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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)

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UNICEF started the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey series in the mid-90s, originally in response to the World Summit for Children. The goal of the first round of MICS was to measure progress towards mid-decade international goals. MICS1 was conducted around 1995 in more than 60 countries; however, data for the first round have not been released and only 12 reports are available online. Printed reports may be available through the library system.

There have now been six rounds of MICS, each including around 60 surveys in low-to-middle-income countries. While each round is different, the surveys are comparable, and topics commonly covered by the MICS include immunization, education, child and maternal health and HIV/AIDS. MICS also has focused on providing data for tracking progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS), particularly those related to health, education and mortality. Originally, rounds of MICS occurred every five years; with MICS4, the periodicity was increased to every three years.

Implementation of the surveys is usually done by a government organization, with UNICEF providing technical assistance and training. Mothers or caretakers of children in the household are typically the respondents, and populations covered are children and women ages 15-49. There is a household portion of the survey as well, and rounds sometimes include a questionnaire for men, ages 15-49. As with most large international surveys of this type, there are different modules that may or may not be used in a specific country such as salt iodization, child labor, and malaria. The childinfo.org site, where you can download MICS data and reports, has tables specifying which modules were used in which countries. Most MICS are nationally-representative; however, a few surveys have been done of specific populations. Also, in some cases, MICS surveys have been combined with other surveys, such as PAPFAM and DHS.

For more information on MICS, UNICEF has a range of resources on the childinfo.org site, including a page listing available datasets and reports from all rounds.

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Dataset Records

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Yemen Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2022-2023

اليمن MICS المسح العنقودي متعدد المؤشرات تقـــــرير نتـــــائج المســــــح
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Tunisia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2023

L'enquête MICS Tunisie 2023
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Comoros Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2022

Enquête par Grappes à Indicateurs Multiples MICS 2022
Survey: Cross-sectional - GPS coordinates (GIS) - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Thailand Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2022

การสำรวจสถานการณ์เด็กและสตรีในประเทศไทย พ.ศ. 2565
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Nationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Benin Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2021-2022

Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples 2021-2022
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Vietnam Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2020-2021

Survey Measuring Viet Nam Sustainable Development Goal Indicators On Children And Women 2020-2021
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Argentina Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-2020

La Encuesta Nacional de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes, Encuesta de Indicadores Múltiples por Conglomerados 2019-2020
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative

Samoa Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-2020

Samoa demographic and health survey : multiple indicator cluster survey (DHS-MICS) 2019-20
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Palestine Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-2020

دولة فلسطين المسح العنقودي متعدد المؤشرات
Survey: Cross-sectional - GPS coordinates (GIS) - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Chad Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019

Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples Tchad 2019
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Dominican Republic Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019

Encuesta Nacional de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples (ENHOGAR-MICS) 2019
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Honduras Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019

Encuesta Nacional De Demografía Y Salud / Encuesta De Indicadores Múltiples Por Conglomerados (ENDESA/MICS 2019)
Survey: Community - Cross-sectional - De jure - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Cuba Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019

Encuesta de Indicadores Múltiples por Conglomerados 2019
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Algeria Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018-2019

Algerie Enquête par Grappes à Indicateurs Multiples (MICS) 2019
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Guinea-Bissau Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018-2019

Guiné-Bissau Monitorização da Situação da Criança e da Mulher Inquérito aos Indicadores Múltiplos 2018-2019
Survey: Cross-sectional - De jure - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Kiribati Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018-2019

Kiribati Social Development Indicator Survey (KSIDS) 2018-2019; Kiribati MICS 2018-2019
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Georgia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018

Survey: Cross-sectional - GPS coordinates (GIS) - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Costa Rica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018

Encuesta de Mujeres, Niñez y Adolescencia 2018 (EMNA)
Survey: Cross-sectional - De jure - Household - Individual - Interview - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

Lesotho Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018

Lesotho Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018
Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural representative

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