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PakPMICS2018ch provides data set and function for exploration of Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2017-18 Children Under Five questionnaire data for Punjab, Pakistan. The results of the present survey are critically important for the purposes of SDG monitoring, as the survey produces information on 32 global SDG indicators. The data was collected from 53,840 households selected at the second stage with systematic random sampling out of a sample of 2,692 clusters selected using Probability Proportional to size sampling. Six questionnaires were used in the survey: 1. a household questionnaire to collect basic demographic information on all de jure household members (usual residents), the household, and the dwelling; 2. a water quality testing questionnaire administered in three households in each cluster of the sample; 3. a questionnaire for individual women administered in each household to all women age 15-49 years; 4. a questionnaire for individual men administered in every second household to all men age 15-49 years; 5. an under-5 questionnaire, administered to mothers (or caretakers) of all children under 5 living in the household; and 6. a questionnaire for children age 5-17 years, administered to the mother (or caretaker) of one randomly selected child age 5-17 years living in the household.

Format

A data frame with 42408 rows and 420 variables:

HH1

Cluster number

HH2

Household number

LN

Line number

UF1

Cluster number

UF2

Household number

UF3

Child's line number

UFINT

Interviewer number

UF4

Mother / Caretaker's line number

UF5

Interviewer number

UF6

Supervisor's number

UF7D

Day of interview

UF7M

Month of interview

UF7Y

Year of interview

UF9

Household interviewer

UF10

Consent

UF17

Result of interview for children under 5

UF8H

Start of interview - Hour

UF8M

Start of interview - Minutes

UF11H

End of interview - Hour

UF11M

End of interview - Minutes

UF12

Language of the questionnaire

UF13

Language of the interview

UF14

Native language of the respondent

UF15

Translator used

UFHINT

Household interviewer

UB1D

Day of birth of child

UB1M

Month of birth of child

UB1Y

Year of birth of child

UB2

Age of child

UB6

Ever attended pre-school/katchi/ECE programe

UB7

Attended early childhood education programme anytime since the beginning of current school year

UB8

Currently attending early childhood education programme

UB9

Covered by any health insurance

UB10A

Health insurance - Public-health organization / Community-based health insurance

UB10B

Health insurance - Health insurance through employer

UB10C

Health insurance - Social security

UB10D

Health insurance - Other privately purchased commercial health insurance

UB10X

Health insurance - Other

UB10NR

Health insurance - No response

BR1

Birth certificate

BR2

Birth registered

BR3

Know how to register birth

EC1

Number of children's books or picture books for child

EC2A

Homemade toys

EC2B

Toys from shops

EC2C

Household objects or outside objects

EC3A

Days left alone for more than one hour

EC3B

Days left in the care of another child, that is someone less than 10 years old, for more than one hour

EC5AA

Read books - Mother

EC5AB

Read books - Father

EC5AX

Read books - Other

EC5AY

Read books - No one

EC5ANR

Read books - No response

EC5BA

Tell stories - Mother

EC5BB

Tell stories - Father

EC5BX

Tell stories - Other

EC5BY

Tell stories - No one

EC5BNR

Tell stories - No response

EC5CA

Sang songs - Mother

EC5CB

Sang songs - Father

EC5CX

Sang songs - Other

EC5CY

Sang songs - No one

EC5CNR

Sang songs - No response

EC5DA

Took outside - Mother

EC5DB

Took outside - Father

EC5DX

Took outside - Other

EC5DY

Took outside - No one

EC5DNR

Took outside - No response

EC5EA

Played with - Mother

EC5EB

Played with - Father

EC5EX

Played with - Other

EC5EY

Played with - No one

EC5ENR

Played with - No response

EC5FA

Named/counted - Mother

EC5FB

Named/counted - Father

EC5FX

Named/counted - Other

EC5FY

Named/counted - No one

EC5FNR

Named/counted - No response

EC6

Child identifies at least ten letters of the alphabet

EC7

Child reads at least four simple, popular words

EC8

Child knows name and recognizes symbol of all numbers from 1-10

EC9

Child able to pick up small object with 2 fingers

EC10

Child sometimes too sick to play

EC11

Child follows simple directions

EC12

Child able to do something independently

EC13

Child gets along well with other children

EC14

Child kicks, bites or hits other children or adults

EC15

Child gets distracted easily

UCD2A

Took away privileges

UCD2B

Explained why behaviour was wrong

UCD2C

Shook child

UCD2D

Shouted, yelled or screamed at child

UCD2E

Gave child something else to do

UCD2F

Spanked, hit or slapped child on bottom with bare hand

UCD2G

Hit child on the bottom or elsewhere with belt, brush, stick, etc.

