IPUMS-MICS Data Harmonization Code: Version 1.3

IPUMS MICS is a harmonized data collection of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) collected by UNICEF. IPUMS MICS facilitates comparative research across time and countries. It consists of individual-level and household-level microdata collected through household, female, child, men, and adolescent surveys. IPUMS MICS adds value to the original MICS samples in the following ways: variables are coded consistently across countries and over time; web-based search and discovery tools display variable availability across surveys; documentation is organized on a cross-survey, variable-specific basis; and researchers can identify samples and variables to include in a customized data extract, at no cost.IPUMS多指标类集调查（IPUMS MICS）是由联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）采集的多指标类集调查（Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, MICS）的标准化整合数据集。该数据集为跨时间与跨国家的比较研究提供了便捷支持。其涵盖通过家庭、女性、儿童、男性及青少年五类调查采集的个体层面与家庭层面微观数据（microdata）。IPUMS MICS 为原始MICS样本提供了如下增值优化：一是变量在不同国家与时间维度上均采用统一编码标准；二是基于网页的检索与发现工具可展示各调查中变量的可用情况；三是文档资料按照跨调查、变量专属的维度进行系统化组织；四是研究人员可免费筛选所需样本与变量，定制专属的数据提取集。

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背景概述

IPUMS MICS是一个基于联合国儿童基金会多指标类集调查的协调数据集合，包含个体和家庭层面的微观数据，旨在促进跨时间和跨国家的比较研究。该数据集通过一致编码变量、提供网络搜索工具和免费定制数据提取等功能，增强了原始数据的价值，但本身不直接传播数据文件，而是提供协调代码的存档版本。