Use this option if women are the unit of analysis. Each record will be a woman of childbearing age.
Childbearing age is typically defined as ages 15-49. Please consult variable universes and sample descriptions for the exact information for a given sample.
Most variables available under this option relate to women themselves, but some relate to the woman's latest birth (youngest child) or her household.
Use this option if children under age 5 are the unit of analysis.
Most commonly, child records relate to children under age 5. Please consult variable universes and sample descriptions for the exact information for a given sample.
Data on children are collected through questions to mothers or guardians in the household. Multiple children can have the same mother or guardian. The child does not have to be the biological child of the mother.
Use this option if children age 5 to 17 are the unit of analysis.
Most commonly, one child age 5-17 per household is randomly selected. Please consult variable universes and sample descriptions for the exact information for a given sample. Some samples from the Household unit of analysis in early rounds report on comparable variables.
Except the Foundational Learning module, data on children are collected through questions to mothers or guardians. The child does not have to be the biological child of the mother.
Use this option if births (regardless of current age) are the unit of analysis.
Birth records relate to all births to women of childbearing age.
Some variables under this option relate to the characteristics of the births themselves (such as sex and date of birth). Data on births are collected through questions to mothers. Multiple births can have the same mother.
Use this option if men are the unit of analysis.
Each record will be an adult non-elderly man, from the all households or randomly selected households included in MICS samples.
Typically, the age of men is 15-49, but exact age ranges vary across samples. Please consult variable universes and sample descriptions for the exact information for a given sample.
Use this option if household members (of any age and sex) are the unit of analysis.
Household member records relate to all persons, including both usual residents and visitors, recorded on the listing of household members during the completion of the household survey form. In the sampling process, a random selection of households was drawn from a list of all households included in a chosen primary sampling unit (such as an enumeration areafrom the most recent national census). Household members are all persons included in each such randomly selected household.
Most variables under this option relate to the characteristics of the household members themselves (such as their age and relationship to the household head). Other variables provide information on the characteristics of the dwelling unit.
Use this option if household is the unit of analysis.
Household records relate to the household randomly selected drawn from a list of all households in a chosen primary sampling unit (such as an enumeration area from the most recent national census).
This record includes information about the household itself, the head of household, or other topics that would represent single members of the household (such as a single randomly selected child within the household).
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Variable
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Variable Label
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afghan
2022 |
algeria
2018 |
argen
2019 |
bangl
2019 |
belarus
2019 |
cenafre
2018 |
chad
2019 |
congodr
2017 |
costa
2018 |
cuba
2019 |
domin
2019 |
fiji
2021 |
gambia
2018 |
georgia
2018 |
ghana
2017 |
gnbiss
2018 |
guyana
2019 |
hondur
2019 |
iraq
2018 |
kirib
2018 |
kosov
2019a |
kosov
2019b |
kyrgyz
2018 |
laos
2017 |
lesoth
2018 |
Variable
|
macedo
2018a |
macedo
2018b |
madag
2018 |
malawi
2019 |
mongol
2018 |
monten
2018a |
monten
2018b |
nepal
2019 |
nigeria
2021 |
pakist
2017b |
pakist
2018b |
pakist
2019b |
pakist
2019c |
palest
2019 |
samoa
2019 |
saoto
2019 |
serbia
2019a |
serbia
2019b |
sierra
2017 |
surin
2018 |
thail
2019 |
thail
2019b |
thail
2022 |
togo
2017 |
tonga
2019 |
Variable
|
tunis
2018 |
turkm
2019 |
turkcai
2019 |
tuvalu
2019 |
uzbeki
2021 |
vietnam
2020 |
zimbab
2019 |
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GLASSES | Wear glasses | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | GLASSES | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | GLASSES | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
HEARAID | Use hearing aid | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | HEARAID | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | HEARAID | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
WALKEQUIP | Assistance walking | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | WALKEQUIP | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | WALKEQUIP | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFSEE | Difficulty seeing | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFSEE | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFSEE | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFHEAR | Difficulty hearing | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFHEAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFHEAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFLEARN | Difficulty learning compared with children of same age | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFLEARN | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFLEARN | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFCARE | Difficulty with self-care | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFCARE | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFCARE | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFNOEQUIPNEAR | Without equipment: Difficulty walking 100 meters/yards on level ground | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFNOEQUIPNEAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFNOEQUIPNEAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFNOEQUIPFAR | Without equipment: Difficulty walking 500 meters/yards on level ground | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFNOEQUIPFAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFNOEQUIPFAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFEQUIPNEAR | With equipment: Difficulty walking 100 meters/yards on level ground | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFEQUIPNEAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFEQUIPNEAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFEQUIPFAR | With equipment: Difficulty walking 500 meters/yards on level ground | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFEQUIPFAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFEQUIPFAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFWALKNEAR | Difficulty walking 100 yards/meters compared with children of same age | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFWALKNEAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFWALKNEAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFWALKFAR | Difficulty walking 500 yards/meters compared with children of same age | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFWALKFAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFWALKFAR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFCOMIN | Difficulty being understood by people inside household | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFCOMIN | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFCOMIN | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFCOMOUT | Difficulty being understood by people outside household | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFCOMOUT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFCOMOUT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFREMEM | Difficulty remembering things compared to children of the same age | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFREMEM | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFREMEM | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFDISTRACT | Difficulty concentrating on an activity that he/she enjoys | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFDISTRACT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFDISTRACT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFROUTINE | Difficulty accepting changes in his/her routine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFROUTINE | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFROUTINE | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFBEHAV | Difficulty controlling his/her behavior | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFBEHAV | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFBEHAV | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DIFFFRIEND | Difficulty making friends | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DIFFFRIEND | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DIFFFRIEND | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Variable
|
Variable Label
|
afghan
2022 |
algeria
2018 |
argen
2019 |
bangl
2019 |
belarus
2019 |
cenafre
2018 |
chad
2019 |
congodr
2017 |
costa
2018 |
cuba
2019 |
domin
2019 |
fiji
2021 |
gambia
2018 |
georgia
2018 |
ghana
2017 |
gnbiss
2018 |
guyana
2019 |
hondur
2019 |
iraq
2018 |
kirib
2018 |
kosov
2019a |
kosov
2019b |
kyrgyz
2018 |
laos
2017 |
lesoth
2018 |
Variable
|
macedo
2018a |
macedo
2018b |
madag
2018 |
malawi
2019 |
mongol
2018 |
monten
2018a |
monten
2018b |
nepal
2019 |
nigeria
2021 |
pakist
2017b |
pakist
2018b |
pakist
2019b |
pakist
2019c |
palest
2019 |
samoa
2019 |
saoto
2019 |
serbia
2019a |
serbia
2019b |
sierra
2017 |
surin
2018 |
thail
2019 |
thail
2019b |
thail
2022 |
togo
2017 |
tonga
2019 |
Variable
|
tunis
2018 |
turkm
2019 |
turkcai
2019 |
tuvalu
2019 |
uzbeki
2021 |
vietnam
2020 |
zimbab
2019 |
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ANXIFREQ | How often child seems very anxious, nervous or worried | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | ANXIFREQ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | ANXIFREQ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
DEPRESSFREQ | How often child seems very sad or depressed | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | DEPRESSFREQ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | . | . | X | X | DEPRESSFREQ | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |