Overview
Identification
Country
YemenTitle
Yemen Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006
Subtitle
Monitoring the Situation of Children and Women
Abbreviation
MICS 2006
Translated Title
Yemen Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2006
Survey Type
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - Round 3 [hh/mics-3]
Series Information
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Round 3 (MICS3) is the third round of MICS surveys, previously conducted around 1995 (MICS1) and 2000 (MICS2). Many questions and indicators are consistent and compatible with the prior round of MICS (MICS2) but less so with MICS1, although there have been a number of changes in definition of indicators between rounds. Details can be found by reviewing the indicator definitions.
Version
Version Description
Version 1.0: edited data used for final report
Production Date
2006-07-20
Overview
Abstract
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) is a household survey programme developed by UNICEF to assist countries in filling data gaps for monitoring human development in general and the situation of children and women in particular. MICS is capable of producing statistically sound, internationally comparable estimates of social indicators. The current round of MICS is focused on providing a monitoring tool for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the World Fit for Children (WFFC), as well as for other major international commitments, such as the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on HIV/AIDS and declarations issued by the League of Arab States and related institutions and organizations concerned about child rights in Arab countries, and the Cairo Declaration “Towards an Arab World Fit for Children”, and the Second Arab Work Plan for Children (2004-2015) that was adopted at the Arab Summits. The 2006 Yemen Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey has as its primary objectives: To provide up-to-date information for assessing the situation of children and women in Yemen; To furnish data needed for monitoring progress toward goals established in the Millennium Declaration, the goals of A World Fit For Children (WFFC), and other internationally agreed upon goals, as a basis for future action; To contribute to the improvement of data and monitoring systems in Yemen and to strengthen technical expertise in the design, implementation, and analysis of such systems. Survey Content MICS questionnaires are designed in a modular fashion that can be easily customized to the needs of a country. They consist of a household questionnaire, a questionnaire for women aged 15-49 and a questionnaire for children under the age of five (to be administered to the mother or caretaker). Other than a set of core modules, countries can select which modules they want to include in each questionnaire. Survey Implementation The survey was implemented by the Ministry of Health and Population, with the support and assistance of UNICEF and PAPFAM. Technical assistance and training for the surveys was provided through a series of regional workshops, covering questionnaire content, sampling and survey implementation; data processing; data quality and data analysis; report writing and dissemination.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households (defined as a group of persons who usually live and eat together) De jure household members (defined as memers of the household who usually live in the household, which may include people who did not sleep in the household the previous night, but does not include visitors who slept in the household the previous night but do not usually live in the household) Ever-married women aged 15-49 Children aged 0-4
Scope
Description of Scope
The Yemen Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey included the following modules in the questionnaires: HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE : Household listing, Education, Water and Sanitation, Housing characteristics, Child labor, Child discipline, and Disability. WOMEN'S QUESTIONNAIRE: Women's characteristics, Marriage, Child mortality, Birth history, Tetanus Toxid, Maternal and newborn health, Contraception and unmet need, and HIV and AIDS. CHILDREN'S QUESTIONNAIRE: Children's characteristics, Birth registration and early education, Child development, Care for illness, and Immunization.
Topic Classifications
Household members
Education
Water and sanitation
Household characteristics
Child labour
Child discipline
Disability
Women's background
Marriage
Child mortality
Birth history
Tetanus toxoid
Maternal and newborn health
Contraception and unmet need
HIV/AIDS
Children's background
Birth registration
Early education
Child development
Care of illness
Immunization
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey is nationally representative and covers the whole of Yemen, excluding islands and the nomadic population.
Universe
The survey covered all de jure household members (usual residents), ever-married women aged 15-49 years resident in the household, and all children aged 0-4 years (under age 5) resident in the household.
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
Ministry of Health (MoPH & P)Other Producers
PAPFAM - Pan Arab Project for Family Health (League of Arab States): Technical assistanceUNICEF/SIS/DPP/NYHQ - Strategic Information Section, Division of Policy and Planning, UNICEF NYHQ (UNICEF): International technical assistance
UNICEF CO - UNICEF, Yemen Country Office (UNICEF): Technical assistance
Funding
UNICEF - UNICEF : Funding of survey implementation and analysesMetadata Production
Metadata produced by:
James, Rhiannon (UNICEF): Producer of Yemen MICS 2006 ArchivePan Arab Project for Family Health (PAPFAM): Producer of Yemen MICS 2006 Archive
Bjelic, Ivana (Data Archiving Consultant): Producer of Yemen MICS 2006 Archive
TNC - Croft, Trevor (Blancroft Research International): Producer of generic template
UNICEF - Holmberg, Emma (UNICEF): Customization of the Yemen MICS3 Archive for childinfo.org
Date of metadata publication
2009-05-27
DDI Document Version
Yemen MICS 2006 v0.9
DDI Document ID
DDI-MoPH&P-YEM-MICS2006/1.0-v0.1