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Laos Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 1996

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General Info
Provider 
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Tabulations only
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/1996 - 03/1996
Series or system 
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)
MICS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Laos Multiple Cluster Indicator Survey (MICS) 1996 is part of MICS1, an international survey initiative to monitor the situation of children and women. Topics commonly covered in MICS include immunization, education, child and maternal health, family planning and knowledge of HIV/AIDS. MICS also provides data for tracking progress toward Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly those related to health, education and mortality. For the 1996 Laos MICS, women age 15-50, and mothers/ caretakers of chindren under 5 were successfully interviewed from 3,970 households.

Keywords 
BCG vaccines, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Children, DTP vaccines, Diarrhea, Education, Family composition, Health literacy, Health status, Height, Immunization, Iodine supplements, Summary birth history, Live births, Marital status, Measles vaccines, Micronutrient supplements, Mortality, Multiple births, Oral rehydration therapy, Polio vaccines, Sanitation, School enrollment, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Vaccination cards, Vitamin A supplements, Water supply, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 12, 2023