UCD2H

Called child dumb, lazy or another name

UCD2I

Hit or slapped child on the face, head or ears

UCD2J

Hit or slapped child on the hand, arm or leg

UCD2K

Beat child up as hard as one could

UCD5

Child needs to be physically punished to be brought up properly

UCF2

Child wear glasses

UCF3

Child uses hearing aid

UCF4

Child uses any equipment or receive assistance for walking

UCF7

Child has difficulty seeing

UCF9

Child has difficulty hearing sounds like people voices or music

UCF11

Without using equipment or assistance child has difficulty walking

UCF12

When using equipment or assistance child has difficulty walking

UCF13

Compared with children of the same age, child has difficulty walking

UCF14

Compared with children of the same age, child has difficulty picking upsmall objects with his/her hand

UCF15

Child has difficulty understanding parent/caretaker

UCF16

Child has difficulty being understood by parent/caretaker when speaks

UCF17

Compared with children of the same age, child has difficulty learning things

UCF18

Compared with children of the same age, child has difficulty playing

UCF19

Compared with children of the same age, how much child kick, bite or hit other children or adults

BD2

Child ever been breastfed

BD3

Child still being breastfed

BD4

Child drank anything from a bottle with a nipple yesterday

BD5

Child drank ORS yesterday

BD6

Child drank or ate vitamin or mineral supplements yesterday

BD7A

Child drank plain water yesterday

BD7B

Child drank juice or juice drinks yesterday

BD7C

Child drank clear broth or clear soup yesterday

BD7D

Child drank infant formula yesterday

BD7D1

Times child drank infant formula

BD7E

Child drank milk yesterday

BD7E1

Times child drank milk

BD7X

Child drank any other liquid yesterday

BD8A

Child drank or ate yogurt yesterday

BD8A1

Times drank or ate yogurt

BD8B

Child ate fortified baby food cerelac etc. yesterday

BD8C

Child ate foods made from grains yesterday

BD8D

Child ate pumpkin, carrots, squash etc. yesterday

BD8E

Child ate white potatoes, white yams, manioc, cassava etc. yesterday

BD8F

Child ate green leafy vegetables yesterday

BD8G

Child ate ripe mangoes, papayas, apricots etc. yesterday

BD8H

Child ate other fruits or vegetables yesterday

BD8I

Child ate liver, kidney, heart or other organ meat yesterday

BD8J

Child ate meat, as beef, lamb, goat, chicken, duck etc. or sausages made from these meats yesterday

