1. AN OVERVIEW OF THE MICS PROGRAMME1
AN OVERVIEW OF THE MICS PROGRAMME
SDGs AND MORE
Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
Survey Design Workshop

3. Global household survey programs
Multi-topic, multiple indicator global surveys date back to the 1970s
World Fertility Surveys
Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys
Demographic and Health Surveys
Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
Living Standards Measurement Surveys

4. Global household survey programs
Increase in multi-topic and thematic surveys during the first data revolution:
Malaria Indicator Surveys
AIDS Indicator Surveys
SIMPOC Surveys
Nutrition Surveys
Violence Against Children Surveys
Victimization Surveys
Regional survey programs:
PAPFAM
SILC

5. Global household survey programs
MICS and DHS are now the two largest global survey programs on children and women

6. Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
Developed by UNICEF in the 1990s
To assist countries in filling data gaps on children’s and women’s well-being for tracking progress toward World Summit for Children Goals, in 1995 and 2000

7. MICS Since 1995 Round Year/Period Emphasis # of Surveys MICS1 1995
World Summit for Children Goals 66
MICS2
2000
MICS3
World Fit For Children Goals, MDGs, Other Global Monitoring Frameworks 53
MICS4
MDGs, Other Global Monitoring Frameworks 60
MICS5
Final MDG Assessment, A Promise Renewed, Other Global Monitoring Frameworks, baseline for post 2015 goals/targets 50
MICS6
SDGs, other globally recommended indicators, new topics, emerging issues
Minimum TA in MICS1, First Global Evaluation
MICS2: Increased TA, better standardization
MICS3: A “system” for quality assurance and TA
MICS4: Emerging issues, adolescents, ECD, life satisfaction

8. Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys Since 1995

9. MICS during the MDG Era Data sources for most recent national data points (2015)

11. Basic Features Household survey programme based on
Face to face interviews, observations, measurements, tests
Representative data based on probabilistic samples
Standard questionnaires customized to country needs
Standard tools for all survey stages, customized by countries
Globally comparable data

12. Basic Features Household survey programme based on
Full government ownership - all activities are carried out and completed by the government/implementing agencies. UNICEF Global MICS Team provides technical support
For standardization and comparability
Low and middle income countries, and some high income countries
National and subnational surveys

13. The MICS Process – A Quick Overview

14. The MICS Process – A Quick Overview Technical Support and Coordination
Data Gaps Assessment
Questionnaire
design
Technical Support and Coordination
UNICEF New York MICS Team
Survey Coordinators in 7 UNICEF Regional Offices
Global and Regional Experts (20+)
UNICEF Country Office staff
UNICEF MICS Consultant (Resident)
Survey Design Workshop
Finalize sample size and design
Survey Plan and Budget
Supplies – estimated and ordered
Human
Resources
Survey Committees (Steering & Technical)
Fundraising
activities

15. The MICS Process – A Quick Overview Technical Support and Coordination
UNICEF New York MICS Team
Survey Coordinators in 7 UNICEF Regional Offices
Global and Regional Experts (20+)
UNICEF Country Office staff
UNICEF MICS Consultant (Resident)
Listing training and activity
Fieldwork
Questionnaire
pretest
Data processing
workshop
Data entry
application
Fieldwork training, pilot study

16. The MICS Process – A Quick Overview Technical Support and Coordination
Fieldwork
Survey Findings Report
Within 6 months
Technical Support and Coordination
UNICEF New York MICS Team
Survey Coordinators in 7 UNICEF Regional Offices
Global and Regional Experts (20+)
UNICEF Country Office staff
UNICEF MICS Consultant (Resident)
Thematic reports, statistical snapshots on selected topics
Analysis files
created
Public sharing
of data
Data analysis and tabulations
Dissemination and further analysis
Workshop on Data Interpretation, Further Analysis and Dissemination

17. Survey Tools

18. MICS Indicator List

19. Questionnaires Household Questionnaire
Questionnaire for Individual Women (Age 15-49)
Questionnaire for Individual Men (Age 15-49)
Questionnaire for Children (Age 5-17)
Questionnaire for Children Under Five
Water Quality Questionnaire

20. and for combinations of the above
Data From MICS
Data for 188 indicators which can be disaggregated, as appropriate, by:
Regions, administrative units
Residence (urban, urban-poor, rural)
Gender
Education
Age
Wealth
Ethnicity/religion/language
Migration status
Disability status
others
and for combinations of the above

21. Partnerships and Collaborations
DHS-MICS-LSMS Collaborative Group
Inter-secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys
Household Surveys Working Group of Health Data Collaborative

22. UNICEF, SDG Indicators and mics

23. Priority Targets and Indicators for Children
1. Poverty
2. Nutrition
3. Health
4. Education
5. Gender
6. Water & Sanitation
7. Energy
8. Employment
10. Inequalities
11. Cities
13. Climate
16. Peace and justice
No dedicated goal for children in SDGs
Highly Relevant: 48
Somewhat Relevant: 47
Less Relevant: 74

24. UNICEF as custodian agency for indicators
UNICEF is the custodian agency for 10 indicators
Joint custodian for 7 indicators
UNICEF is also indicated as one of the additional agencies working with the custodian agency, for another 5 indicators

