Serbia 2019


Woman's information panel: WM

WM1. Cluster number: _ _ _

WM2. Household number: _ _

WM3. Woman's name and line number:
WM4. Supervisor's name and number:
WM5. Interviewer's name and number:
WM6. Day/month/year of interview:
Check woman's age in HL6 in list of household members, household questionnaire: If age 15-17, verify in HH33 that adult consent for interview is obtained or not necessary (HL20=90). If consent is needed and not obtained, the interview must not commence and '06' should be recorded in WM17.

WM8. Check completed questionnaires in this household: Have you or another member of your team interviewed this respondent for another questionnaire?

WM9A. Hello, my name is (your name). We are from Statistical Office of Republic of Serbia. We are conducting a survey about the situation of children, women, families and households. I would like to talk to you about your health and other topics. This interview usually takes about 20 minutes. We are also interviewing mothers about their children. All the information we obtain will remain strictly confidential and anonymous. If you wish not to answer a question or wish to stop the interview, please let me know. May I start now?

WM9B. Now I would like to talk to you about your health and other topics in more detail. This interview will take about 20 minutes. Again, all the information we obtain will remain strictly confidential and anonymous. If you wish not to answer a question or wish to stop the interview, please let me know. May I start now?


WM17. Result of woman's interview.
Discuss any result not completed with Supervisor.

Woman's background: WB

WB1. Check the respondent's line number (WM3) in woman's information panel and the respondent to the household questionnaire (HH47): Is this respondent also the respondent to the Household Questionnaire?
WB2. Check ED5 in education module in the household questionnaire for this respondent: Highest level of school attended:
WB3. In what month and year were you born?

WB4. How old are you?
Probe: How old were you at your last birthday? If responses to WB3 and WB4 are inconsistent, probe further and correct. Age must be recorded.
WB5. Have you ever attended school or any early childhood education programme?

WB6. What is the highest level and grade or year of school you have attended?

WB7. Did you complete that grade/year?

WB8. Check WB4: Age of respondent:
WB9. At any time during the current 2019/2020 school year did you attend school?

WB10. During this current school year, which level and grade or year are you attending?

WB11. At any time during the previous 2018/2019 school year did you attend school?

WB12. During that previous school year, which level and grade or year did you attend?

WB13. Check WB6: Highest level of school attended:
WB14. Now I would like you to read this sentence to me.
Show sentence on the card to the respondent. If respondent cannot read whole sentence, probe: Can you read part of the sentence to me?
WB14A: Check the respondent's line number (WM3) in woman's information panel and the respondent to the household questionnaire (HH47)
WB14B. During the reference week, did you perform any work for pay or profit (cash payment or payment in kind), for at least 1 hour?

WB14C. Do you have job from which you were absent due to illness, annual leave, maternity leave etc. during the entire reference week, with a guarantee to resume working after the absence duration has elapsed?

WB14D. Did you actively seek employment during the previous 4 weeks?
Note: if the respondent has found a job to start working within 3 months, the answer should be "yes".
WB14E. If a job were offered, would you be available to start within 2 weeks?

WB14F. What is /was your professional status at the job? If you had more jobs, refer to the one considered the main one?

WB14G. Did you attain any of the following entitlements based on this job?








WB15. How long have you been continuously living in (name of current city, town or village of residence)?
If less than one year, record '00' years.
WB16. Just before you moved here, did you live in a city, in a town, or in a rural area?
Probe to identify the type of place. If unable to determine whether the place is a city, a town or a rural area, write the name of the place and then temporarily record '5' until you learn the appropriate category for the response.
(Name of place) ____

WB17. Before you moved here, in which municipality did you live in?

WB18. Are you covered by any health insurance?

WB19. What type of health insurance are you covered by?
Record all mentioned.
Fertility: CM

CM1. Now I would like to ask about all the births you have had during your life. Have you ever given birth?
Questions CM1-CM18 should only include children born alive. Any stillbirths should not be included in response to any question.
CM2. Do you have any sons or daughters to whom you have given birth who are now living with you?

CM3. How many sons live with you?
If none, record '00'.
CM4. How many daughters live with you?
If none, record '00'.
CM5. Do you have any sons or daughters to whom you have given birth who are alive but do not live with you?

CM6. How many sons are alive but do not live with you?
If none, record '00'.
CM7. How many daughters are alive but do not live with you?
If none, record '00'.
CM8. Have you ever given birth to a boy or girl who was born alive but later died?
If 'No' probe by asking:
I mean, to any baby who cried, who made any movement, sound, or effort to breathe, or who showed any other signs of life even if for a very short time?

