Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-2020, Round 6 - Guyana

Abstract
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Since its inception in the mid-1990s, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys programme, known as MICS, has become the largest source of statistically sound and internationally comparable data on children and women worldwide. In countries as diverse as Bangladesh, Thailand, Fiji, Qatar, Cote d’Ivoire, Turkmenistan and Argentina, trained fieldwork teams conduct face-to-face interviews with household members on a variety of topics – focusing mainly on those issues that directly affect the lives of children and women. MICS is an integral part of plans and policies of many governments around the world, and a major data source for more than 30 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators. The MICS programme continues to evolve with new methodologies and initiatives, including MICS Plus, MICS Link, MICS GIS and the MICS Tabulator.

Geographic coverage
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Guyana
The majority of MICS surveys are designed to be representative at the national level. Sample sizes are sufficient to generate robust data at the regional or provincial levels, and for urban and rural areas. Subnational surveys, covering specific population groups (such as Palestinians in Lebanon) or specific geographical areas (such as selected regions of East in Afghanistan) within countries are also conducted.

Analysis unit
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Household, Individual

Sampling procedure
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Sample sizes vary greatly from one survey to the other, currently averaging around 12,000 households (for national surveys).

The sample for the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was designed to provide estimates on a large number of indicators on the situation of children and women at the national level, for areas of residence, and for geographical locations, such as regions, governorates, or districts. A multi-stage, stratified cluster sampling approach was typickly used for the selection of the survey sample. MICS6 surveys are not self-weighting. For reporting national level results, sample weights were used. A more detailed description of the sample design can be found in Appendix A of Final Report.

Mode of data collection
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Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument
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MICS questionnaires were designed by implementing agencies, typically the National Statistical Offices. In each country, MICS questionnaires were based on an assessment of the country’s data needs. The starting point were the standard MICS questionnaires designed by UNICEF’s Global MICS Team, in close coordination with experts, development partners and other international survey programmes. Countries chose from the MICS modules in the standard MICS questionnaires. UNICEF’s MICS experts supported implementing agencies to customize the questionnaires, as required, to the national setting. All survey activities, from sample and survey design, to fieldwork and report writing are carried out by the implementing agencies – with continuous technical support from UNICEF.

The sixth round of MICS included six model questionnaires:
• Household Questionnaire
• Water Quality Testing Questionnaire
• The Questionnaire for Individual Women
• The Questionnaire for Individual Men
• The Questionnaire for Children Age 5-17 and
• The Questionnaire for Children Under Five

The flexible, modular nature of MICS questionnaires makes it easy to remove modules which may not be relevant, and modules for which there is already good quality data from other sources.

Refer to tools page on mics.unicef.org for more detailed information on the flow of questionnaires and contents of the modules.

摘要
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自20世纪90年代中期诞生以来，多指标群组调查项目（简称MICS）已成为全球关于儿童和妇女统计数据可靠且具有国际可比性的最大数据来源。在孟加拉国、泰国、斐济、卡塔尔、科特迪瓦、土库曼斯坦和阿根廷等众多国家，经过培训的实地调查团队对家庭成员进行面对面访谈，讨论各种主题——主要关注直接影响儿童和妇女生活的各项问题。MICS已成为许多国家规划和政策不可或缺的一部分，也是超过30个可持续发展目标（SDGs）指标的主要数据来源。MICS项目随着新的方法和倡议的引入而不断进化，包括MICS Plus、MICS Link、MICS GIS和MICS Tabulator等。
地理覆盖范围
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圭亚那
大多数MICS调查旨在在全国范围内具有代表性。样本量足够生成区域或省级水平，以及城市和农村地区的稳健数据。在各国还开展了覆盖特定人口群体（如黎巴嫩巴勒斯坦人）或特定地理区域（如阿富汗东部选定地区）的次国家调查。
分析单元
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家庭，个人
抽样程序
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样本量因调查而异，目前平均约为12,000户（针对全国调查）。
MICS调查的样本旨在为国家层面、居住地区以及地理位置（如地区、州或区）提供大量指标估计。通常采用多阶段、分层集群抽样方法来选择调查样本。MICS6调查不是自加权调查。在报告国家层面结果时，使用了样本权重。更详细的样本设计描述可参见最终报告附录A。
数据收集方式
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面对面[f2f]
研究工具
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MICS问卷由实施机构设计，通常是国家统计局。在每个国家，MICS问卷基于对国家数据需求的评估。起点是联合国儿童基金会全球MICS团队设计的标准MICS问卷，在紧密协调专家、发展伙伴和其他国际调查项目的基础上。各国从标准MICS问卷中的MICS模块中进行选择。联合国儿童基金会的MICS专家支持实施机构根据国家环境对问卷进行定制。所有调查活动，从样本和调查设计到实地工作和报告撰写，都由实施机构执行——同时获得联合国儿童基金会的持续技术支持。
MICS第六轮调查包括六个模型问卷：
• 家庭问卷
• 水质检测问卷
• 个人女性问卷
• 个人男性问卷
• 5-17岁儿童问卷
• 5岁以下儿童问卷
MICS问卷的灵活模块化特性使得轻松去除不相关的模块，以及从其他来源已获取高质量数据的模块。
有关问卷流程和模块内容的更详细信息，请参阅mics.unicef.org上的工具页面。