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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014

West Bank and Gaza, 2014
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WBG_WBG_2014_MICS_v01_M
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United Nations Children’s Fund, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Health
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Age of child (AG2)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 7816
Invalid: 103
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 57
End: 57
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 4
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
How old is (name)?
Categories
Value Category Cases
0 1515
19.4%
1 1527
19.5%
2 1554
19.9%
3 1686
21.6%
4 1534
19.6%
Sysmiss 103
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
After having obtained the child's date of birth, ask the child's age in completed years, and record in the space provided. Remember, ages must refer to the last birthday. Probe if necessary by asking “How old was (name) at his/her last birthday?”

If the mother/primary caretaker does not know the current age of the child, try asking “How many years ago was (name) born?” You may help the respondent by relating the child's age to that of other children or to some important event or to the season of birth, by asking, for example, “How many wet seasons ago was (name) born?”

Record age in completed years. Record '0' if the child is less than 1 year old.

Ask AG1 and AG2 independently. Then, check for consistency between the date of birth and completed age.

Description

Source of information
The mother or caretaker of the child under five.
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