1. Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys MICS3 Regional Training Workshop Household Information Panel

2. First contact with household Introductory sentences Two sections: –Upper section to be completed before household is contacted –Lower section after household response is known

3. Upper section The combination of cluster and household numbers should identify a unique household in the sample Identifying interviewer and supervisor important to monitor and control fieldwork operation Date may be modified according to time of final response

4. Upper section Area and region will be customized/adapted to country situation Other identification information may be included Name of head of household may be known in many cases, depending on the nature of the information on selected households

5. Lower section To be completed after household listing is completed

6. Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys MICS3 Regional Training Workshop Household Listing Form

7. Purpose Identify eligible persons for administration of modules and questionnaires Obtain information on basic characteristics (eg. Age, sex, household composition) of the survey population Obtain information on two child rights indicators, i.e. living arrangements and orphanhood of children

8. Questions Answered by a knowledgeable adult Start with head of household List all de jure household members, obtaining information on relationship of each member to the head, and sex Ask/code questions HL5 to HL12 for each household member Completed age is sought

9. Questions HL6, HL7 and HL8 to be completed by the interviewer, on the basis of sex and age of the household member – these determine eligibility for child labor module, and administration of individual questionnaires Linkage to mother/caretaker, hence the identification of the respondent

10. Indicators Childrens living arrangements: Proportion among children 0-17 not living with a biological parent (MICS Indicator List No.78) Prevalence of orphans: Proportion among children 0-17 with at least one parent dead (MICS Indicator List No.75)

11. Significance and use Important indicators especially in countries where AIDS is a serious threat and orphanhood among children is not rare Possible to assess whether orphaned children are more disadvantaged with respect to other indicators such as education (however, caution has to be exercised based on number of observations)

12. Eligibility - HL6, HL7, HL8 Complete all members, probe for others, and sum the totals for HL6, HL7, and HL8 These give us, respectively –Number of womens questionnaires –Number of children age 5-14 for whom child labor questions will be asked, and their mothers/primary caretakers –Number of under-5 questionnaires to be administered, and mothers/primary caretakers who will be asked to respond

13. Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys MICS3 Regional Training Workshop Household Listing Form Lower Section

14. Enter result code Name and Line No of respondent Total number of HH members Total numbers of eligible women and under- 5s (i.e. number of individual questionnaires that can be administered) HH13 and HH15 to be completed after individual questionnaires have been completed