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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012

St. Lucia, 2012
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LCA_2012_MICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ministry of Social Transformation, Local Government and Community Empowerment, Central Statistics Office, United Nations Children’s Fund
Collection(s)
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
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Number of children's books or picture books for child (EC1)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 291
Invalid: 9
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 51
End: 52
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
How many children’s books or picture books do you have for (name)?
Categories
Value Category Cases
0 66
22.7%
1 11
3.8%
2 19
6.5%
3 15
5.2%
4 14
4.8%
5 12
4.1%
6 9
3.1%
7 5
1.7%
8 1
0.3%
10 Ten or more books 138
47.4%
99 Missing 1
0.3%
Sysmiss 9
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
This question asks specifically about children's books or picture books for the child. This excludes schoolbooks (appropriate for or belonging to older children), as well as other books for adults that are present in the household.

Record the number of books in the space provided. There is no need to make an actual count of books yourself. Rely on the respondent's answer, and avoid asking to see and count the books yourself, since this is likely to require extra time. If the respondent is unsure about the number of children's books or picture books and is not able to provide an answer the first time you ask the question, ask her/him if there are more than 10 such books. If yes, circle '10'. If she/he says that there are less than 10 such books, probe further to get an exact number. If there are no such books in the household, record '00'.

Description

Source of information
The mother or caretaker of the child under five.
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