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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010 - Accra

Ghana, 2010 - 2011
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GHA_2010_MICS-ACC_v01_M
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Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, United Nations Children’s Fund
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Sep 02, 2014
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Year of birth of woman (WB1Y)

Data file: wm

Overview

Valid: 1294
Invalid: 133
Minimum: 1961
Maximum: 9998
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 41
End: 44
Width: 4
Range: 1961 - 9999
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
In what month and year were you born?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1961 13
1%
1962 27
2.1%
1963 12
0.9%
1964 20
1.5%
1965 26
2%
1966 22
1.7%
1967 18
1.4%
1968 30
2.3%
1969 17
1.3%
1970 28
2.2%
1971 21
1.6%
1972 29
2.2%
1973 44
3.4%
1974 32
2.5%
1975 42
3.2%
1976 22
1.7%
1977 33
2.6%
1978 47
3.6%
1979 33
2.6%
1980 43
3.3%
1981 35
2.7%
1982 56
4.3%
1983 44
3.4%
1984 30
2.3%
1985 60
4.6%
1986 50
3.9%
1987 41
3.2%
1988 40
3.1%
1989 45
3.5%
1990 45
3.5%
1991 41
3.2%
1992 45
3.5%
1993 44
3.4%
1994 34
2.6%
1995 41
3.2%
9997 Inconsistent 0
0%
9998 DK 84
6.5%
9999 Missing 0
0%
Sysmiss 133
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
If the respondent knows her date of birth, write it in the appropriate spaces for 'Month' and 'Year'. You will need to convert the month into numbers. For this, January is '01', February is '02', March is '03', etc. If the month or day contains only one digit, use a leading zero to fill in the first space. For example, the month of March is coded as '03'. If she does not know her month of birth, circle '98' for 'DK month' and ask her for the year of her birth. If she knows the year, write it in the spaces for 'Year'. Try under all circumstances to obtain at least the year of birth. If the respondent is unable to provide this information, ask whether she has any documentation such as an identification card, horoscope, or a birth or baptismal certificate that might give her date of birth. If such documentation is available, ask the woman if the information on the document(s) is correct. Only when it is absolutely impossible to even estimate the year of birth should you circle '9998' for 'DK year'.

Description

Source of information
The eligible woman selected for interview
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