Question pretext
Repeat greeting if not already read to this respondent:
We are from the National Statistical Office of Mongolia. We are working on a project concerned with family health and education. I would like to talk to you about this. The interview will take about 40 minutes. All the information we obtain will remain strictly confidential and your answers will never be identified. Also, you are not obliged to answer any question you don't want to, and you may withdraw from the interview at any time. May I start now?
If permission is given, begin the interview. If the respondent does not agree to continue, thank him/her and go to the next interview. Discuss this result with your supervisor for a future revisit.
Literal question
Now I would like to ask you some questions about the health of each child under the age of 5 in your care, who lives with you now.
Now I want to ask you about (name).
In what month and year was (name) born?
Probe:
What is his/her birthday?
Interviewer instructions
Ask the mother/primary caretaker to collect all the birth certificates and health/ immunization cards she has for this child before you begin the interview. You will need these during the interview.
Ask the mother or primary caretaker for the child's year of birth. Probe: What is his/her birthyear? It is important to record the child's year of birth accurately.
If the mother/primary caretaker knows the exact birth year, enter the year of birth. Note that you are not allowed to enter DK for year of birth. You have to obtain year of birth of the child.
Since all MICS3 surveys will be conducted in 2005 or 2006, the year of birth of the child cannot be earlier than 2000 (for surveys in 2005) or 2001 (for surveys in 2006).
If the mother/primary caretaker is unable to provide the year of birth information, ask whether she/he has any documentation such as an identification card, health card, horoscope, or a birth or certificate that might give the year of birth of the child. However, confirm with the respondent that the year of birth recorded on such documents is indeed correct. If there is no other way to determine the year of birth circle '9998' for 'DK', then skip to question UF11.
Question post text
If answer is 9998 > Go to question UF11
