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

Overview

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

Valid cases: 5939
Invalid: 0
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 9

Questions and instructions

Pre question

SI1. We would like to check whether the salt used in your household is iodized

Literal question

SI1. We would like to check whether the salt used in your household is iodized

Post question

SI1.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)	2554	43.0%
2	Less than 15 PPM (weak colour)	1223	20.6%
3	15 PPM or more (strong colour)	1705	28.7%
4	No salt in home	413	7.0%
5	Salt not tested	30	0.5%
9	Missing	14	0.2%

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.