Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2000

Lao PDR, 2000

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Reference ID

LAO_2000_MICS_v01_M

Producer(s)

National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, National Statistical Center

Collection(s)

UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)

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Jul 14, 2011

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Treatment of stools of young children (ws5)

Data file: Women

Overview

Valid: 3633

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 443

End: 443

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What happens with the stools of young children (0-3 years) when they do not use the latrine or toilet facility?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Thrown into toilet/latrine	341	9.4%
2	Thrown outside the yard	400	11%
3	Buried in the yard	703	19.4%
4	Not disposed of or left on the ground	1487	40.9%
5	Other	72	2%
7	Missing	3	0.1%
8	No young children in household	581	16%
9	DK	46	1.3%

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.

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