CM9. How many boys have died?
If none, record '00'.
CM10. How many girls have died?
If none, record '00'.
CM11. Sum answers to CM3, CM4, CM6, CM7, CM9 and CM10.
CM12. Just to make sure that I have this right, you have had in total (total number in CM11) births during your life. Is this correct?

CM13. Check responses to CM1-CM10 and make corrections as necessary until response in CM12 is 'Yes'.

CM14. Check CM11: How many live births?
CM15A. In what month and year was your child born?
CM15B. In what month and year was the last of your (total number in CM11) births?
Month and year must be recorded.
CM16A. Check CM11: How many live births?
CM16B. In what month and year was the first of your (total number in CM11) births?

CM16C. Check CM16B. Is year of birth recorded?
CM16D. How many years ago did you first give birth?
Probe: How old is or would your child have been today? How old were you when your child was born?
If using the second probe, remember to use respondent's age to calculate completed years since first birth.
CM17. Check Cm15A/B: Last birth occurred within the last 2 years, that is, since (month of interview) of (year of interview minus 2)?
If the month of interview and the month of birth are the same, and the year of birth is (year of interview minus 2 ), consider this as a birth within the last 2 years.
CM18. Can you please tell me the name of your last-born child?
If the child has died, take special care when referring to this child by name in the following questions and modules.
CM18A. Was (name)'s birth a twin birth?

CM18B. Is (name) a boy or a girl?

CM19. Check for the presence of others. Before continuing, make every effort to ensure privacy.
Sometimes women have pregnancies that do not end with a live birth. This may happen at different moments during the pregnancy and because of various reasons. For example, sometimes a woman may lose the child, sometimes the child is not born alive, and on other occasions there is a decision to end the pregnancy.
Let me assure you again that your answers are completely confidential and will not be told to anyone. If we should come to any question that you don't want to answer, just let me know and we will go to the next question.

CM20. Check CM11: Number of live births?
CM21A. You have told me that you have not given birth. Now I would like to ask you about pregnancies that did not end with a live birth. Have you ever had such a pregnancy?
CM21B. You have told me that you have given birth to (number of children in CM11) children. Now I would like to ask you about pregnancies that did not end with a live birth. Have you ever had such a pregnancy?
This question refers to any pregnancy that was miscarried, ended in stillbirth, or that was aborted.
CM22. How many pregnancies have you had that did not end in a live birth?

CM23. Have you ever had a pregnancy end with a stillbirth?
Probe: By stillbirth, I mean a pregnancy of more than 5 months that you did not choose to end and where the child did not show any signs of life.
CM24. How many pregnancies ended with a stillbirth?

CM25. Have you ever had a pregnancy end with a miscarriage?
Probe: By miscarriage, I mean a pregnancy of less than 5 months that you did not choose to end.
CM26. How many pregnancies ended with a miscarriage?

CM27. Have you ever had a pregnancy end with an abortion?
Probe: By abortion, I mean a pregnancy that you decided to or had to end, for whatever reason.
CM28. How many pregnancies ended with an abortion?

CM29. In the past 5 years, that is, since (month of interview) of (year of interview minus 5), how many pregnancies have you had that ended with an abortion?

CM30. In the past 12 months, that is, since (month of interview) of (year of interview minus 1), how many pregnancies have you had that ended with an abortion?

CM31. Sum answers to CM24, CM26 and CM28.
CM32. Just to make sure that I have this right, you have had in total (total number in CM31) pregnancies that did not end with a live birth during your life. Is this correct?

CM33. Check responses in CM22, CM24, CM26 and CM28 and make corrections as necessary until response in CM32 is "yes".

Desire for last birth: DB

DB1. Check CM17: Was there a live birth in the last 2 years?
Copy name of last birth listed in the birth history (CM18) from fertility to here and use where indicated:
Name ____

DB2. When you got pregnant with (name), did you want to get pregnant at that time?

DB3. Check CM11: Number of births:
DB4A. Did you want to have a baby later on, or did you not want any children?
DB4B. Did you want to have a baby later on, or did you not want any more children?

Maternal and newborn health: MN

MN1. Check CM17: Was there a live birth in the last 2 years?
Copy name of last birth listed in the birth history (CM18) from fertility to here and use where indicated:
Name ____

MN2. Did you see anyone for antenatal care during your pregnancy with (name)?

