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MICS

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011

Ghana, 2011
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Reference ID
GHA_2011_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
Metadata
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Sep 02, 2014
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Sep 02, 2014
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  • birth history
  • children under
    5 years
  • female genital
    mutilation
  • household
  • household
    listing
  • Men
  • treated net
  • women

Main reasons for birth registration (BR2B)

Data file: children under 5 years

Overview

Valid: 3003
Invalid: 4623
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 55
End: 55
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON WHY (NAME)’S BIRTH IS NOT REGISTERED?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Costs too much 492
16.4%
2 Must travel too far 445
14.8%
3 Did not know it should be registered 696
23.2%
4 Did not want to pay fine 73
2.4%
5 Did not find it important 347
11.6%
6 Do not know where to register 365
12.2%
7 Other (specify) 493
16.4%
8 DK 92
3.1%
Sysmiss 4623
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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