MICS4 Survey Design Workshop

Multiple Indicator Cluster SurveysSurvey Design Workshop

General Structure of a Survey Plan

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop

Country Survey Plan

• Country teams will be required to draft and present a ‘country survey plan’ on the last day of the workshop

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop

Country Survey Plan

• 5-10 minutes presentations• Presentation by the UNICEF officer or the

survey coordinator• Followed by short general discussion• There will be preparatory discussion and

group work

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop

Country Survey Plan

• Sessions specifically allocated to group work on Country Survey Plans

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop

Country Survey Plan

• Power point presentation is encouraged• Handouts are optional

• Please copy all power point presentations to the workshop laptop– All presentations will be copied to USB disks that

will be distributed to all participants

MICS4 Survey Design Workshop

Country Survey Plan

• Between now and the time of your presentation, facilitators will work with groups of countries both during workshop hours and after the workshop hours, if needed

• Bilateral meetings will also be organized to meet with country teams, if needed

• Country teams will use ‘Country Survey Plan’ Template to develop/finalize their plans[Word file - MICS4 Country Survey Plan Template.doc]

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Presentations

• Countries planning a MICS– Initial or draft ‘Country Survey Plan’ is expected to

be presented– A revised ‘Country Survey Plan’ is expected to be

submitted after the workshop

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Presentations

• Countries planning a mixed survey– MICS-DHS,– DHS-MICS,– MICS-other, or– Other cases

– Initial plans and preparations for surveys

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Presentations

• Countries not planning a survey and/or recently completed one

– May present summary information on• completed surveys• content• data availability• future data collection plans

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CSP should answer….

• Implementing agency, MICS/Survey Team and Governance Structure

• Questionnaires– Which modules will be retained, which modules will not

be used?– Any issues regarding specific questions or question

groups?

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CSP should answer….

• Sampling– What will be the sample size?– Sample frame? Updating necessary?– What will be the general design characteristics of the

sample?– What will be the level of aggregation?

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CSP should answer….

• Survey Instruments Needed– Equipment and supply needs

• Training of Fieldwork Staff– Timing, participants, length

•Fieldwork– Timing, constraints, team composition, duration, logistics,

monitoring

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CSP should answer….

• Data Entry and Data Processing– Timing, data entry team, duration, monitoring

• Budget– How much will the MICS4/major budget line items

cost? – Available funding and funding needs– Budget template [excel file] will be available[Separate session on budget calculations]

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CSP should answer….

• Timetable– What is the timetable envisaged for MICS4

activities?[Separate session on Timetable]

• Major Challenges and Support from UNICEF– What are the major challenges?– What kind of technical support will be needed? In what

areas? Who from?

‘Getting Started’ Document

• General information• Tables

– Timetable template– Budget template– Costing framework

Next session:Timetable and Budget Calculations

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