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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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Year of birth of woman (WB1Y)

Data file: wm

Overview

Valid: 5032
Invalid: 111
Minimum: 1961
Maximum: 9998
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 46
End: 49
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 102
2%
1962 103
2%
1963 128
2.5%
1964 121
2.4%
1965 135
2.7%
1966 128
2.5%
1967 138
2.7%
1968 117
2.3%
1969 133
2.6%
1970 138
2.7%
1971 134
2.7%
1972 153
3%
1973 140
2.8%
1974 130
2.6%
1975 151
3%
1976 118
2.3%
1977 166
3.3%
1978 138
2.7%
1979 124
2.5%
1980 138
2.7%
1981 137
2.7%
1982 154
3.1%
1983 139
2.8%
1984 128
2.5%
1985 162
3.2%
1986 140
2.8%
1987 156
3.1%
1988 146
2.9%
1989 150
3%
1990 159
3.2%
1991 156
3.1%
1992 171
3.4%
1993 184
3.7%
1994 192
3.8%
1995 209
4.2%
1996 12
0.2%
9997 Inconsistent 0
0%
9998 DK 2
0%
9999 Missing 0
0%
Sysmiss 111
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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