Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 1995
Bangladesh, 1995
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, United Nations Children's Fund
Identification
idno
BGD-BBS-MICS-1995-v01
Title
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 1995
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh | BGD |
Abstract
The governments that signed the Millennium Declaration and the World Fit for Children Declaration and Plan of Action also committed themselves to monitoring progress towards the goals and objectives they contained:
“We will monitor regularly at the national level and, where appropriate, at the regional level and assess progress towards the goals and targets of the present Plan of Action at the national, regional and global levels. Accordingly, we will strengthen our national statistical capacity to collect, analyse and disaggregate data, including by sex, age and other relevant factors that may lead to disparities, and support a wide range of child-focused research. We will enhance international cooperation to support statistical capacity-building efforts and build community capacity for monitoring, assessment and planning.” (A World Fit for Children, paragraph 60)
“…We will conduct periodic reviews at the national and subnational levels of progress in order to address obstacles more effectively and accelerate actions.…” (A World Fit for Children, paragraph 61) The Plan of Action of the World Fit for Children (paragraph 61) also calls for the specific involvement of UNICEF in the preparation of periodic progress reports:
“… As the world’s lead agency for children, the United Nations Children’s Fund is requested to continue to prepare and disseminate, in close collaboration with Governments, relevant funds, programmes and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, and all other relevant actors, as appropriate, information on the progress made in the implementation of the Declaration and the Plan of Action.” Similarly, the Millennium Declaration (paragraph 31) calls for periodic reporting on progress: “…We request the General Assembly to review on a regular basis the progress made in implementing the provisions of this Declaration, and ask the Secretary-General to issue periodic reports for consideration by the General Assembly and as a basis for further action.”
Bangladesh MICS is expected to contribute to the evidence base of several other important initiatives, including Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed, a global movement to end child deaths from preventable causes, and the accountability framework proposed by the Commission on Information and Accountability for the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health. This final report presents the results of the indicators and topics covered in the survey.
Survey Objectives
MICS has as its primary objectives:
• To provide up-to-date information for assessing the situation of children and women in Bangladesh;
• To generate data for the critical assessment of the progress made in various areas, and to put additional efforts in those areas that require more attention;
• To furnish data needed for monitoring progress toward goals established in the Millennium Declaration and other internationally agreed upon goals, as a basis for future action;
• To collect disaggregated data for the identification of disparities, to allow for evidence based policy-making aimed at social inclusion of the most vulnerable;
• To contribute to the generation of baseline data for the agenda;
• To validate data from other sources and the results of focused interventions.
“We will monitor regularly at the national level and, where appropriate, at the regional level and assess progress towards the goals and targets of the present Plan of Action at the national, regional and global levels. Accordingly, we will strengthen our national statistical capacity to collect, analyse and disaggregate data, including by sex, age and other relevant factors that may lead to disparities, and support a wide range of child-focused research. We will enhance international cooperation to support statistical capacity-building efforts and build community capacity for monitoring, assessment and planning.” (A World Fit for Children, paragraph 60)
“…We will conduct periodic reviews at the national and subnational levels of progress in order to address obstacles more effectively and accelerate actions.…” (A World Fit for Children, paragraph 61) The Plan of Action of the World Fit for Children (paragraph 61) also calls for the specific involvement of UNICEF in the preparation of periodic progress reports:
“… As the world’s lead agency for children, the United Nations Children’s Fund is requested to continue to prepare and disseminate, in close collaboration with Governments, relevant funds, programmes and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, and all other relevant actors, as appropriate, information on the progress made in the implementation of the Declaration and the Plan of Action.” Similarly, the Millennium Declaration (paragraph 31) calls for periodic reporting on progress: “…We request the General Assembly to review on a regular basis the progress made in implementing the provisions of this Declaration, and ask the Secretary-General to issue periodic reports for consideration by the General Assembly and as a basis for further action.”
Bangladesh MICS is expected to contribute to the evidence base of several other important initiatives, including Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed, a global movement to end child deaths from preventable causes, and the accountability framework proposed by the Commission on Information and Accountability for the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health. This final report presents the results of the indicators and topics covered in the survey.
