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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012

Moldova, 2012
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MDA_2012_MICS_v01_M
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National Centre of Public Health, National Bureau of Statistics, United Nations Children’s Fund
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Year of birth of woman (WB1Y)

Data file: wm

Overview

Valid: 6000
Invalid: 718
Minimum: 1962
Maximum: 9997
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 42
End: 45
Width: 4
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
In what month and year were you born?
Categories
Value Category
9997 Inconsistent
9998 DK
9999 Missing
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
If the respondent knows her date of birth, write it in the appropriate spaces for 'Month' and 'Year'. You will need to convert the month into numbers. For this, January is '01', February is '02', March is '03', etc. If the month or day contains only one digit, use a leading zero to fill in the first space. For example, the month of March is coded as '03'. If she does not know her month of birth, circle '98' for 'DK month' and ask her for the year of her birth. If she knows the year, write it in the spaces for 'Year'. Try under all circumstances to obtain at least the year of birth. If the respondent is unable to provide this information, ask whether she has any documentation such as an identification card, horoscope, or a birth or baptismal certificate that might give her date of birth. If such documentation is available, ask the woman if the information on the document(s) is correct. Only when it is absolutely impossible to even estimate the year of birth should you circle '9998' for 'DK year'.
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