25. Population below poverty line
Indicator
Tier
Custodian
Other Agencies
Population below poverty line I
National governments
UNICEF
World Bank
Men, women, children living in multidimensional poverty II
Stunting
WHO
Wasting/Overweight
Skilled birth attendance
WHO, UNFPA
Under-5 Mortality
UN Population Division
Neonatal Mortality
Coverage of tracer interventions
III
UNICEF, UNFPA,
Fully immunized children
WHO-UNICEF
Early childhood development
UNESCO, OECD
Preschool attendance
UNESCO
Sexual violence against women and girls, by intimate partner
UN Women UNFPA WHO
UNSD
UNDP

26. Safely managed sanitation and handwashing
Indicator
Tier
Custodian
Other Agencies
Sexual violence against women and girls, by person other than intimate partner II
UNICEF,
UN Women UNFPA, WHO
UNSD
Early marriage I
UNICEF
WHO, UNFPA, UNWomen
UN Population Division
FGM/C
UNFPA, WHO
Safely managed water
UNICEF, WHO
UNEP
Safely managed sanitation and handwashing
Child labour
ILO, UNICEF
Child discipline
UNDP
Sexual violence against children
UNSD, UNDP, UNODC
Birth registration
UNSD, UNICEF
UNFPA, UN Population Division
Countries with (a) one or more population and housing census in last 10 years; & (b) 100 per cent birth, 80 per cent death registration
UNFPA, IAG on CRVS, UN Population Division

27. Sustainable Development Goals

28. SDGs and MICS
MICS6 includes indicators under 11 different goals

29. SDGs and MICS ?
Ongoing work to assess the inclusion of Goal 11 indicators in MICS

30. Methodological work on indicators
Aligning MICS with the SDGs
Methodological work on indicators
..recent methodological work on indicators that ended up as SDG indicators
ECD
Child discipline
Hand washing
Child labour
FGM/C
Birth registration
Multidimensional poverty
…recently completed or ongoing work on SDG indicators or disaggregates
Reading/numeracy - children
Water quality
ECD
Child disability
Informed decision making on RH

31. 48 percent (33 indicators) 230 Global SDG indicators
around 70 percent cannot be generated by household surveys and/or are means of implementation indicators
Out of all household survey based SDG indicators
48 percent
(33 indicators)
are covered by MICS in its entirety or partially
Are household surveys still relevant to SDG monitoring?
An analysis we have carried out shows that almost a third of all SDG indicators can be generated by household surveys

32. SDG Indicators in MICS
1.2.2 Multidimensional poverty Social protection coverage Use of basic drinking service Stunting Wasting & overweight Maternal mortality Skilled birth attendant Under-5 mortality Neonatal mortality Met need Adolescent birth rate
3.8.1 Tracer interventions Health insurance 3.a.1 Current tobacco use 3.b.1 FULL IMMUNIZATION Reading/numeracy ECD Preschool attendance ICT skills Parity indices Child marriage FGM/C 5.b.1 Mobile phone ownership

33. SDG Indicators in MICS
6.1.1 Safely managed drinking water Safely managed sanitation + handwashing Access to electricity Clean fuels and technology Child labour Discrimination Feeling safe Child discipline Crime reporting
Birth registration
Internet use
UNICEF is the custodian or co-custodian of less than half of these indicators

34. SDG Indicators in MICS Standard disaggregates in MICS
Wherever appropriate, by
Sex
Age
Disability (child and adult)
Urban-rural (urban-poor, type of location)
Ethnicity (for household head – individuals possible)
Wealth index
Geographic location (regions, districts, provinces etc)
Migratory status
Other disaggregates depending on indicator

35. Summary – What’s New in MICS?
Data Collection
New indicators, questionnaire modules, questionnaire structure
New disaggregates – disability, migration, urban-poor
New tests – literacy/numeracy, water quality
Strong recommendation to collect/compile geospatial data
Dissemination
Rapid release of results, within 6 months
Stripped-down final report
Thematic reports, statistical snapshots
New partnerships
E-tools for survey tools
MICS Tabulator

36. 50 indicators have been identified as directly relevant to children
Report on availability of data, and disaggregation
Data availability for over half of indicators either limited or poor
Teaser for forthcoming report on “SDGs and Children”

37. Regional SDG baseline data availability
48 child-related indicators
34 countries
SDG database +
Uncertainties (e.g. Tier III) and proxies
Disaggregation

38. Regional SDG baseline data availability
Proportion of population below the international poverty line
Proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
Proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems,
Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services
Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years of age
2.2.2 Proportion of wasted children under the age of 5 years
2.2.2a Proportion of overweight children under the age of 5 years

39. Regional SDG baseline data availability
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate
3.3.1 Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population
3.3.2 Tuberculosis incidence per 1,000 population
3.4.2 Suicide mortality rate
3.6.1 Death rate due to road traffic injuries
3.7.1 Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate (aged years; aged years) per 1,000 women in that age group

40. Regional SDG baseline data availability
5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner, in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence
5.3.1 Proportion of women aged years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
5.4.1 Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
5.6.1 Proportion of women aged years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population
Proportion of children aged 1-17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month
Proportion of young women and men aged years who experienced sexual violence by age 18
Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age