Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2010

Bhutan, 2010

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Reference ID

BTN_2010_MICS_v01_M

Producer(s)

National Statistics Bureau, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Population Fund

Collection(s)

UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)

Metadata

DDI/XML JSON

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Feb 06, 2013

Last modified

Sep 26, 2013

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Data files
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Oedema presence (AN5)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 6146

Invalid: 311

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 194

End: 194

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Checked, oedema present	62	1%
2	Checked, odoema not present	6058	98.6%
3	Checked, unsure	22	0.4%
7	Not checked	4	0.1%
9	Missing	0	0%
Sysmiss		311

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

Oedema is the retention of fluid in the tissues of the body; sign of kwashiorkor, a form of severe acute malnutrition. Please check to see if the child is having oedema. If the child is having oedema circle '1'. If the child is not having oedema, circle '2'. If undecided, circle '3'. If oedema is not checked for some reason, circle '7' and specify the reason.

Description

Source of information

Interviewer observation.

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