BD8K

Child ate eggs yesterday

BD8L

Child ate fresh or dried fish or shellfish yesterday

BD8M

Child ate beans, peas, lentils or nuts or any food made from these yesterday

BD8N

Child ate cheese or other food made from milk yesterday

BD8X

Child ate other solid, semi-solid or soft food yesterday

BD9

Times child ate solid or semi-solid food

BD8DUMMY

Dummy for BD8 explanation

IM2

Vaccination card for child

IM3

Ever had vaccination card

IM5

Card - document seen

IM6BD

Day of BCG immunization

IM6BM

Month of BCG immunization

IM6BY

Year of BCG immunization

IM6P0D

Day of Polio (OPV) (at birth) immunization

IM6P0M

Month of Polio (OPV) (at birth) immunization

IM6P0Y

Year of Polio (OPV) (at birth) immunization

IM6P1D

Day of Polio1 (OPV) immunization

IM6P1M

Month of Polio1 (OPV) immunization

IM6P1Y

Year of Polio1 (OPV) immunization

IM6P2D

Day of Polio2 (OPV) immunization

IM6P2M

Month of Polio2 (OPV) immunization

IM6P2Y

Year of Polio2 (OPV) immunization

IM6P3D

Day of Polio3 (OPV) immunization

IM6P3M

Month of Polio3 (OPV) immunization

IM6P3Y

Year of Polio3 (OPV) immunization

IM6ID

Day of Polio (IPV) immunization

IM6IM

Month of Polio (IPV) immunization

IM6IY

Year of Polio (IPV) immunization

IM6PENTA1D

Day of Pentavalent (DPTHibHepB) 1 immunization

IM6PENTA1M

Month of Pentavalent (DPTHibHepB) 1 immunization

IM6PENTA1Y

Year of Pentavalent (DPTHibHepB) 1 immunization

IM6PENTA2D

Day of Pentavalent (DPTHibHepB) 2 immunization

IM6PENTA2M

Month of Pentavalent (DPTHibHepB) 2 immunization

IM6PENTA2Y

Year of Pentavalent (DPTHibHepB) 2 immunization

IM6PENTA3D

Day of Pentavalent (DPTHibHepB) 3 immunization

IM6PENTA3M

Month of Pentavalent (DPTHibHepB) 3 immunization

IM6PENTA3Y

Year of Pentavalent (DPTHibHepB) 3 immunization

IM6PCV1D

Day of Pneumococcal (Conjugate) 1 immunization

IM6PCV1M

Month of Pneumococcal (Conjugate) 1 immunization

IM6PCV1Y

Year of Pneumococcal (Conjugate) 1 immunization

IM6PCV2D

Day of Pneumococcal (Conjugate) 2 immunization

IM6PCV2M

Month of Pneumococcal (Conjugate) 2 immunization

IM6PCV2Y

Year of Pneumococcal (Conjugate) 2 immunization

IM6PCV3D

Day of Pneumococcal (Conjugate) 3 immunization

IM6PCV3M

Month of Pneumococcal (Conjugate) 3 immunization

IM6PCV3Y

Year of Pneumococcal (Conjugate) 3 immunization

IM6M1D

Day of Measles-I immunization

IM6M1M

Month of Measles-I immunization

IM6M1Y

Year of Measles-I immunization

IM6M2D

Day of Measles-II immunization

IM6M2M

Month of Measles-II immunization

IM6M2Y

Year of Measles-II immunization

IM8

Participate in any previous campaign

IM9

Child received any other vaccinations during campaigns, immunization days or child health days

IM11

Child ever received any vaccinations

IM12

Participate in previous polio campaign

IM14

Child ever given BCG vaccination

IM16

Child ever given Polio drops

IM17

Polio drops in the first two weeks after birth

IM18

Times received Polio drops

IM19

Child got injection against Polio with last Polio drops

IM20

Child ever given Pentavelent vaccination

IM21

Times received Pentavelent vaccination

IM22

Child ever given Pneumococcal Conjugate vaccination

IM23

Times received Pneumococcal Conjugate vaccination

IM26

Child ever given Measles-I & Measles-II vaccination

IM26A

Number of times

VS1

Received a vitamin a dose like (this/any of these) within the last 6 months

CA1

Child had diarrhoea in last 2 weeks

CA3

Child drank less or more during diarrhoea

CA4

Child ate less or more during diarrhoea

CA5

Sought advice or treatment for the diarrhoea from any source

CA6A

Place sought care: (public sector) Government hospital

CA6B

Place sought care: (public sector) Government health centre

CA6C

Place sought care: (public sector) Government health post/Dispensary

CA6D

Place sought care: Lady health worker (LHW)

CA6E

Place sought care: (public sector) Mobile / Outreach clinic

CA6H

Place sought care: Other public

CA6I

Place sought care: Private hospital / clinic

CA6J

Place sought care: Private physician

CA6K

Place sought care: Private pharmacy

CA6M

Place sought care: Mobile clinic

CA6O

Place sought care: Other private medical

CA6P

Place sought care: Relative / Friend

CA6Q

Place sought care: Shop / Market / Street

CA6R

Place sought care: Traditional practitioner

CA6X

Place sought care: Other

CA6NR

Place sought care: Missing

CA7A

Child given ORS packet solution

CA7B

Child given ORS fluid

CA7C

Child given zinc tablets or syrup

CA7D

Child given government-recommended hommade fluid

CA9A

Place got ORS: (public sector) Government hospital

CA9B

Place got ORS: (public sector) Government health centre

CA9C

Place got ORS: (public sector) Government health post/DISPENSARY

CA9D

Place got ORS: (public sector) LADY HEALTH WORKER (LHW)