MN3. Whom did you see?
Probe: Anyone else? Probe for the type of person seen and record all answers given.
MN4. How many weeks or months pregnant were you when you first received antenatal care for this pregnancy?
Record the answer as stated by respondent. If "9 months" or later, record 9.
MN5. How many times did you receive antenatal care during this pregnancy?
Probe to identify the number of times antenatal care was received. If a range is given, record the minimum number of times antenatal care received.
MN6. As part of your antenatal care during this pregnancy, were any of the following done at least once:





MN6A. During this pregnancy, did an auxiliary patronage nurse visit you at your home?

MN6B. During this pregnancy, did you attend any childbirth preparation programme, i.e. parenting and pregnancy education with a health care institution?

MN6C. While you attended a preparation programme did you receive information about the following subjects:





MN6D. What was the main reason that you did not attend a childbirth preparation programme, i.e. parenting and pregnancy education with health care institution?

MN19. Who assisted with the delivery of (name)?
Probe: Anyone else? Probe for the type of person assisting and record all answers given.
MN20. Where did you give birth to (name)?
Probe to identify the type of place. If unable to determine whether public or private, write the name of the place and then temporarily record '76' until you learn the appropriate category for the response.
(Name of place) ____

MN21. Was (name) delivered by caesarean section? That is, did they cut your belly open to take the baby out?

MN22. When was the decision made to have the caesarean section?
Probe if necessary: Was it before or after your labour pains started?
MN22A. Was the decision made at the request of the mother or at the request of a doctor because of the health of the mother or child?

MN23. Immediately after the birth, was (name) put directly on the bare skin of your chest?
If necessary, show the picture of skin-to-skin position. [Image omitted]
MN24. Before being placed on the bare skin of your chest, was the baby wrapped up?

MN25. Was (name) dried or wiped soon after birth?

MN26. How long after the birth was (name) bathed for the first time?
If "immediately" or less than 1 hour, record '000'. If less than 24 hours, record hours. If "1 day" or "next day", probe: About how many hours after the delivery? If "24 hours", probe to ensure best estimate of less than 24 hours or 1 day. If 24 hours or more, record days.
MN32. When (name) was born, was (he/she) very large, larger than average, average, smaller than average, or very small?

MN33. Was (name) weighed at birth?

MN34. How much did (name) weigh?
If discharge letter is available, record weight from discharge letter.
MN35. Has your menstrual period returned since the birth of (name)?

MN36. Did you ever breastfeed (name)?

MN37. How long after birth did you first put (name) to the breast?
If less than 1 hour, record '00' hours. If less than 24 hours, record hours. Otherwise, record days.
MN38. In the first three days after delivery, was (name) given anything to drink other than breast milk?

MN39A. What was (name) given to drink?
Probe: Anything else? 'Not given anything to drink' is not a valid response and response category Y cannot be recorded.
MN39B. In the first three days after delivery, what was (name) given to drink?
Probe: Anything else? 'Not given anything to drink' (category Y) can only be recorded if no other response category is recorded.
MN40. Was the child with you in the same hospital room after birth?
If "no" probe by asking: Why was the child not in the same hospital room with you after birth?.
MN41. Did a patronage nurse visit you at your home during the 7 days after you returned home after delivery?

MN42. How many times did a patronage nurse visit you at your home during the 7 days after you returned home after delivery?

Contraception: CP

CP0. I would like to talk with you about another subject - family planning.
Couples use various ways or methods to delay or avoid getting pregnant.
Have you heard of:















CP1. Are you pregnant now?

CP2. Are you currently doing something or using any method to delay or avoid getting pregnant?

CP3. Have you ever done something or used any method to delay or avoid getting pregnant?

CP3A. What is the main reason you stopped using any method to avoid or delay getting pregnant?
CP3B. What is the main reason you never used any method to avoid or delay getting pregnant?

CP4. What are you doing to delay or avoid a pregnancy?
Do not prompt. If more than one method is mentioned, circle each one.
CP4A. Have you ever consulted with any of the following doctors on the use of any method to avoid getting pregnant?



Unmet need: UN

UN1. Check CP1: Currently pregnant?
UN2. Now I would like to talk to you about your current pregnancy. When you got pregnant, did you want to get pregnant at that time?

UN3. Check CM11: Any births?
UN4A. Did you want to have a baby later on or did you not want any children?
UN4B. Did you want to have a baby later on or did you not want any more children?

UN5. Now I would like to ask some questions about the future. After the child you are now expecting, would you like to have another child, or would you prefer not to have any more children?

UN5A. What would be the ideal number of children you desire?

UN6. Check CP4: Currently using 'Female sterilization'?
UN7. Now I would like to ask you some questions about the future. Would you like to have (a/another) child, or would you prefer not to have any (more) children?

