Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2000
Serbia and Montenegro, 2000
Identification
SCG_2000_MICS_v01_M
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2000
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Serbia and Montenegro | SCG |
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - Round 2 [hh/mics-2]
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey had as its primary objectives:
- To assess the situation of children and women in the FR Yugoslavia;
- To evaluate progress towards achieving the goals of the World Summit for Children;
- To strengthen technical expertise in the Country;
- To provide a basis for future action.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Scope
The scope of Serbia and Montenegro 2000 MICS includes:
HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE
- List of members
- Iodine prophylaxis
- Social economic state of the household
- Drinking water supply and waste disposal
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MOTHERS (CARETAKERS)
- Hygienic practices
- Education of pre-school children
- Taking care of sick children (accute respiratory infections, diarrhea)
- Breastfeeding
- Immunization
- Anthropometry
- Biochemical analysis
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR WOMEN
- Contraception
- HIV/AIDS
- Biochemical analysis
Coverage
National The sample was designed to provide estimates of the indicators at the national level, both in urban and rural areas. It was also designed to provide, following the administrative structure of the country, estimates at the level of the two Republics that constitute the State (Serbia and Montenegro), as well as at the level of Serbiafs province Vojvodina, of Central Serbia (excluding Belgrade) and of Belgrade. Belgrade has a large population (almost one-fourth of the total) and its predominantly urban characteristics make it useful to separate out from the rest of Central Serbia, to which it administratively belongs.
The province of Kosovo and Metohija, which is currently under the UN administration, had to be excluded from the sample. In order to compare the 1996 and 2000 MICS, all data from the MICS 1996 consequently had to be recalculated.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Institute of Public Health of Serbia |
| Institute of Public Health of Montenegro |
| Name |
|---|
| United Nations Children's Fund |
| World Health Organization |
Sampling
The sample was selected in two stages. At the first stage, 390 census enumeration areas were selected with probability proportional to size. Based on the last census (1991), those units were divided into clusters of 15 households.
After a household listing was carried out within the selected enumeration areas, a systematic sample of 5,850 households was drawn.
More detailed sampling procedure is available in Appendix A of the report.
Out of the 5,850 households selected for the MICS sample, 5,822 were found to be occupied. Of these, 5,731 were successfully interviewed for a household response rate of 98.4 percent. In the interviewed households, 4,630 eligible women aged 15-49 were identified. Of these, 4,514 were successfully interviewed, yielding an overall response rate for women of 95.9 percent. In addition, 1,674 children under the age of five were listed in the household questionnaire. Of these, the questionnaires were completed for 1654 children for an overall response rate of 97.2 percent.
Because the sample was stratified by region, it is not self-weighting. For reporting the national level results, sample weights are needed.
Survey instrument
In addition to a household questionnaire, questionnaires were administered in each household for women aged 15-49 and children under the age of five.
The MICS itself consisted of ten parts - modules:
- The Household Module
- The Education Module
- Water and Sanitation Module
- Salt Iodisation Module
- Contraceptive Use Module
- HIV/AIDS Module
- Breastfeeding Module
- Care of Illness Module
- Immunisation Module
- Anthropometry Module
Some of the modules like contraceptive use, HIV/AIDS, and salt iodisation were of particular importance since they provided the first information ever at the national level. Others, like breastfeeding, care of illnesses and anthropometry were also very important, since routine statistics do not include information on those subjects and the only prior source of information was the MICS 1996.
The following types of questionnaires were used:
Household Questionnaire
The Household Questionnaire included all members of the household and it was used to determine the age, sex, education, income, living arrangements and humanitarian assistance received or needed. The Questionnaire covered the Education module, the Water and Sanitation module and the Salt Iodisation module, as well.
Women Questionnaire
The Women questionnaire included information on contraceptive use and HIV/AIDS. These questionnaires were confidential, and were filled out by the respondents themselves.
Children questionnaire (<6)
The Children questionnaire included information on breastfeeding, care of illnesses, immunisation and anthropometry.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2000-06-20 | 2000-07-20 |
The training process
A training package was prepared by the task force team, including written instructions for interviewers and supervisors. At the beginning of June 2000, the training of trainers was organized, when trainers were selected and training material improved. After that, just before the field survey, a two-day training of interviewers and supervisors was organized in several places (Belgrade, Podgorica, Novi Sad, Nis, Kragujevac, Zrenjanin and Kraljevo). Standard equipment for measurements was distributed to the interviewers during the training.
Fieldwork
The Institute of Public Health of Serbia and the Institute of Public Health of Montenegro, together with the regional Institutes for Public Health, hygiene-epidemiology services and community health centres were responsible for conducting the fieldwork. The whole territory of FRY (excluding Kosovo and Metohija) was divided into 23 districts (22 in Serbia and 1 in Montenegro, which again was divided into 15 areas). The districts were identified according to the regional Institutes of Public Health network. In each district a team of people was selected - one supervisor for the district, controllers (one controller per 5-6 interviewers) and interviewers (whose number depended on the number of clusters in the region). For conducting the fieldwork, 155 teams (120 in Serbia and 35 in Montenegro) were established - each was composed of three to four people, two interviewers (health workers), one laboratory technician and one driver.
The MICS Coordinator provided overall supervision.
The fieldwork was conducted from 20 June to 20 July 2000.
Several levels of control system were imposed:
- During the field work, the controllers from the regional IPHs conducted the first level of control immediately after receiving questionnaires from the interviewers.
- Controllers and supervisors from the Institutes of Public Health conducted a second level of control between 3 and 13 July on a sample of 10% of households.
- The third level of control was carried out by supervisors from the WHO, UNICEF and IPH of Serbia on a sample of 5% of households.
Data processing
The data were entered in 70 microcomputers using the specially prepared software in database MS Access. The data were entered in the regional Institutes of Public Health, with the 70 staff trained prior to data processing. In order to ensure quality control, the software was programmed to check the internal consistency of data entered. Procedures and standard programs developed under MICS and adapted to the FRY questionnaire were used throughout. The data processing was completed in August 2000.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Inquiries | UNICEF | childinfo@unicef.org | http://www.childinfo.org/ |
| MICS Programme Manager | UNICEF | mics@unicef.org | http://www.childinfo.org/ |
Metadata production
DDI_SCG_2000_MICS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2011-10-26
Metadata version
Version 01 (October 2011)