Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
Survey 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]
MICS4 Survey Design Workshop
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
MICS4 Survey Design Workshop
Presentations
• Countries planning a mixed survey
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MICS-DHS,
DHS-MICS,
MICS-other, or
Other cases
– Initial plans and preparations for surveys
MICS4 Survey Design Workshop
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
MICS4 Survey Design Workshop
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?
MICS4 Survey Design Workshop
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?
MICS4 Survey Design Workshop
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
MICS4 Survey Design Workshop
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]
MICS4 Survey Design Workshop
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?
MICS4 Survey Design Workshop
‘Getting Started’ Document
• General information
• Tables
– Timetable template
– Budget template
– Costing framework
Next session:
Timetable and Budget Calculations
MICS4 Survey Design Workshop