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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Salt iodization test outcome (SI1)
File: Household 2

Overview

Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9

Valid cases: 26329
Invalid: 0
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 9

Questions and instructions

Literal question

SI1. We would like to check whether the salt used in your household is iodized. May I see a sample of the salt used to cook the main meal eaten by members of your household last night?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Not iodized 0 PPM (no colour)	12291	46.7%
2	Less than 15 PPM (weak colour)	5820	22.1%
3	15 PPM or more (strong colour)	7132	27.1%
4	No salt in home	942	3.6%
5	Salt not tested	76	0.3%
9	Missing	68	0.3%

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.