Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010

Suriname, 2010

Reference ID

SUR_2010_MICS_v01_M

Producer(s)

United Nations Children’s Fund, Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing, General Bureau of Statistics, Institute for Social Research

Collection(s)

UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)

Metadata

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Jan 06, 2014

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Jan 06, 2014

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Child ill with fever in last 2 weeks (ML1)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 1383

Invalid: 2079

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 169

End: 169

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

In the last two weeks, has (name) been ill with a fever at any time?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	235	17%
2	No	1125	81.3%
8	DK	14	1%
9	Missing	9	0.7%
Sysmiss		2079

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.

Interviewer instructions

Fever is a symptom of malaria, and in areas where malaria is prevalent, mothers are advised to take action to treat for malaria as soon as fever begins.

Circle the code corresponding to the answer given. Circle the code corresponding to 'Yes' only if the child has been ill with a fever at any time in the 2 weeks prior to the date of the interview. If the child has not been ill with a fever or the respondent doesn't know, go to next module.

Description

Source of information

The mother or caretaker of the child under five.

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