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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AIDS from mother to child during pregnancy (ha10)
File: Woman
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 5699
Invalid: 2558
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 9
Universe
Women aged 15-49 years
Source of information
Respondent
Categories
ValueCategoryCases
1 Yes 4756 83.5%
2 No 704 12.4%
7 Missing 2 0.0%
9 Don't know 237 4.2%
Sysmiss 2558
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 the AIDS virus be transmitted from a mother to a child during pregnancy?
Interviewer instructions
An understanding of more in-depth AIDS related knowledge is obtained with this question,
which aims to elicit whether the woman knows that a mother who has AIDS can pass on the
disease to her baby.

Circle the code for the response given. The question asks whether the respondent thinks
that a mother with AIDS can transfer the disease to the baby “During pregnancy” him/her.
Circle '1' for 'Yes' and '2' for 'No'. If the woman does not know of these or is unsure, circle
'9'.

National Statistical Office of Mongolia