Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2006, MICS Round 1

Reference ID

DDI-GHA-GSS-MICS-2006-v1.0

Year

2006

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President

Sponsor(s)

United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Financial and technical assistance
(US) President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - PEPFAR - Financial and technical assistance
Dutch Government - - Financial and technical assistance

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Have you ever given birth? (CM1)
File: Women

Overview

Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-2

Valid cases: 5889
Invalid: 3896
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 2

Questions and instructions

Pre question

THIS MODULE IS TO BE ADMINISTERED TO ALL WOMEN AGE 15-49.
ALL QUESTIONS REFER ONLY TO LIVE BIRTHS.

Literal question

CM1. Now I would like to ask about all the
births you have had during your life. Have
you ever given birth?

Post question

IF “NO” PROBE BY ASKING:
I mean, to a child who ever breathed or
cried or showed other signs of life – even if
he or she lived only a few minutes or
hours?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	4038	68.6%
2	No	1851	31.4%

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.