MICS

MICS 2005

Mongolia, 2005
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Reference ID
MNG-NSO-MICS2005-v1.0
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office of Mongolia
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MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY
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Oct 16, 2025
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Year of first birth (CM2AY)

Data file: Woman

Overview

Valid: 5576
Valid (weighted): 5568.002
Invalid: 2481
Invalid (weighted): 2493.546
Minimum: 1972
Maximum: 9998
Mean: 1997.346
Mean (weighted): 1997.347
Standard deviation: 185.82
Standard deviation (weighted): 185.799
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Width: 4
Range: 1971 - 9999
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V479

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What was the date of your first birth?

I mean the very first time you gave birth, even if the child is no longer living, or whose father is not your current partner.
Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
9998 Don't know 3 3
100%
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.
Interviewer instructions
You need to obtain the year of the woman's first birth, which means the very first time she gave birth, even if the child is no longer living, or is the child of a partner other than her current one. As with all questions about dates and ages, you may need to probe to obtain the best information.

Ask for the child's date of birth. If she knows the exact birth date, enter the day, month and year of birth on the lines provided and skip to CM3.

If she can give the year of birth, enter it in the space provided and ask the month of the birth. If she cannot give the year of the birth, circle ''9998' and skip to CM2B.
Question post text
If answer is 9998 > Go to question CM2B

Description

Universe
Women aged 15-49 years and who ever given a birth
Source of information
The eligible woman selected for interview
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