Nigeria - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS4)-2011 Nigeria, Fourth round
Reference ID | NGA-NBS-MICS4-2011-v1.0 |
Year | 2011 |
Country | Nigeria |
Producer(s) | National Bureau of Statistics [NBS] - Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) |
Sponsor(s) | United Nation Children Fund - UNICEF - Funding Fedral Government of Nigeria - FGN - Funding National Bureau of Statistics - NBS - Funding United Nation Fund For Population Activities - UNFPA - Funding Depertment for International Deve |
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Created on | Aug 29, 2012 |
Last modified | Jan 15, 2018 |
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Result of height / length and weight
measurement
(An2)
File: MICS4 Under 5 Children data
File: MICS4 Under 5 Children data
Overview
Type:
Discrete Format: numeric Width: 3 Decimals: 1 | Valid cases: 25199 Invalid: 818 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 9 |
Universe
ANTHROPOMETRY
Categories
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Either or both measured | 24380 | ![]() |
2 | Child not present | 553 | ![]() |
3 | Child or caregiver refused | 197 | ![]() |
6 | Other (specify) | 58 | ![]() |
9 | Missing | 11 | ![]() |
Sysmiss | 818 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Result of height / length and weight measurement
Post question
Check age of child in UF13:
Child under 2 years old. then Measure length (lying down).
Child age 2 or more years. then Measure height (standing up).
Child under 2 years old. then Measure length (lying down).
Child age 2 or more years. then Measure height (standing up).
Interviewer instructions
Check the age of the child in UF13. If the child is under 2 years old, check the appropriate box, measure and record recumbent length (that is, lying down), to the nearest tenth of a centimetre. If the child is age two or older, check the corresponding box and then measure and record standing height. Write a zero first if the number of centimetres is two digits