Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006
São Tomé and Príncipe, 2006
Identification
STP_2006_MICS_v01_M
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| São Tomé and Príncipe | STP |
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - Round 3 [hh/mics-3]
The 2006 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey in São Tomé e Príncipe has the following principal objectives :
• Provide updated information to enable evaluation of the situation of children and women in São Tomé e Príncipe ;
• Provide necessary data for progress monitoring in relation to the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals, the World Fit for Children and others fixed globally as the basis for future action ;
• Contribute to the improvement of data collection and monitoring systems in São Tomé e Príncipe, and to strengthen technical expertise in terms of conception, implementation and analysis of these systems.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Scope
The scope of MICS 2006 includes:
HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE
o List of household members
o Education
o Water and sanitation
o Household characteristics
o Issues linked to malaria
o Orphaned and vulnerable children
o Child labour
o Handicap
o Maternal mortality
o Salt iodisation
WOMEN QUESTIONNAIRE
o Infant mortality
o Tetanus toxoid
o Maternal and neo-natal health
o Marriage and union
o Contraception
o Attitudes on domestic violence
o Sexual behaviour
o Knowledge about HIV
INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONNAIRE
o Official birth registration and early education
o Vitamin A
o Breastfeeding
o Treatment of illnesses
o Malaria
o Vaccination
o Anthropometry
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Institut National de la Statistique |
| Name |
|---|
| United Nations Children’s Fund |
Sampling
The survey plan for the São Tomé e Príncipe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was conceived to provide estimations on a large number of indicators on the situation of children and women, at the national level, in urban and rural zones and for the seven country districts of Água Grande, Mé-Zochi, Caué, Cantagalo, Lembá, Lobata and Príncipe. The districts were identified as the principal domains of the sampling and the sampling was selected in two phases. Among the 149 selected zones, 100 cluster survey zones were selected with a tailored proportional probability. After the establishment of a list of households in the selected survey zones, a systematic sampling of 5645 households was randomly selected. Of these households, it was not possible to visit 20 due to the inaccessibility of some and/or the absence of capable respondents during the collection period. The sampling was stratified by district and was not self-weighted.
Of the 5646 households selected for the sampling, 5645 were occupied, and 5625 facilitated the interview, achieving a rate of response of 99.6%. In the surveyed households, 4744 women aged 15 to 49 were identified. Of these women, 4612 were interviewed successfully, with a response rate of 97.2%. As well, 3170 children under five were included in the household questionnaires, of which 3140 questionnaires were completed for these children, indicating a response rate of 99.1%. The global rate of response has been calculated as 96.9% and 98.7% respectively with regard to the interviews of women and children under five.
The rate of response is quite high, which demonstrates good representivity of the sampling. The differences in the response rate between residential zones and districts are nearly negligible. With regard to the response rate for households, it is identical whether in urban or rural settings (99.7% and 99.6%) and varies very little between the districts (98.3% in Príncipe and 100% for Água Grande, Mé-Zochi, Cantagalo and Lembá. The global response rate for women aged 15 to 49 is slightly less in rural areas (95.7%) than in urban areas (98.0%) most likely linked to women’s activities outside the home. It is weaker in Príncipe (87.8) yet varies weakly between districts (99.2% for Água Grande and 95.7% for Cantagalo). The global rate of response for children under five is more homogenous between residential zones (between 99.7% in Água Grande and 96.6% in Príncipe). The response rate is relatively weaker in Príncipe can be explained by the work hours imposed on the data collection teams and work conditions that did not facilitate interviews.
To enable results at the national level, weighted samplings should be utilised.
Survey instrument
Three series of questionnaires were utilised for the survey : 1) a household questionnaire to collect information on all de facto household members, on the household itself and on the place of the dwelling; 2) a questionnaire for women, administered in each household to all women aged 15 to 49; and, 3) a child questionnaire, administered to mothers or those responsible for all children under five years of age living in the household. These questionnaires contain the following modules :
The questionnaire for households contains the following modules :
o List of household members
o Education
o Water and sanitation
o Household characteristics
o Issues linked to malaria
o Orphaned and vulnerable children
o Child labour
o Handicap
o Maternal mortality
o Salt iodisation
The individual questionnaire for women, administered to all women aged between 15 and 4 years living in households, contains the following modules :
o Infant mortality
o Tetanus toxoid
o Maternal and neo-natal health
o Marriage and union
o Contraception
o Attitudes on domestic violence
o Sexual behaviour
o Knowledge about HIV
The questionnaire for children less than five years was administered to mothers or to persons responsible for children under five years living in the households. Normally, this questionnaire should be administered to mothers with children under five years but in cases where the mother is not part of the list of household members, that is, if she does not live in the household, the principal person in charge of the child is identified and interviewed. The questionnaire contains the following modules :
o Official birth registration and early education
o Vitamin A
o Breastfeeding
o Treatment of illnesses
o Malaria
o Vaccination
o Anthropometry
These questionnaires are based on the MICS3 questionnaire model3. The São Tomé e Príncipe MICS survey questionnaires are therefore based on the Portuguese version, translated from the French, of this model. Preliminary mock testing of the questionnaires was then conducted in the Saotomean capital during 15 days in May of 2006. Based on the results of the preliminary test, modifications were then made to the formulation and the initial translation of the questionnaires.
Apart from the administration of questionnaires, the fieldwork teams tested the iodine in kitchen salt utilised by households and measured the weight and height of children under five years of age.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2006-05-17 | 2006-06-20 |
Training for data collectors was carried out during 20 days in April of 2006. This training consisted in courses on survey techniques and the content of questionnaires, as well as mock interviews between trainees to familiarise them in interviewing techniques, that is, to conduct interviews correctly.
Towards the end of the training period, trainees spent five days doing fieldwork in the District of Água Grande to exercise their new skills, that is, they undertook household practice interviews.
Seven teams undertook the collection of data; each team was composed of 35 interviewers, 1 driver, 1 monitor, 1 anthropometrician and 1 supervisor. Fieldwork began on 17 May 2006 and ended on 20 June 2006.
Data processing
The data was entered utilising the CSPro software installed on 8 microcomputers by 16 data entry operators and 3 data entry supervisors. To ensure quality control, all the questionnaires were entered twice and later submitted to internal consistency controls. During the entire process, standard procedures and programmes developed for the global MICS3 project and adapted for São Tomé e Príncipe specificities were utilised during the entire process. Data processing began on 15 June 2006 and ended 20 September 2006. The data was analysed utilising the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), Version 14, and the model syntax and tabulation plans developed by UNICEF for this task.
Data Access
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download of the data files (for datasets obtained on-line)
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
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_WB_STP_2006_MICS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
Metadata version
Version 01 (October 2011)