Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012-2013
General Info
The Bangladesh Multiple Cluster Indicator Survey (MICS) 2012-2013 is part of MICS5, 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 HIV/AIDS. MICS also provides data for tracking progress toward Millennium Development Goals (MDGS), particularly those related to health, education and mortality. For the 2012-2013 Bangladesh MICS, 51,791 women ages 15-49 from 51,895 households were successfully interviewed, and 20,903 questionnaires for children under five years of age were completed. Additionally, 12,952 water quality tests for arsenic, and 2,588 water quality tests for E. coli were conducted at the respondents households.