FATA Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2007
Pakistan, 2007
Identification
PAK_2007_MICS-FATA_v01_M
FATA Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2007
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Pakistan | PAK |
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - Round 3 [hh/mics-3]
FATA Secretariat in partnership with UNICEF, Federal Bureau of Statistics, GoNWFP Bureau of Statistics and WFP, carried out the survey which is first of its kind in the history of FATA. MICS FATA report is comparable, in terms of data quality, with any MICS survey carried out in Pakistan and international standard surveys.
Scope
Household Questionnaire:
- Household listing
- Education
- Water and sanitation
- Household characteristics
- Child labour
- Maternal mortality
- Consumption of iodized salt
Questionnaire for Individual Women:
- Child mortality
- Tetanus toxoid
- Maternal and newborn health
- HIV/AIDS awareness
Questionnaire for Children Under Five:
- Birth registration
- Vitamin A
- Breastfeeding
- Treatment of illness and care
- ANthropometric data
Coverage
The territories that form FATA consist of seven 'political agencies'-Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan-and six smaller zones, called 'Frontier Regions' (FRs) in the districts of Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Peshawar and Tank. To the north and east, the tribal areas are bounded by the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), while on the south lies the province of Balochistan. In the south-east, FATA joins the Punjab province.The Durand Line, which separates Pakistan from Afghanistan, forms the western border of FATA.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Secretariat of the Federally Administered Area (FATA) of Pakistan, Planning and Development Department |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| United Nations Children Fund | Technical support |
| Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) | Validation and analysis of the data |
| Federal Bureau of Statistics, NWFP provincial Bureau of Statistics | Validation and analysis of the data |
| Name |
|---|
| United Nations Children Fund |
Sampling
The sample for MICS FATA was designed by the Federal Bureau of Statistics, to provide estimates of various indicators on the situation of children, women and households in general at the FATA, Agency /FR level and for urban and rural areas. The sample was selected in two stages. In the first stage, 334 clusters as primary sampling units (PSUs) were systematically selected. Listing was conducted in the sample PSUs. In the second stage, households were randomly selected within each PSU. In rural PSUs, 16 households were picked for enumeration, and 12 households were selected from the urban PSUs.
The total sample had 317 PSUs in rural and 17 PSUs in urban areas. The survey covered 4,608 households in rural areas and 168 households in 4 urban locations of Kurram and Khyber agencies.
The total sample size was 5,276 households in 334 clusters covering 7 agencies and 5 Frontier Regions. Due to the security situation, non-response and/or population displacement, 34 clusters were dropped, including one entire agency, North Waziristan, one cluster in Kurram, two clusters in Khyber and one cluster in Mohmand agencies. A total of 4,296 households were interviewed.
After applying the data quality checking and validation process, 499 households were dropped. This left 3,797 households.
Survey instrument
Three sets of questionnaires were used in the survey: 1) a household questionnaire which was used to collect information on all household members, the household, and the dwelling; 2) a women's questionnaire administered in each household to all women aged 15-49 years; and 3) a Children under-5 questionnaire, administered to mothers or caretakers of all children under the age of 5 living in the household.
The Household Questionnaire included the following modules:
- Household listing
- Education
- Water and sanitation
- Household characteristics
- Child labour
- Maternal mortality
- Consumption of iodized salt
The Questionnaire for Individual Women was administered to all women aged 15-49 years living in the households, and included the following modules:
- Child mortality
- Tetanus toxoid
- Maternal and newborn health
- HIV/AIDS awareness
The Questionnaire for Children Under Five was administered to mothers or prime caretakers of children under 5 years of age1 living in the households. Normally, the questionnaire was administered to mothers of under-5 children; in cases when the mother was not listed in the household roster, a primary female caretaker for the child was identified and interviewed. The questionnaire included the following modules:
- Birth registration
- Vitamin A
- Breastfeeding
- Treatment of illness and care
- ANthropometric data
The questionnaires are based on the MICS3 model questionnaire. The English version of the questionnaire was translated into Urdu language and was pre-tested in March 2007. Based on the results of the pre-test, modifications were made to the wording and translation of the questionnaires. In addition to the administration of questionnaires, fieldwork teams tested the cooking salt in the households for iodine content, and measured the weight and height of children aged under 5 years.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2007-04 | 2007-09 |
The survey process was governed by a Steering Committee chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary, FATA. Members included representatives from selected line Directorates (Education, Health, Public Works & Services and Local Government & Rural Development), the Planning and Development Department FATA, the Federal Bureau of Statistics, the NWFP provincial Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF. The Steering Committee approved all major issues pertaining to the survey such as final questionnaire, changes in the data collection methodology and the final report. Political Agents of the FATA were called into this forum when and if necessary.
A Planning and Coordination Group chaired by the Secretary Planning and Development Department FATA was involved in the preparation of the survey tools and advised the Steering Committee on the survey implementation. Members of this group were representatives from line departments, the NWFP provincial Bureau of Statistics, the chief survey coordinator-FATA Secretariat, the technical survey coordinator and a national consultant engaged by UNICEF.
An Operational Group chaired by the chief survey coordinator-FATA Secretariat was responsible for day-to-day management and logistics of the survey. It included the technical coordinator, the national consultant, an administration and finance officer and an assistant technical coordinator.
The survey was implemented by the FATA Secretariat in partnership with Federal Bureau of Statistics, NWFP provincial Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF. The survey was funded both by FATA Secretariat and UNICEF. A local data management firm was engaged for the data processing. However, a validation exercise was deemed necessary following review of preliminary data tables and validation and reanalysis of the data set and final report writing was entrusted with WFP's Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping Unit of Pakistan.
TRAINING AND FIELDWORrK
The interviewers have been adequately trained to collect data and ask questions. Training included lectures on interviewing techniques, questionnaire content, and mock interviews. Three trainings were conducted for 88 participants including enumerators (male-female) supervisors and senior supervisors. The enumerators were selected from the health and education directorate FATA and were mostly Lady Health Visitors (LHVs), Medical technicians and teachers, while supervisors and senior supervisors were selected from amongst the staff of the provincial Bureau of Statistics.
The data was collected by 12 teams. During the first phase, each team comprised of three interviewers (2 female, 1 male) with one supervisor for 2 teams. Afterwards the number of teams was increased to 20. An exclusive training was conducted for the enumerators and supervisors of FR Tank and South Waziristan Agency. The training was conducted at FR Tank. The editor was responsible for data editing prior to data entry and a data entry operator was responsible for entering the corrected data.
The fieldwork encountered numerous challenges given the extraordinary political, economic and security situation prevailing in the FATA. The gender dimension in particular posed a major challenge to the survey. Female family members in the FATA do not normally move within their own communities, let alone outside of their communities and are expected to be accompanied by male family members. The appearance of female enumerators that were not from the communities themselves and carrying out interviews inside the households was viewed with suspicion in many areas and was even refused in some. This situation created a difficult environment for female interviewers.
Given the prevailing law and order situation, the Steering Committee decided to adopt a change in fieldwork approaches in a number of agencies. In Bajour agency, households were requested to meet at a nearby health facility and bring young children along. This led to a situation whereby the household members were interviewed by the enumerators in a central location. The fieldwork started in April 2007. Eight teams were deployed to Kurram Agency and 4 teams to FR Peshawar. The fieldwork was completed during September 2007.
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
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 |
|---|
| Secretariat of the Federally Administered Area (FATA) of Pakistan, Planning and Development Department |
Metadata production
DDI_PAK_2007_MICS-FATA_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | World Bank | Documentation of DDI |
2011-07-07
Metadata version
Version 01 (August 2013)