Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018-2019, Round 6 - Pakistan

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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Pakistan (Sindh)
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.

自20世纪90年代中期诞生以来，多项指标集群调查计划（简称MICS）已成为全球关于儿童和妇女的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多样化的国家中，经过培训的实地调查团队对家庭成员进行面对面访谈，涵盖各种主题——主要关注直接影响儿童和妇女生活的议题。MICS是全球许多政府规划和政策的重要组成部分，也是超过30个可持续发展目标（SDG）指标的主要数据来源。MICS计划持续发展，引入新的方法和倡议，包括MICS Plus、MICS Link、MICS GIS和MICS Tabulator。

地理覆盖范围
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巴基斯坦（信德省）
大多数MICS调查旨在在全国范围内具有代表性。样本量足以在区域或省级水平上生成稳健的数据，以及城市和农村地区的数据。在特定国家内，也进行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（如阿富汗东部选定的地区）的次国家级调查。

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）。

多项指标集群调查（MICS）的样本设计旨在为国家层面、居住区域和地理位置（如地区、省或区）提供大量指标关于儿童和妇女状况的估计。通常采用多阶段、分层聚类抽样方法来选择调查样本。MICS6调查不是自加权。在报告国家层面的结果时，使用了样本权重。更详细的样本设计描述可在最终报告的附录A中找到。

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，与专家、发展伙伴和其他国际调查计划紧密协调。各国从标准MICS问卷的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定制问卷。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——并持续获得联合国儿童基金会的技术支持。

MICS第六轮调查包括六个模型问卷：
• 家庭问卷
• 水质检测问卷
• 妇女个人问卷
• 男性个人问卷
• 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易移除可能不相关的模块，以及对于已有其他来源高质量数据的模块。更多关于问卷流程和模块内容的详细信息，请参考mics.unicef.org上的工具页面。