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2025 2024

July 11, 2025

    DOI Version .

    • IPUMS MICS has updated the version number (V1.4) and DOI (https://doi.org/10.18128/D082.V1.4).

    Added data: New samples.

    • Data from the following samples are now available: Azerbaijan 2023, Kyrgyzstan 2023, Nauru 2023, and Vanuatu 2023.

    Added data: New variables.

    • Over 250 new variables on child vaccination, women's maternal and newborn health, household mosquito nets, and household livestock have been added.

    Modified data.

    • Modified the variable CDHITOTH for Afghanistan 2022, Jamaica 2022, Kenya 2009 and 2011.
    • For PCFREQ3MO for the mens samples, code 2 "At least once a week" and code 3 "Less than once a week" were corrected.
    • For MOBILEMN, codes 0 and 1 were corrected for Mongolia 2018.
    • Trinidad and Tobago 2022 was removed from CUPBOARD and Togo 2006 was moved from CANOE to BOATMOTOR
    • For ATEYOGURT, cases were moved from code 8 missing to code 9 NIU for Kenya 2009, Kenya 2011, Panama 2013, and Bangladesh 2012.
    • For INTERVIEWYR, codes for Montenegro 2018 were corrected.
    • On the recommendation of UNICEF, Tunisia 2023 child anthropometric variables have been removed.

    Modified data: Changed codes.

    • Ethnicity variables for Kyrgyzstan (ETHNIC_KG) and Vanuatu (ETHNIC_VU) were updated to accommodate new samples.
    • For EDLEVELDAD and EDLEVELMOM , code 40 "secondary or higher" were moved to 41 "secondary" for Round 6 samples where other levels of education were considered.

December 19, 2024

    DOI Version .

    • IPUMS MICS has updated the version number (V1.3) and DOI (https://doi.org/10.18128/D082.V1.3).

    Modified data.

    • Afghanistan, Nepal, and Thailand use non-Gregorian calendars and the original UNICEF MICS data contains country-specific calendar dates. IPUMS MICS converted the original dates into the Gregorian calendar for the following date variables: INTERVIEWDAY, INTERVIEWMO, INTERVIEWYR, DOBWM, DOBCH, DOBMN, BIRTHMOCH, BIRTHYRCH, BIRTHMOWM, BIRTHYRWM, BIRTHMO, BIRTHYR, DOMWM, DOMMN, FIRSTMARRMO, FIRSTMARRYR, WQINTERVIEWDAY, WQINTERVIEWMO, WQINTERVIEWYR, WQTESTRESULTDAY, WQTESTRESULTMO, WQTESTRESULTYR, FIRSTBIRTHDAY, FIRSTBIRTHMO, FIRSTBIRTHYR, LASTBIRTHDAY, LASTBIRTHMO, LASTBIRTHYR, DOBFB, DOBLB, DOBBH, BHBIRTHDAY, BHBIRTHMO, and BHBIRTHYR
    • The variables WEIGHTHH, WEIGHTWM, and WEIGHTCH, for Costa Rica 2018 and Panama 2013 are normalized weights as for other samples; previously the weights available for Costa Rica 2018 and Panama 2013 for these units were not normalized.

    Added data: New Global Health variables.

    • IPUMS Global Health added new Global Health variables that share identical names and codes across IPUMS MICS, IPUMS DHS, and IPUMS PMA. There are 21 Household Characteristics variables and 19 Women variables that can be found in the "IPUMS Global Health" topic group in these units of analysis. We have also developed a user note with additional information.

August 20, 2024

    DOI version.

    • IPUMS MICS has updated the version number (V1.2) and DOI (https://doi.org/10.18128/D082.V1.2). We have preserved an archival record of version V1.1 of the data generated on January 11, 2024.

    Added data: New samples.

    • Data from the following samples are now available: Benin 2021-2022, Comoros 2022, Eswatini 2021-2022, Jamaica 2022, Trinidad and Tobago 2022, Tunisia 2023, and Yemen 2022-2023.

    Added data: New variables.

    • Over 260 variables added on early child development, breastfeeding and child diet, education, water and sanitation, sexual behavior, HIV AIDS, and domestic violence.
    • The variable PHASE_UZ2021 is now available, which defines the universe for many variables in the Uzbekistan 2021 samples.

    Modified data.

    • For MENSTLASTYR, respondents who reported last menstrual period was '30 days ago' or '30 weeks ago' moved to 1=Yes category, respondents who reported last menstrual period was 12 months ago or 1 year ago moved to 0=No category, and respondents who never menstruated moved to 9=NIU category.
    • For MENSTLASTSTART, persons who responded 'never menstruated' to related menstruation variables moved from 998= Missing to 993= Never menstruated.
    • For WEIGHTFS, the values for Costa Rica are normalized weights, as in other samples; previously the weights available for Costa Rica were not normalized.
    • Variables in the foundational learning modules (such as FLBIGGER1) were modified for children who completed the foundational learning module but did not attempt the question but did not attempt the question.

    Modified data: Combined variables.

    • The variable EDCURR_FS has been removed from the 5-17 unit of analysis; the data on current school enrollment are instead integrated into SCHOOLCURR on the household member record.

    Modified data: Changed codes.

    • Geography variables for new samples were adjusted to accommodate new spatial harmonization. See GEO1_BJ, GEO1_SZ, GEO1_TT, GEO1_JM, and GEO1_TN. The variable GEO1_TN2018 was removed.
    • Labels were adjusted for the variables RELIGIONHHEAD to reflect new relgion categories in Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Jamaica.
    • Changed CDHITOTH to 2-digit coding to accommodate new samples.
    • Changed ELECTRICITY to 2-digit coding, and replaced 4=No with 0=no to be consistent with similar household characteristics variables.
    • For RELATE, added code 34=child of spouse and code 73=cousin to preserve details present in the original data.

    Added documentation.

    • Questionnaire texts are now availabe for all units of analysis.

January 11, 2024

    DOI version.

    • IPUMS MICS has updated the version number (V1.1) and DOI (https://doi.org/10.18128/D082.V1.1).

    Added data: New samples.

    • Data from all units of analysis are available for the following samples: Afghanistan 2022-2023, Fiji 2021,  Nigeria 2021, Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 2019, Pakistan (Balochistan) 2019-2020, Thailand 2019 (select provinces), Thailand 2022, Uzbekistan 2021-2022, and Vietnam 2020-2021. See our sample notes page for more details.

    Added data: New variables.

    • Over 180 new variables on child labor, victimization and discrimination, household assets, household energy, tobacco and alcohol use, and knowledge of contraceptive methods have been added.

    Modified data: Changed codes.

    • Changed ETHNIC_VN codes to account for new 2020 ethnicity categories
    • Changed EDCURR_FS codes from 2=No to 0=no to be consistent with other education variables