Overview

Sierra Leone Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005

MICS 2005

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - Round 3 [hh/mics-3]

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Round 3 (MICS3) is the third round of MICS surveys, previously conducted around 1995 (MICS1) and 2000 (MICS2).  Many questions and indicators are consistent and compatible with the prior round of MICS (MICS2) but less so with MICS1, although there have been a number of changes in definition of indicators between rounds.  Details can be found by reviewing the indicator definitions.

Version 1.0: edited data used for final report

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) is a household survey programme developed by UNICEF to assist countries in filling data gaps for monitoring human development in general and the situation of children and women in particular.  MICS is capable of producing statistically sound, internationally comparable estimates of social indicators. The current round of MICS is focused on providing a monitoring tool for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the World Fit for Children (WFFC), as well as for other major international commitments, such as the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on HIV/AIDS and the Abuja targets for malaria.

Survey Objectives 

The 2005 Sierra Leone Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey has the following primary objectives:

To provide up-to-date information for assessing the situation of children and women in Sierra Leone;

To furnish data needed for monitoring progress toward goals established by the Millennium Development Goals and the goals of A World Fit For Children (WFFC) as a basis for future action;

To contribute to the improvement of data and monitoring systems in Sierra Leone and to strengthen technical expertise in the design and implementation of these systems and analysis of the information they generate.

Survey Content

MICS questionnaires are designed in a modular fashion that can be easily customized to the needs of a country.  They consist of a household questionnaire, a questionnaire for women aged 15-49 and a questionnaire for children under the age of five (to be administered to the mother or caretaker). Other than a set of core modules, countries can select which modules they want to include in each questionnaire.

Survey Implementation

The survey was conducted by Statistics Sierra Leone with financial and technical support from UNICEF Sierra Leone and other partners.  Technical assistance and training for the surveys is provided through a series of regional workshops, covering questionnaire content, sampling and survey implementation; data processing; data quality and data analysis; report writing and dissemination.

Sample survey data [ssd]

Households (defined as a group of persons who usually live and eat together)

De jure household members (defined as memers of the household who usually live in the household, which may include people who did not sleep in the household the previous night, but does not include visitors who slept in the household the previous night but do not usually live in the household)

Women aged 15-49

Children aged 0-4

The Sierra Leone Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey included the following modules in the questionnaires:

HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE : Household characteristics, household listing, orphaned and vulnerable children, education, child labour, water and sanitation, household use of insecticide treated mosquito nets, and salt iodization,  child discipline, child disability and maternal mortality.

WOMEN'S QUESTIONNAIRE: Women's characteristics, child mortality, tetanus toxoid, maternal and newborn health, marriage, female genital cutting, contraception, HIV/AIDS knowledge, domestic violence and sexual behavior.

CHILDREN'S QUESTIONNAIRE: Children's characteristics, birth registration and early learning, vitamin A, breastfeeding, care of illness, malaria, immunization, child development and anthropometry.

Household Listing

Education

water and Sanitation

Household Characteristics

Insecticide Treated Bednets

Support to children made vulnerabel by HIV/AIDS

Child Labour

Child Discipline

Child Disability

Maternal Mortality

Salt Iodization

Child Mortality

Tetanus Toxoid

Maternal and Newborn health

Marriage/Union

Contraception

Female Genital Cutting

Domestic Violence

Sexual behaviour

HIV/AIDS

Birth Registration and early learning

Child Development

Vitamin A

Breastfeeding

Care of Illness

Malaria

Immunisation

Anthrpometry

The survey is nationally representative and covers the whole of Sierra Leone

The survey covered all de jure household members (usual residents), all women aged 15-49 years resident in the household, and all children aged 0-4 years (under age 5) resident in the household.

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Sierra Leone MICS 2005 v0.1

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