Data Collection
Data Collection Dates
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|
| 2000-05 | 2000-08 | N/A |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
The official agreement on conducting Child and Development Survey-2000 (MICS-2) was established in May 2000 between National Statistics Office of Mongolia and the Resident Representative of UNICEF. The interviewers for the survey were selected by the Steering Committee and Working Group with the guidance of UNICEF.
All the selected interviewers and editors participated at the MICS-2 training,after which eight data collection teams were established,each team consisting of a team leader,2 editors,4 interviewers and 2 drivers.
A 10-day training program for interviewers and other field personnel was carried out in early May 2000. The program included training on the survey objectives and the guidance on the interviewing process from UNICEF. Trainers were those who participated in the regional MICS-2 workshop. At the local training there were around 100 participants, including those who would work as interviewers, editors and supervisors. During the training the participators gained knowledge of the survey objectives and the questionnaire, and the manual for the filling out the questionnaire. All participants studied how to interview, how to fill out the questionnaire and how to make contact with the interviewees. Participants practiced having interviews and learnt how to measure the weight and height of child under 5 years old, and the iodization of table salt used by the surveyed households.
One of the supervisors of each team was a staff member from the local statistical office. By agreement with the local authority, these staff was allowed to take one month's unpaid work leave in order to serve on the MICS team. The participation of these local staff was very positive and made a significant contribution towards facilitating fieldwork, helping to reduce non-sampling error and improving data quality. It should be noted that the Parliamentary Election Compain was going on at the same time as the survey and may have had an adverse effect on the process of conducting the survey.
Household interviews began at the end of May and concluded in early August 2000. The data collection procedures were divided into 3 stages. After each team completed its work in one site and submitted the data to the working group in Ulaanbaatar, which was responsible for receiving and entering data, it was given permission to move to the next site. Each team worked in two aimags and the third stage of fieldwork was in Ulaanbaatar.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
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National Statistical Office of Mongolia
| NSO | |
Supervision
One of the supervisors of each team was a staff member from the local statistical office.By agreement with the local authority,these staff were given one month's unpaid leave in order to serve on the MICS team.The participation of these local staff was very positive and made a significant contribution towards facilitating fieldwork,helping to reduce non-sampling error and improving data quality. Four monitoring units composed of Steering Committee and Working group members were set up to provide overall supervision of field work progress and interviewers' and supervisors' performance in 10 aimags and Ulaanbaatar,reporting on shortcomings and successes and talking timely action as necessary to ensure continued smooth implementation.
