Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2000
Trinidad and Tobago, 2000
Get MicrodataIdentification
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO |
Indicators
The list of global indicators being used to assess progress at end-decade was developed through extensive consultation, both within UNICEF, particularly with Programme Division and the Regional Offices, and with WHO, UNESCO and the ILO. The global indicator list can be found in Annex 1 of the Executive Directive EXD/1999-03 dated 23 April 1999.
Mid decade experience
There are numerous sources of data for measuring progress at country level, but many either do not function well enough to give current and quality data, or do not provide the data required for assessing progress. Household surveys are capable of filling many of these data gaps. The mid-decade assessment led to 100 countries collecting data using the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), household surveys developed to obtain specific mid-decade data, or via MICS questionnaire modules carried by other surveys. By 1996, 60 developing countries had carried out stand-alone MICS, and another 40 had incorporated some of the MICS modules into other surveys. The mid-decade questionnaire and manual, the countries where a standalone MICS was implemented.
The end-decade assessment
The end-decade MICS questionnaire and manual have been developed specifically to obtain the data for 63 of the 75 end-decade indicators. These draw heavily on experiences with the mid-decade MICS and the subsequent MICS evaluation. The content is organized into question modules, for countries to adopt or omit according to the data already available. The development of the end-decade MICS questionnaire and manual has drawn on an even wider spread of organizations than the mid-decade MICS. They include WHO, UNESCO, ILO, UNAIDS, the United Nations Statistical Division, CDC Atlanta, MEASURE (USAID), Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and others.
Version
Scope
Women's Questionnaire: Child mortality, Maternal and newborn health, Contraceptive use, HIV/AIDS.
Child's Questionniare: Breastfeeding, Care of illness, Immunization, Anthropometry
Coverage
The 2000 Trinidad and Tobago Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) is a nationally representative survey of households, women and children.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
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| Central Statistical Office |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| United Nations's Children Fund |
Technical Advance |
| Name |
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| United Nations Children's Fund |
| Name |
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| Ministry of Community Empowerment |
| Ministry of Community Sports |
| Ministry of Community Consumer Affairs |
Sampling
A self weighted sample for the Trinidad and Tobago Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was designed to provide estimates of health indicators at the national level and across sixteen administrative areas deemed to be important for sub-national analysis. The sample was selected in two stages. At the first stage, 301 enumeration districts were selected with probability proportional to size. At the second stage, a systematic sample of approximately 4,535 households was selected with probability inversely proportional to size.
Despite the above drawbacks, the Trinidad and Tobago MICS was successful. Of the 4 535 households selected for the sample, 4 234 were found to be occupied. Upon completion of the fieldwork, 4 007 were successfully interviewed for a household response rate of 94.6 percent (Table 1). Table 1 also shows that household response rates were highest in areas such as the County of St. Patrick (98.8 percent), the Borough of Point Fortin (98.7 percent) and the County of St. Andrew/St. David (98.4 percent). Though still high, the lowest household response rates were observed in the Borough of Arima (91.0 percent) and the contiguous Wards of Tacarigua (91.1 percent) and St. Anns (91.7 percent). In the interviewed households, 4 078 eligible women (aged 15-49 years) were identified and interviewed. With respect to children under the age of 5 years, the corresponding number was 1 014.
Survey instrument
The MICS model questionnaire was used as a guide toward the development of a MICS questionnaire for Trinidad and Tobago. The latter was adapted somewhat to reflect the specificity of Trinidad and Tobago. It sought to obtain data on the characteristics of several units of analysis including households, children ages 0-14 and women aged 15-49. In order to colle ct data pertaining to children, the questionnaire was administered to the mother or caretaker of the child.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2000-02-14 | 2000-03-17 |
At the beginning of the main survey, forty-one (41) field interviewers were deployed to cover three hundred and one (301) EDs in the sixteen (16) administrative areas. In order to conduct an effective survey, the 41 field interviewers were assigned to seven teams each with an average of six interviewers, one field editor and one field supervisor. Six of the teams were located in Trinidad, while one was located in Tobago.
With an average workload of one hundred and twelve (112) households per interviewer, and owing to growth in the sizes of primary sampling units (PSU’s) since the 1990 census, approximately four thousand six hundred (4 600) households were expected to be visited. In addition, it was anticipated that approximately one thousand (1 000) children, under the age of five years, would be identified for weighing and measuring over the survey period. The main survey was fielded on February 14, 2000 following the training of the field staff. Apart from the Anthropometric module (i.e., the weighing and measuring of children), which was to be conducted only after identifying households with children under the age of 5 years, the remainder of the survey was expected to run for a period of approximately one month, ending on March 17, 2000. After two days of fieldwork on the main survey, the entire field staff took time off to participate in an assessment of the quality of the data that were being collected. This approach was adopted in order to rectify any misconceptions in the administration of the questionnaire as early as possible and avoid the compounding of errors. At the same time, the opportunity to train interviewers in the procedure for determining the iodine content of salt was embraced with the arrival of the salt iodization kits.
Access policy
Dataset available free of charge to registered users (www.childinfo.org).
MICS2 has put greater efforts in not only properly documenting the results published in the MICS2 country reports, but also to maximize the use of micro data sets via documentation and dissemination. For those MICS2 countries that granted UNICEF direct access to the micro data sets and documentation, a rigorous process was completed to ensure internal and external consistency, basic standards of data quality, corresponding documentation and, standardization of variable and value labels across countries.
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