Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011

Jamaica, 2011

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Reference ID

JAM_2011_MICS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistical Institute of Jamaica, United Nations Children’s Fund

Collection(s)

UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)

Metadata

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Jan 12, 2015

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Difficulty breathing during illness with cough (CA8)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 618

Invalid: 1033

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 148

End: 148

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

When the child had an illness with a cough, did he/she breathe faster than usual, with short, rapid breaths or have difficulty breathing?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	228	36.9%
2	No	387	62.6%
8	DK	2	0.3%
9	Missing	1	0.2%
Sysmiss		1033

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

The question aims to find out if the child has or had an illness requiring assessment by a health professional.

If the respondent asks “What do you mean by 'fast breathing'?” you may say “noticeably faster than normal when the child is rested.” If the respondent asks “What do you mean by 'difficulty breathing'?” you may say “The child sounded/looked as if he/she was having trouble breathing.” You may give other explanations that were developed and tested during the adaptation and pre-testing of the questionnaire. Circle the code corresponding to the response. If the answer is 'Yes', continue to the next question. Otherwise, skip to CA14.

Description

Source of information

The mother or caretaker of the child under five.

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