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

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop MICS4 Research Tools Questionnaires –Measurements Observations

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop MICS4 Research Tools 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 in the household list: Interview women with Womens Questionnaire 3.Children age 0-4 in the household list: Interview mothers or caretakers with Under-5 Questionnaire

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop 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]

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Questionnaire for Individual Women Womans Information Panel Womans 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

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop 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]

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop MICS4 Research Tools 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 Survey Design Workshop 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

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop MICS4 Research Tools Recording [by Interviewer] –As part of Under Five Questionnaire: Immunization Card - [request to see]

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop 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

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop General Characteristics Developed in collaboration with other UN agencies and other partners in development and data collection Harmonized with the DHS program and questionnaires

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop 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

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Eligibility for Interview

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop 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

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Questionnaire for Individual Women Respondent: –Women age Separate interviews of all women age in the household

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop 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

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Dos and Donts Administer household questionnaire to ALL households in the sample –NOT only households with women and/or under-5 children Administer womans questionnaire to ALL women age 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

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Example Household 1 Nigel (Male, Age 45)

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Example Household 1 Nigel (Male, Age 45) –Household Questionnaire with Nigel

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Example Household 2 Victoria (Female, Age 36)

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Example Household 2 Victoria (Female, Age 36) –Household Questionnaire with Victoria –Womans Questionnaire with Victoria

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Example Household 3 Wendy (Female, Age 32) James (Male, Son of Wendy, Age 3)

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Example Household 3 Wendy (Female, Age 32) James (Male, Son of Wendy, Age 3) –Household Questionnaire with Wendy –Womans Questionnaire with Wendy –Under-5 Questionnaire for James, with Wendy (the mother)

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Example Household 4 Paul (Male, Age 45) Deborah (Female, Pauls Partner, Age 32) Jim (Male, Paul and Deborahs Son, Age 3)

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Example Household 4 Paul (Male, Age 45) Deborah (Female, Pauls Partner, Age 32) Jim (Male, Paul and Deborahs Son, Age 3) –Household Questionnaire with Paul or Deborah –Womans Questionnaire with Deborah –Under-5 Questionnaire for Jim, with Deborah (mother)

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Example Household 5 Peter (Male, 45) Kathy (Female, 32, Peters Wife) Tom (Male, 3, Peter and Kathys Son) Eve (Female, 48, Peters Sister) Martin (Male, 4, Eves Adopted Child)

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Example Household 5 Peter (Male, 45) Kathy (Female, 32, Peters Wife) Tom (Male, 3, Peter and Kathys Son) Eve (Female, 48, Peters Sister) Martin (Male, 4, Eves Adopted Child) Household Questionnaire with Peter or Kathy or Eve Womans Questionnaire with Kathy Under-5 Questionnaire for Tom, with Kathy (mother) Womans Questionnaire with Eve Under-5 Questionnaire for Martin, with Eve (caretaker)