Survey Objectives
MICS has as its primary objectives:
• To provide up-to-date information for assessing the situation of children and women in Bangladesh;
• To generate data for the critical assessment of the progress made in various areas, and to put additional efforts in those areas that require more attention;
• To furnish data needed for monitoring progress toward goals established in the Millennium Declaration and other internationally agreed upon goals, as a basis for future action;
• To collect disaggregated data for the identification of disparities, to allow for evidence based policy-making aimed at social inclusion of the most vulnerable;
• To contribute to the generation of baseline data for the agenda;
• To validate data from other sources and the results of focused interventions.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Version
Version Date
1996-05
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Of the 55,120 households selected for the sample, 52,711 were found to be occupied. Of these, 51,895 were successfully interviewed for a household response rate of 98.5 per cent.
In the interviewed households, 59,599 women (age 15-49 years) were identified. Of these, 51,791 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rate of 86.9 per cent within interviewed households.
There were 23,402 children under age five listed in the household questionnaires. Questionnaires were completed for 20,903 of these children, which corresponds to a response rate of 89.3 per cent within interviewed households.
Overall response rates for households, women's questionnaire, and overall response rate for under-5 questionnaire are calculated for the individual interviews of women, and under-5s, respectively (Table HH.1).
Overall response rates 85.6 and 87.9 per cent are calculated for the individual interviews of women and under-5s, respectively.
The household response rates were similar across divisions and areas of residence. The response rates of women and children under 5 were also in the same situation, with the exception of Sylhet where the women's response rate was 83.8 per cent. Low response of Sylhet for women could be due to the regions' known conservative social norms in practice, although this is not confirmed by any indicator. The results for Sylhet should be interpreted with some caution, as the response rate is low.
In the interviewed households, 59,599 women (age 15-49 years) were identified. Of these, 51,791 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rate of 86.9 per cent within interviewed households.
There were 23,402 children under age five listed in the household questionnaires. Questionnaires were completed for 20,903 of these children, which corresponds to a response rate of 89.3 per cent within interviewed households.
Overall response rates for households, women's questionnaire, and overall response rate for under-5 questionnaire are calculated for the individual interviews of women, and under-5s, respectively (Table HH.1).
Overall response rates 85.6 and 87.9 per cent are calculated for the individual interviews of women and under-5s, respectively.
The household response rates were similar across divisions and areas of residence. The response rates of women and children under 5 were also in the same situation, with the exception of Sylhet where the women's response rate was 83.8 per cent. Low response of Sylhet for women could be due to the regions' known conservative social norms in practice, although this is not confirmed by any indicator. The results for Sylhet should be interpreted with some caution, as the response rate is low.
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name |
|---|
| Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |
| United Nations Children's Fund |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Statistics and Informatics Division | SID |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The sample for the Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was designed to provide estimates for a large number of indicators on the situation of children and women at the national level, for urban and rural areas, seven divisions and sixty four districts. The districts were identified as the main sampling strata and the sample was selected in two stages. Within each stratum, a specified number of census enumeration areas were selected systematically with probability proportional to size (pps). After a household listing was carried out within the selected enumeration areas, a systematic sample of 20 households was drawn in each sample enumeration area. Four (04) of the selected enumeration areas were not visited because they were inaccessible due to rough weather and hilly remote road communication during the fieldwork period. These enumeration areas were one each from Bagerhat, Gaibandha, Rangamati and Sirajganj districts. The sample was stratified by districts, and is not self-weighting. For reporting national level results, sample weights are used. A more detailed description of the sample design can be found in Appendix A, Sample design.
Readers may note that we have included maps showing the districts for some of the indicators with different colours being used to represent different ranges of values. The reader should treat interpretation of these maps with some caution, because the associated sampling errors at the district level would be larger than those at the division level.