CA9E

Place got ORS: (public sector) Mobile / Outreach clinic

CA9H

Place got ORS: Other public

CA9I

Place got ORS: Private hospital / clinic

CA9J

Place got ORS: Private physician

CA9K

Place got ORS: Private pharmacy

CA9M

Place got ORS: Mobile clinic

CA9O

Place got ORS: Other private medical

CA9P

Place got ORS: Relative / Friend

CA9Q

Place got ORS: Shop / Market / Street

CA9R

Place got ORS: Traditional practitioner

CA9X

Place got ORS: Other

CA9Z

Place got ORS: DK /Don't remember

CA9NR

Place got ORS: Missing

CA11A

Place got ORS: (public sector) Government hospital

CA11B

Place got ORS: (public sector) Government health centre

CA11C

Place got ORS: (public sector) Government health post/Dispensary

CA11D

Place got ORS: (public sector) LADY HEALTH WORKER (LHW)

CA11E

Place got ORS: (public sector) Mobile / Outreach clinic

CA11H

Place got ORS: Other public

CA11I

Place got ORS: Private hospital / clinic

CA11J

Place got ORS: Private physician

CA11K

Place got ORS: Private pharmacy

CA11M

Place got ORS: Mobile clinic

CA11O

Place got ORS: Other private medical

CA11P

Place got ORS: Relative / Friend

CA11Q

Place got ORS: Shop / Market / Street

CA11R

Place got ORS: Traditional practitioner

CA11X

Place got ORS: Other

CA11Z

Place got ORS: DK /Don't remember

CA11NR

Place got ORS: Missing

CA12

Anything else given to treat the diarrhoea

CA13A

Other treatment: (Pill or Syrup) Antibiotic

CA13B

Other treatment (pill or syrup): Antimotility (anti-diarrhoea)

CA13G

Other treatment (pill or syrup): Other pill or syrup

CA13H

Other treatment (pill or syrup): Unknown pill or syrup

CA13L

Other treatment (injection): Antibiotic

CA13M

Other treatment (injection): Non-antibiotic

CA13N

Other treatment (injection): Unknown injection

CA13O

Other treatment: Intravenous (IV)

CA13Q

Other treatment: Home remedy / Herbal medicine

CA13X

Other treatment: Other

CA13NR

Other treatment: Missing

CA14

Child ill with fever in last 2 weeks

CA15

Blood taken from finger or heel for testing

CA16

Child ill with cough in last 2 weeks

CA17

Difficulty breathing during illness with cough

CA18

Symptoms due to problem in chest or blocked nose

CA20

Sought advice or treatment for illness

CA21A

Place sought care: (public sector) Government hospital

CA21B

Place sought care: (public sector) Government health centre

CA21C

Place sought care: (public sector) Government health post

CA21D

Place sought care: (public sector) Community health worker (Non Government)

CA21E

Place sought care: (public sector) Mobile / Outreach clinic

CA21H

Place sought care: Other public

CA21I

Place sought care: Private hospital / clinic

CA21J

Place sought care: Private physician

CA21K

Place sought care: Private pharmacy

CA21M

Place sought care: Mobile clinic

CA21O

Place sought care: Other private medical

CA21P

Place sought care: Relative / Friend

CA21Q

Place sought care: Shop / Market / Street

CA21R

Place sought care: Traditional practitioner

CA21X

Place sought care: Other

CA21NR

Place sought care: Missing

CA22

Given medicine to treat this illness

CA23A

Medicine: Anti-Malarials: Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT)

CA23B

Medicine: Anti-Malarials: SP / Fansidar

CA23C

Medicine: Anti-Malarials: Chloroquine

CA23D

Medicine: Anti-Malarials: Amodiaquine

CA23E

Medicine: Anti-Malarials: Quinine pills

CA23F

Medicine: Anti-Malarials: Quinine injection / IV

CA23G

Medicine: Anti-Malarials: Artesunate rectal

CA23H

Medicine: Anti-Malarials: Artesunate injection / IV

CA23K

Medicine: Anti-Malarials: Other anti-malarial

CA23L

Medicine: Antibiotics: Amoxicillin

CA23M

Medicine: Antibiotics: Cotrimoxazole

CA23N

Medicine: Antibiotics: Other antibiotic pill / syrup

CA23O

Medicine: Antibiotics: Other antibiotic injection / IV

CA23R

Medicine: Paracetamol / Panadol / Acetaminophen

CA23S

Medicine: Aspirin

CA23T

Medicine: Ibupropfen

CA23X

Medicine: Other

CA23Z

Medicine: DK

CA23NR

Medicine: Missing

CA25A

Place got antibiotics:(public sector) Government hospital

CA25B

Place got antibiotics: (public sector) Government health centre

CA25C

Place got antibiotics: (public sector) Government health post/Dispensary

CA25D

Place got antibiotics: (public sector) Lady Health Worker (LHW)

