STATISTICAL MICRODATA
This archive provides information describing the content, methodology and implementation of census and survey conducted by the NSO of Mongolia, as well as descriptions of micro data files with the variable documentation.

Mongolia - MICS 2005

MICS
Reference ID MNG-NSO-MICS2005-v1.0
Year 2005
Country Mongolia
Producer(s) National Statistical Office of Mongolia
Sponsor(s) UNICEF - UNICEF - Funding of survey implementation
Ministry of Finance of Mongolia - MoFM - Funding of survey implementation
Collection(s)
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
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Ever received vitamin A (VA1)
File: Child
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 3547 (3547)
Invalid: 21 (0)
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 8
Universe
Children aged 0-4 years
Source of information
The mother or caretaker of the child aged 0-4 years
Categories
ValueCategoryCasesWeighted
1 Yes 2773 2772 78.2%
2 No 753 754 21.2%
8 Don't know 21 21 0.6%
Sysmiss 21 0
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Has (name) ever received a vitamin A capsule (supplement) like this one?
Post question
If answer is 2 or 8 > Go to module BF
Interviewer instructions
This question asks if the child has received a Vitamin A supplement.

Show the capsule or dispenser you were given to help the caretaker remember. You may be instructed to show different capsules, 100,000 IU for children 6-11 months old and 200,000 IU for children 12-59 months old, asking the caretaker to identify the correct one. Circle the code corresponding to the response. If the child has never received a vitamin A supplement or the mother/caretaker does not know if he/she has ever received one, skip to the next module.

National Statistical Office of Mongolia