Readers may note that we have included maps showing the districts for some of the indicators with different colours being used to represent different ranges of values. The reader should treat interpretation of these maps with some caution, because the associated sampling errors at the district level would be larger than those at the division level.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 1995-03-07 | 1995-03-15 |
Mode of data collection
Face-to-face [f2f]
Type of Research Instrument
Four sets of questionnaires were used in the survey: 1) a household questionnaire which was used to collect information on all de jure household members (usual residents), the household, and the dwelling; 2) a questionnaire for individual women administered in each household to all women age 15-49 years; 3) an under-5 questionnaire, administered to mothers (or caretakers) for all children under 5 living in the household; and 4) a water quality testing questionnaire to measure arsenic and E.coli content in the household drinking water in a sub-sample of households. The questionnaires included the following modules:
The Household Questionnaire included the following modules:
• List of Household Members
• Education
• Household Characteristics
• Child Discipline
• Water and Sanitation
• Handwashing
• Salt Iodization
The Questionnaire for Individual Women was administered to all women aged 15-49 years living in the households, and included the following modules:
• Women’s Background
• Access to Mass Media and use of Information/Communication Technology
• Marriage
• Child Mortality
• Desire for Last Birth
• Maternal and Newborn Health
• Post-Natal Health Checks
• Contraception
• Unmet Need
• Illness Symptoms
• HIV/AIDS
The Questionnaire for Children Under Five was administered to mothers or caretakers of children under 5 years of age2 living in the households. Normally, the questionnaire was administered to mothers of under-5 children; in cases when the mother was not listed in the household roster, a primary caretaker for the child was identified and interviewed. The questionnaire included the following modules:
• Age
• Birth Registration
• Early Childhood Development
• Breastfeeding
• Care of Illness
• Anthropometry
The Questionnaire on Water Quality Testing was administered to a sub-sample of sampled households for measuring arsenic and E. coli- content in the household drinking water and included only one module. A sub-sample of 5 households were selected per cluster, out of the selected 20 household for the survey, to test arsenic content of the household drinking water and one of these 5 households was identified to test E.coli content in the drinking water. Source water for this household was tested for arsenic and E.coli content.
The Household Questionnaire included the following modules:
• List of Household Members
• Education
• Household Characteristics
• Child Discipline
• Water and Sanitation
• Handwashing
• Salt Iodization
The Questionnaire for Individual Women was administered to all women aged 15-49 years living in the households, and included the following modules:
• Women’s Background
• Access to Mass Media and use of Information/Communication Technology
• Marriage
• Child Mortality
• Desire for Last Birth
• Maternal and Newborn Health
• Post-Natal Health Checks
• Contraception
• Unmet Need
• Illness Symptoms
• HIV/AIDS
The Questionnaire for Children Under Five was administered to mothers or caretakers of children under 5 years of age2 living in the households. Normally, the questionnaire was administered to mothers of under-5 children; in cases when the mother was not listed in the household roster, a primary caretaker for the child was identified and interviewed. The questionnaire included the following modules:
• Age
• Birth Registration
• Early Childhood Development
• Breastfeeding
• Care of Illness
• Anthropometry
The Questionnaire on Water Quality Testing was administered to a sub-sample of sampled households for measuring arsenic and E. coli- content in the household drinking water and included only one module. A sub-sample of 5 households were selected per cluster, out of the selected 20 household for the survey, to test arsenic content of the household drinking water and one of these 5 households was identified to test E.coli content in the drinking water. Source water for this household was tested for arsenic and E.coli content.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics | BBS |
| United Nations Children's Fund | UNICEF |
Data Processing
Cleaning Operations
Data were entered using the CSPro software. The data were entered on 30 microcomputers and carried out by 30 data entry operators and 1 data entry supervisors. In order to ensure quality control, all questionnaires were double entered and internal consistency checks were performed. Procedures and standard programs developed under the global MICS5 programme and adapted to the Bangladesh questionnaire were used throughout.. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software program, Version 18, and the model syntax and tabulation plans developed by UNICEF were used for this purpose.
Data access
Contact
| Name | Affiliation | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) | Statistics and Informatics Division, Ministry of Planning | www.bbs.gov.bd |
Metadata production
Document ID
DDI-BGD-BBS-MICS-1995-v01
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS | BBS | Statistics and Informatics Division, Ministry of Planning | Documentation of the study |