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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012

Barbados, 2012
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BRB_2012_MICS_v01_M
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United Nations Children’s Fund, Barbados Statistical Service
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Data file: ch

Data collected at the children's level (MICS Under Five Children's questionnaire modules: Under-five child information panel, Child's age, Birth registration, Early childhood development, Breastfeeding , Care of illness and Anthropometry.)

Cases: 491
Variables: 171

Variables

HH1
Cluster number
HH2
Household number
LN
Line number
UF1
Cluster number
UF2
Household number
UF4
Child's line number
UF6
Mother / Caretaker's line number
UF7
Interviewer number
UF8D
Day of interview
UF8M
Month of interview
UF8Y
Year of interview
UF9
Result of interview for children under 5
UF10
Field editor
UF11
Data entry clerk
UF12H
Start of interview - Hour
UF12M
Start of interview - Minutes
UF13H
End of interview - Hour
UF13M
End of interview - Minutes
AG1D
Day of birth of child
AG1M
Month of birth of child
AG1Y
Year of birth of child
AG2
Age of child
BR1
Birth certificate
BR2
Birth registered
BR3
Know how to register birth
EC1
Number of children's books or picture books for child
EC2A
Homemade toys
EC2B
Toys from shops
EC2C
Household objects or outside objects
EC3A
In past week, days left alone for more than 1 hour
EC3B
In past week, days left with other child for more than 1 hour
EC5
Attends early childhood education programme
EC6
Within last 7 days, hours attended education
EC7AA
Books-Mother
EC7AB
Books-Father
EC7AX
Books-Other
EC7AY
Books-No one
EC7BA
Tell stories-Mother
EC7BB
Tell stories-Father
EC7BX
Tell stories-Other
EC7BY
Tell stories-No one
EC7CA
Sang songs-Mother
EC7CB
Sang songs-Father
EC7CX
Sang songs-Other
EC7CY
Sang songs-No one
EC7DA
Took outside-Mother
EC7DB
Took outside-Father
EC7DX
Took outside-Other
EC7DY
Took outside-No one
EC7EA
Played with-Mother
EC7EB
Played with-Father
EC7EX
Played with-Other
EC7EY
Played with-No one
EC7FA
Named/counted-Mother
EC7FB
Named/counted-Father
EC7FX
Named/counted-Other
EC7FY
Named/counted-No one
EC8
Child identifies at least ten letters of the alphabet
EC9
Child reads at least four simple, popular words
EC10
Child knows name and recognizes symbol of all numbers from 1-10
EC11
Child able to pick up small object with 2 fingers
EC12
Child sometimes too sick to play
EC13
Child follows simple directions
EC14
Child able to do something independently
EC15
Child gets along well with other children
EC16
Child kicks, bites or hits other children or adults
EC17
Child gets distracted easily
BF1
Child ever been breastfed
BF2
Child still being breastfed
BF3
Child drank plain water yesterday
BF4
Child drank infant formula yesterday
BF5
Times child drank infant formula
BF6
Child drank milk yesterday
BF7
Times child drank milk
BF7A
Child drank soya milk
BF7B
Times child drank soya milk
BF8
Child drank juice or juice drinks yesterday
BF9
Child drank soup yesterday
BF10
Child drank or ate vitamin or mineral supplements yesterday
BF11
Child drank ORS yesterday
BF12
Child drank any other liquid yesterday
BF13
Child drank or ate yogurt yesterday
BF14
Times drank or ate yogurt
BF15
Child ate thin porridge yesterday
BF16
Child ate solid or semi-solid food yesterday
BF17
Times child ate solid or semi-solid food
BF18
Child drank anything else from the bottle with a nipple yesterday
CA1
Child had diarrhoea in last 2 weeks
CA2
Child drank less or more during illness
CA3
Child ate less or more during illness
CA4A
Drank fluid made from special packet (ORS)
CA4B
Pre-packaged ORS fluid for diarrhoea
CA4C
Govt. recommended homemade fluid X
CA5
Anything else given to treat the diarrhoea
CA6A
Other treatment (pill or syrup): Antibiotic
CA6B
Other treatment (pill or syrup): Antimotility
CA6C
Other treatment (pill or syrup): Zinc
CA6G
Other treatment (pill or syrup): Other (not antibiotic, antimotility or zinc)
CA6H
Other treatment (pill or syrup): Unknown
CA6L
Other treatment (injection): Antibiotic
CA6M
Other treatment (injection): Non-antibiotic
CA6N
Other treatment (injection): Unknown
CA6O
Other treatment: Intravenous
CA6Q
Other treatment: Home remedy/Herbal medicine
CA6X
Other treatment: Other
CA7
Child ill with cough in last 2 weeks
CA8
Difficulty breathing during illness with cough
CA9
Symptoms due to problem in chest or blocked nose
CA10
Sought advice or treatment for illness
CA11A
Place sought care: (public sector) Government hospital
CA11B
Place sought care: (public sector) Government health center
CA11F
Place sought care: (public sector) Public pharmacy
CA11I
Place sought care: Private hospital / clinic
CA11J
Place sought care: Private physician
CA11K
Place sought care: Private pharmacy
CA11P
Place sought care: Relative / Friend
CA11Q
Place sought care: Shop
CA11S
Place sought care: Natural/ Herbal shop
CA11X
Place sought care: Other
CA12
Given medicine to treat this illness
CA13A
Medicine: Antibiotic pill / syrup
CA13B
Medicine: Antibiotic injection
CA13P
Medicine: Paracetamol / Panadol / Acetaminophen
CA13Q
Medicine: Aspirin
CA13R
Medicine: Ibupropfen
CA13X
Medicine: Other
CA13Z
Medicine: DK
CA15
What was done to dispose of the stools
AN1
Measurer's identification code
AN2
Result of height/length and weight measurement
AN3
Child's weight (kilograms)
AN4A
Child measured lying or standing
AN4
Child's length or height (centimetres)
HAP
Height for age percentile NCHS
HAZ
Height for age z-score NCHS
HAM
Height for age percent of reference median NCHS
WAP
Weight for age percentile NCHS
WAZ
Weight for age z-score NCHS
WAM
Weight for age percent of reference median NCHS
WHP
Weight for height percentile NCHS
WHZ
Weight for height z-score NCHS
WHM
Weight for height percent of reference median NCHS
FLAG
Flag for anthropometric indicators
BMI
Body Mass Index WHO
ZBMI
Body Mass Index z-score WHO
HAZ2
Height for age z-score WHO
WAZ2
Weight for age z-score WHO
WHZ2
Weight for height z-score WHO
HAZFLAG
Height for age flag WHO
WAZFLAG
Weight for age flag WHO
WHZFLAG
Weight for height flag WHO
BMIFLAG
BMI flag WHO
WHZNOAGE
Weight for height - Age flag WHO
HH6
Area
HH7
Region
HL4
Sex
ED4A
Highest level of education attended
ED4B
Highest grade completed at that level
CDOI
Date of interview child (CMC)
CDOB
Date of birth of child (CMC)
CAGE
Age (months)
CAGE_6
Age
CAGE_11
Age
CAGED
Age in days
helevel
Education of household head
ED4AME
Mother's education
melevel
Mother's education
ED4AHE
Highest level of education attended
chweight
Children's sample weight
wscore
Wealth index score
windex5
Wealth index quintiles
Total: 171
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