Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006

Vietnam, 2006

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VNM_2006_MICS_v01_M

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Social and Environmental Statistics Department

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Child ate less or more during illness (ca4)

Data file: ch

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

During [NAME'S] illness, did [NAME] eat much less, about the same, or more food than usual?

Categories

Value	Category
1	None
2	Much less
3	Somewhat less
4	About the same
5	More
8	DK
9	Missing

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

During an episode of diarrhoea or other illness, a child may change the amount usually eaten. The focus in this question is on how much food was actually consumed by the child. If the caretaker replies that the child took only fluids (that is, the child did not 'eat'), record '1' for 'None'. If the caretaker's answer is 'less than usual', probe by asking "MUCH LESS OR A LITTLE LESS?" to find out if she/he thinks the amount was 'much less' or 'somewhat less'. Then record the appropriate code. If the mother/primary caretaker offered more food than usual, but the child ate much less, the answer is 'much less'; record '2'.

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Children aged 0-4

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