UN7A. What would be the ideal number of children you desire?

UN8. How long would you like to wait before the birth of (a/another) child?
Record the answer as stated by respondent.
UN9. Check CP1: Currently pregnant?
UN10. Check CP2: Currently using a method?
UN11. Do you think you are physically able to get pregnant at this time?

UN12. Why do you think you are not physically able to get pregnant?

UN13. Check UN12: 'Never menstruated' mentioned?
UN14. When did your last menstrual period start?
Record the answer using the same unit stated by the respondent. If '1 year', probe: How many months ago?
UN15. Check UN14: Was the last menstrual period within last year?
UN16. Due to your last menstruation, were there any social activities, school or work days that you did not attend?

UN17. During your last menstrual period were you able to wash and change in privacy while at home?

UN18. Did you use any materials such as sanitary pads, tampons or cloth?

UN19. Were the materials reusable?

Attitudes toward domestic violence: DV

DV1. Sometimes a husband is annoyed or angered by things that his wife does. In your opinion, is a husband justified in hitting or beating his wife in the following situations:






DV2. Do you know which institution you can report domestic violence to?

DV3. What institutions is this?
Probe: Any other institution?
Victimisation: VT

VT1. Check for the presence of others. Before continuing, ensure privacy. Now I would like to ask you some questions about crimes in which you personally were the victim.
Let me assure you again that your answers are completely confidential and will not be told to anyone. In the last three years, that is since (month of interview) (year of interview minus 3), has anyone taken or tried taking something from you, by using force or threatening to use force?
Include only incidents in which the respondent was personally the victim and exclude incidents experienced only by other members of the household. If necessary, help the respondent to establish the recall period and make sure that you allow adequate time for the recall. You may reassure: It can be difficult to remember this sort of incidents, so please take your time while you think about your answers.

VT2. Did this last happen during the last 12 months, that is, since (month of interview) (year of interview minus 1)?

VT3. How many times did this happen in the last 12 months?
If 'DK/Don't remember', probe: Did it happen once, twice, or at least three times?
VT4. Check VT3: One or more times?
VT5A. When this happened, was anything stolen from you?
VT5B. The last time this happened, was anything stolen from you?

VT6. Did the person(s) have a weapon?

VT7. Was a knife, a gun or something else used as a weapon?
Record all that apply.
VT8. Did you or anyone else report the incident to the police?
If 'Yes', probe: Was the incident reported by you or someone else?
VT9A. Apart from the incident(s) just covered, have you in the last three years, that is since (month of interview) (year of interview minus 3), been physically attacked?
VT9B. In the same period of the last three years, that is since (month of interview) (year of interview minus 3), have you been physically attacked?
If 'No', probe: An attack can happen at home or any place outside of the home, such as in other homes, in the street, at school, on public transport, public restaurants, or at your workplace.
Include only incidents in which the respondent was personally the victim and exclude incidents experienced only by other members of the household. Exclude incidents where the intention was to take something from the respondent, which should be recorded under VT1.
VT10. Did this last happen during the last 12 months, that is, since (month of interview) (year of interview minus 1)?

VT11. How many times did this happen in the last 12 months?
If 'DK/Don't remember', probe: Did it happen once, twice, or at least three times?
VT12A. Where did this happen?
VT12B. Where did this happen the last time?

VT13. How many people were involved in committing the offence?
If 'DK/Don't remember', probe: Was it one, two, or at least three people?
VT14A. At the time of the incident, did you recognize the person?
VT14B. At the time of the incident, did you recognize at least one of the persons?

VT17. Did the person(s) have a weapon?

VT18. Was a knife, a gun or something else used as a weapon?
Record all that apply.
VT19. Did you or anyone else report the incident to the police?
If 'Yes', probe: Was the incident reported by you or someone else?
VT20. How safe do you feel walking alone in your neighbourhood after dark? Do you feel very safe, safe, unsafe or very unsafe?

VT21. How safe do you feel when you are at home alone after dark? Do you feel very safe, safe, unsafe or very unsafe?

VT22. In the past 12 months, have you personally felt discriminated against or harassed on the basis of the following grounds?








Marriage/union: MA

MA1. Are you currently married or living together with man as if married?

MA2. How old is your (husband/partner)?
Probe: How old was your (husband/partner) on his last birthday?
MA5. Have you ever been married or lived together with man as if married?

MA6. What is your marital status now: are you widowed, divorced or separated?

MA7. Have you been married or lived with man only once or more than once?

MA8A. In what month and year did you start living with your (husband/partner)?
MA8B. In what month and year did you start living with your first (husband/partner)?

