MICS

MICS 2005

Mongolia, 2005
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Reference ID
MNG-NSO-MICS2005-v1.0
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National Statistical Office of Mongolia
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MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY
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Person fetching water (WS4)

Data file: Child

Overview

Valid: 2931
Invalid: 637
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 8
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Who usually goes to this source to fetch the water for your household?

Probe:
Is this person aged under 15 years? What sex?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Adult woman 989
33.7%
2 Adult man 1554
53%
3 Female child (under 15) 148
5%
4 Male child (under 15) 238
8.1%
8 Don't know 2
0.1%
Sysmiss 637
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
The purpose of this question is to know the age and gender of the person who usually performs the task of hauling water. This will give an understanding of whether water hauling responsibilities are given to members of a particular sex or age group.

Circle the code that corresponds with the response or '8' if the respondent does not know. Adult refers to anyone age 15 or over, regardless of whether he/she is a household member. Child refers to anyone under the age of 15, regardless of whether he/she is a household member.

Description

Universe
Households which don't have source of drinking water as piped into dwelling or piped into yard or plot
Source of information
Head of household or other responsible household member
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