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 2000

MICS
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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Can avoid AIDS by not having sex at all (ha7)
File: Woman
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 7425
Invalid: 832
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 9
Universe
Women aged 15-49 years
Source of information
Respondent
Categories
ValueCategoryCases
1 Yes 3712 50.0%
2 No 3441 46.3%
7 Missing 2 0.0%
9 Don't know 270 3.6%
Sysmiss 832
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
Can people protect themselves from getting infected with the AIDS virus by not having sex at all?
Interviewer instructions
This question asks the respondent about specific ways to avoid HIV transmission. They
are focused on the programmatically important ways to avoid HIV - by limiting the number of
partners and by using condoms, as well as probing about misconceptions about AIDS
transmission, such as mosquito bites and sharing food.

Circle the code for the response given. If the respondent cannot provide a 'Yes' or 'No'
answer, circle '9' for 'DK'. Do not prompt the respondent or indicate the "correct" answer in
any way.

National Statistical Office of Mongolia