CA25E

Place got antibiotics: (public sector) Mobile / Outreach clinic

CA25H

Place got antibiotics: Other public

CA25I

Place got antibiotics: Private hospital / clinic

CA25J

Place got antibiotics: Private physician

CA25K

Place got antibiotics: Private pharmacy

CA25M

Place got antibiotics: Mobile clinic

CA25O

Place got antibiotics: Other private medical

CA25P

Place got antibiotics: Relative / Friend

CA25Q

Place got antibiotics: Shop / Market / Street

CA25R

Place got antibiotics: Traditional practitioner

CA25X

Place got antibiotics: Other

CA25Z

Place got antibiotics: DK / Don't remember

CA25NR

Place got antibiotics: Missing

CA27A

Place got anti-malarials:(public sector) Government hospital

CA27B

Place got anti-malarials: (public sector) Government health centre

CA27C

Place got anti-malarials: (public sector) Government health post/Dispensary

CA27D

Place got anti-malarials: (public sector) Lady Health Worker (LHW)

CA27E

Place got anti-malarials: (public sector) Mobile / Outreach clinic

CA27H

Place got anti-malarials: Other public

CA27I

Place got anti-malarials: Private hospital / clinic

CA27J

Place got anti-malarials: Private physician

CA27K

Place got anti-malarials: Private pharmacy

CA27M

Place got anti-malarials: Mobile clinic

CA27O

Place got anti-malarials: Other private medical

CA27P

Place got anti-malarials: Relative / Friend

CA27Q

Place got anti-malarials: Shop / Market / Street

CA27R

Place got anti-malarials: Traditional practitioner

CA27X

Place got anti-malarials: Other

CA27Z

Place got anti-malarials: DK / Don't remember

CA27NR

Place got anti-malarials: Missing

CA29

Got medicine after fever started

CA31

What was done to dispose of the stools

AN1

Cluster number

AN2

Household number

AN3

Child's line number

AN4

Age of child

AN5

Mother's line number

AN6

Interviewer number

AN7

Measurer's identification code

AN8

Child's weight (kilograms)

AN9

Child undressed to the minimum

AN11

Child's length or height (centimetres)

AN12

Child measured lying or standing

AN13D

Day of measurement

AN13M

Month of measurement

AN13Y

Year of measurement

HH4

Supervisor number

HH6

Area

HL4

Sex

ED5A

Highest level of education attended

ED5B

Highest grade attended at that level

CDOI

Date of interview child (CMC)

CDOB

Date of birth of child (CMC)

CAGE

Age (months)

CAGE_6

Age

CAGE_11

Age

CAGED

Age in days

HAP

Height for age percentile NCHS

HAZ

Height for age z-score NCHS

HAM

Height for age percent of reference median NCHS

WAP

Weight for age percentile NCHS

WAZ

Weight for age z-score NCHS

WAM

Weight for age percent of reference median NCHS

WHP

Weight for height percentile NCHS

WHZ

Weight for height z-score NCHS

WHM

Weight for height percent of reference median NCHS

FLAG

Flag for anthropometric indicators

BMI

Body Mass Index WHO

ZBMI

Body Mass Index z-score WHO

HAZ2

Height for age z-score WHO

WAZ2

Weight for age z-score WHO

WHZ2

Weight for height z-score WHO

HAZFLAG

Height for age flag WHO

WAZFLAG

Weight for age flag WHO

WHZFLAG

Weight for height flag WHO

BMIFLAG

BMI flag WHO

WHZNOAGE

Weight for height - Age flag WHO

wscore

Combined wealth score

windex5

Wealth index quintile

windex10

Percentile Group of com1

wscoreu

Urban wealth score

windex5u

Urban wealth index quintile

windex10u

Percentile Group of urb1

wscorer

Rural wealth score

windex5r

Rural wealth index quintile

windex10r

Percentile Group of rur1

division

Division

majorcity

majorcity

hh6r

Area

suburban

hh7

Districts

melevel

Mother's Education

cinsurance

Health insurance

cdisability

Functional difficulties (age 2-4 years)

caretakerdis

Mother's functional disabilities (age 18-49 years)

chweight

Children under 5's sample weight

stratum

stratum

psu

psu

References

  1. UNICEF MICS.

Author

  1. Muhammad Yaseen (myaseen208@gmail.com)

Examples

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