4\spss or cd command MICS4 Data Processing Workshop

Analysis Files Eight types of analysis files/cases –Household (HH) –Household members (HL) –Insecticide-Treated Nets (TN) –Women (WN) –Birth History (BH) –FGM (FG) –Children under five years (CH) –Men (MN) MICS4 Data Processing Workshop

Recoding CSPro Recoding –Existing variables that are recoded CMC Age age in 5-year groups Marital status, CEB, CS SPSS Recoding –make.sps add education variables to all *.sav files add ethnicity/language/religion to all *.sav files calculate age at the beginning of school year. MICS4 Data Processing Workshop

Make.sps –Level and grade of education Education –Womans education –Mothers education –Fathers education –Mans education –Household heads education MICS4 Data Processing Workshop

make.sps All *.sav files will be replaced New (recoded) variable names will appear with lowercase letters Customization is needed –Education –Ethnicity –Age the beginning of the school year