MICS4Preliminary Data

14 July 2011

MICS4 Implementing Team

• Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (SORS)• UNICEF

Technical Committee• SORS • UNICEF • Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Office

of Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration

What is MICS4?

• Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey – MICS

• MICS is a global survey conducted for the fourth time in the Republic of Serbia households

• MICS4 provides data on the situation of children and women, and key indicators to monitor national progress against the Millennium Development Goals and other national and international strategies

Types of Questionnaires

MICS4 includes four questionnaires:

• Household questionnaire (7 modules)

• Questionnaire for children under 5 years of age (7)

• Questionnaire for women 15-49 years of age (14)

• Questionnaire for men 15-29 years of age (9)

Sample Size

Total – 8600 households

National sample • 6800 households in 400 enumeration areas• Response rate 94%

Sample of Roma settlements• 1800 households in 100 enumeration areas• Response rate 96%

Timetable

• Initial training and testing of questionnaires and methodology: September 2010

• Main training and pilot survey – Divčibare: October 2010 (over 120 participants)

• MICS 4 communication campaign: October 2010

• Field work: from November 1st to December 30th 2010

• Parallel data entry, data check up and processing

• Preparation of preliminary and final reports

MICS4 team members

Increased Preschool Education Coverage (3-5 years of age)

Preschool Education (3-5 years of age)

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Republic of SerbiaThe Poorest

(Quintile)

Roma in Roma

settlements

Support for learning (3-5 years) 95 84 67

Father’s support for learning (3-5 years) 78 62 63

Learning materials: children’s books 76 49 23

Increasing number of Roma children enrolled in primary school

EDUCATIONRepublic of

SerbiaThe Poorest

(Quintile)

Roma in Roma

settlements

School readiness (percent) 97 95 78

Net intake rate in primary education(percent) 95 84 91

Primary school net attendance ratio (percent) 99 96 88

Children reaching last grade of primary 99 93 86

Gender parity index (primary school) 1.01 1.02 0.96

Preschool Programme and School Attendance

Early Marriage

High Coverage of Prenatal and Postnatal Health Care

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRepublic of

SerbiaThe Poorest

(Quintile)

Roma in Roma

settlements

Percentage of women aged 20-24 years who gave birth before the 18 3 9 31

Contraceptive prevalence rate(percent)

Modern methods of contraceptive

61

22

58

10

64

6

Coverage of women's health care appropriate content prior to delivery (percent)

98 93 88

Percentage of women who have attended the preparation for pregnancy and parenting

9 2 1

Visits of Visiting Nurses

Decreased Child Mortality Rate in Roma Settlements

Child Mortality Rate, 2010

CHILD HEALTH

Republic of Serbia

The Poorest(Quintile)

Roma in Roma settlements

The prevalence of stunting (percent) 7 9 24

Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months 14 11 9

Predominant breastfeeding under 6 months 39 39 52

Milk feeding frequency for non-breastfed children 89 90 60

Decreasing number of women who approve their husband’s violence

Psychological and Physical Punishment of Children 2-14 years

of age

HIV/AIDS Republic of

SerbiaThe Poorest

(Quintile)

Roma in Roma

settlements

Condom use with non-regular partners 77 (60) 37

Women who know where to be tested for HIV 74 46 29

HIV testing during antenatal care 14 7 2

Increasing Knowledge on HIV Prevention

• Progress is visible in all the observed areas, both on the national level and among Roma living in Roma settlements

• Disparities among the observed groups still exist, but the differences are on decrease

CONCLUSION

Thank you!