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Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2009

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General Info
Provider 
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)
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Geography 
Bangladesh (BGD)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
04/2009 - 05/2009
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2009 was conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Topics covered in the 2000 Bangladesh MICS are intended to provide data that can be used to assess progress towards select mid-decade goals defined at the United Nations 1990 World Summit for Children. Data was gathered from 299,842 household interviews of 333,201 women age 15-49. Information was also gathered for 39,588 children under 5. Additionally, 14,111 water samples were tested for arsenic levels.

Keywords 
Birth certificates, Breastfeeding, Child mortality, Education, Family composition, Health literacy, Infant mortality, Literacy, Live births, Marital status, Sanitation, School enrollment, Skilled birth attendants, Summary birth history, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021