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MICS

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014

Zimbabwe, 2014
UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)
United Nations Children’s Fund, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency
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CSV JSON

Day of birth of child (AG1D)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 9884
Invalid: 339
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 99
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Now I would like to ask you some questions about the development and health of (name).
On what day, month and year was (name) born?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 320
3.2%
2 370
3.7%
3 334
3.4%
4 359
3.6%
5 378
3.8%
6 337
3.4%
7 343
3.5%
8 315
3.2%
9 311
3.1%
10 347
3.5%
11 338
3.4%
12 328
3.3%
13 314
3.2%
14 293
3%
15 328
3.3%
16 296
3%
17 312
3.2%
18 322
3.3%
19 276
2.8%
20 310
3.1%
21 295
3%
22 316
3.2%
23 298
3%
24 305
3.1%
25 297
3%
26 301
3%
27 335
3.4%
28 343
3.5%
29 271
2.7%
30 257
2.6%
31 174
1.8%
97 Inconsistent 2
0%
98 DK 129
1.3%
99 Missing 30
0.3%
Sysmiss 339
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.
var_qstn_ivuinstr
Ask the mother or primary caretaker for the child's date of birth. Probe: “What is his/her birthday?” It is important to record the child's month and year of birth accurately.

If the mother/primary caretaker knows the exact birth date, including the day, enter the day of birth. Otherwise, circle '98' for 'DK day'. You do not need to probe further for day of birth.

Convert the month to a number as you have done before. Enter the number in the space provided. If the month or day contains only one digit, use a leading zero. For example, the month of March is coded as '03'. Note that you are not allowed to enter 'DK' for month or year of birth. You have to obtain month and year of birth of the child.

If the survey is conducted in 2012, the year of birth of the child cannot be earlier than 2007 and if the survey is conducted in 2013, the year of birth of the child cannot be earlier than 2008.

If the mother/primary caretaker is unable to provide the date of birth information, ask whether she/he has any documentation such as an identification card, health card, horoscope, or a birth or baptismal certificate that might give the date of birth of the child. However, confirm with the respondent that the date of birth recorded on such documents is indeed correct.

Ask AG1 and AG2 independently. Then, check for consistency between the date of birth and completed age.
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