MA9. Check MA8A/B: Is 'DK year' recorded?
MA10. Check MA7: In union only once?
MA11A. How old were you when you started living with your (husband/partner)?
MA11B. How old were you when you started living with your first (husband/partner)?

Informed Decision on Reproductive Health Care: ID

ID1. Check MA1: Is woman currently married or living together with man as if married?
ID2. Can you say no to your (husband/partner) if you do not want to have sexual intercourse?

ID3. Now, I would like to ask you some questions about health care.
Who usually makes decisions about health care for yourself: you, your (husband / partner), you and your (husband / partner) jointly, or someone else?
If someone else or together with someone else, probe: Could you tell me (with) who(m)?
ID4. Who takes the decision on when you can go to seek reproductive health care; for example, if you have a painful or burning sensation when urinating?
If someone else or together with someone else, probe: Could you tell me (with) who(m)?
ID5A. Check CP1: Current pregnant?
ID5B. Check CP2: Is woman currently doing something or using any method to delay or avoid getting pregnant?
ID5C. Check CP12: Is there at least one answer category (A to Z) recorded?
ID6A. You mentioned that you currently use contraception.
Would you say that using contraception is mainly your decision, mainly your husband's/partner's decision, or did you both decide together?
ID6B. You have mentioned that you currently do not use contraception.
Would you say that not using contraception is mainly your decision, mainly your husband's/partner's decision, or did you both decide together?

Sexual behavior: SB

SB1. Check for the presence of others. Before continuing, make every effort to ensure privacy. Now I would like to ask you some questions about sexual activity in order to gain a better understanding of some important life issues.
Let me assure you again that your answers are completely confidential and will not be told to anyone. If we should come to any question that you don't want to answer, just let me know and we will go to the next question.
How old were you when you had sexual intercourse for the very first time?

SB2. I would like to ask you about your recent sexual activity.
When was the last time you had sexual intercourse?
Record answers in days, weeks or months if less than 12 months (one year). If 12 months (one year) or more, answer must be recorded in years.
SB3. The last time you had sexual intercourse, was a condom used?

SB4. What was your relationship to this person with whom you last had sexual intercourse?
Probe to ensure that the response refers to the relationship at the time of sexual intercourse
If 'Boyfriend', then ask: Were you living together as if married? If 'Yes', record '2'. If 'No', record '3'.
SB5. Check MA1: Currently married or living with a partner?

SB6. How old is this person?
If response is 'DK', probe: About how old is this person?
SB7. Apart from this person, have you had sexual intercourse with any other person in the last 12 months?

SB8. The last time you had sexual intercourse with another person, was a condom used?

SB9. What was your relationship to this person?
Probe to ensure that the response refers to the relationship at the time of sexual intercourse
If 'Boyfriend' then ask: Were you living together as if married? If 'Yes', record '2'. If 'No', record '3'.
SB10. Check MA1: Currently married or living with a partner?
SB11. Check MA7: Married or living with a partner only once?
SB12. How old is this person?
If response is 'DK', probe: About how old is this person?
Life satisfaction: LS

LS1. I would like to ask you some simple questions on happiness and satisfaction.
First, taking all things together, would you say you are very happy, somewhat happy, neither happy nor unhappy, somewhat unhappy or very unhappy?
I am now going to show you pictures to help you with your response. [Image omitted].
Show smiley card and explain what each symbol represents. Record the response code selected by the respondent.
LS2. Show the picture of the ladder.
Now, look at this ladder with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top. [Image omitted].
Suppose we say that the top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you.
On which step of the ladder do you feel you stand at this time?
Probe if necessary: Which step comes closest to the way you feel?
LS3. Compared to this time last year, would you say that your life has improved, stayed more or less the same, or worsened, overall?

LS4. And in one year from now, do you expect that your life will be better, will be more or less the same, or will be worse, overall?

[Image omitted]
WM10. Record the time.

WM11. Was the entire interview completed in private or was there anyone else during the entire interview or part of it?
WM13. Language of the Interview.

WM14. What is your native language?

WM15. Was a translator used for any parts of this questionnaire?

WM16. Check columns HL10 and HL20 in list of household members, household questionnaire:
Is the respondent the mother or caregiver of any child age 0-4 living in this household?
[] Yes (Go to WM17 in woman's information panel and record '01'. Then go to the questionnaire for children under five for that child and start the interview with this respondent.)
[] No (Check HH26-HH27 in household questionnaire: Is there a child age 5-17 selected for questionnaire for children age 5-17?)
Interviewer's observations

Supervisor's observations