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Mongolia - MICS 2000

Reference ID	MNG-NSO-EN-MICS2000-v1.0
Year	2000
Country	Mongolia
Producer(s)	National Statistical Office of Mongolia
Sponsor(s)	UNICEF - UNICEF - Funding of survey implementation
Collection(s)	Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
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Created on	Jul 31, 2013
Last modified	Jul 08, 2014
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Salt iodization test outcome (si1)
File: Household

Overview

Type: Discrete Format: numeric Width: 1 Decimals: 0 Range: 1-9

Valid cases: 6000 Invalid: 0 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 9

Universe

Households

Source of information

Respondent

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Not iodized 0””/no colour/	2980	49.7%
2	Less than 15 ””/weak colour/	303	5.1%
3	15 PPM ¦or more /strong colour/	2673	44.6%
7	Missing	11	0.2%
8	No salt in home	16	0.3%
9	Salt not tested	17	0.3%

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

Pre question

We would like to check whether the salt used in your household is iodized.

Literal question

May I see a sample of the salt used to cook the main meal eaten by members of your household last night? What is the outcome of the test for salt iodization?

Post question

Circle '1' if the test is negative (not iodized). Circle '2','3' if the test shows iodine (iodized). Circle '8' if there is 'No salt in home'. Circle '9' if the salt was present, but not tested for any reason.

Interviewer instructions

This question is used to record the type of salt used to prepare the family's main meal the day before the questionnaire is administered, and the outcome of the test for salt iodization.Once you have a sample of salt, perform the test, and circle the code that corresponds to the test outcome.