MICS 2005

Mongolia, 2005

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Reference ID

MNG-NSO-MICS2005-v1.0

Producer(s)

National Statistical Office of Mongolia

Collections

MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY

Metadata

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Oct 16, 2025

Last modified

Nov 04, 2025

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Ever breastfeed (MN12)

Data file: Woman

Overview

Valid: 1460

Valid (weighted): 1457.169

Invalid: 6597

Invalid (weighted): 6604.38

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 2

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V479

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Did you ever breastfeed (name)?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
1	Yes	1419	1416	97.2%
2	No	41	41	2.8%
Sysmiss		6597	6604

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

Breastfeeding is important for fertility and child health. For this question, it does not matter how long the respondent breastfed the child, only whether or not she ever gave the child the breast, even if the baby died very young.

Circle the code corresponding to the response given. If the response is 'No' (she never breastfed the child), go to the next module.

Question post text

If answer is 2 > Go to module MA

Description

Universe

Women aged 15-49 years and who gave birth to a child in last 2 years

Source of information

The eligible woman selected for interview

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