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MICS

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010

Eswatini, 2010
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Reference ID
SWZ_2010_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
United Nations Children’s Fund, Central Statistical Office
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Jan 18, 2013
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Sex of child (BH3)

Data file: bh

Overview

Valid: 9805
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 11
End: 11
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Is (name) a boy or a girl?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Male 4887
49.8%
2 Female 4914
50.1%
9 Missing 4
0%
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
Circle the code for the sex of the child. Although you can sometimes tell the sex from the name, check with the respondent by saying, for example, “and Susan is a girl?” Do not assume the sex of the child from the name.

Description

Source of information
The eligible woman selected for interview
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