Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2006
MICS Round 1

Ghana, 2006

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DDI-GHA-GSS-MICS-2006-v1.0

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Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)

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What was done to dispose of the stools of child the last time he/she passed stools? (CA13)

Data file: Children under 5 years

Overview

Valid: 2060

Invalid: 1485

Minimum: 11

Maximum: 99

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 151

End: 152

Width: 2

Range: 11 - 99

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

CA13. The last time (NAME) passed stools, what
was done to dispose of the stools?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
11	Child used toilet/latrine	41	2%
12	Put/rinsed into toilet or latrine	696	33.8%
13	Put/rinsed into drain or ditch	339	16.5%
14	Thrown into garbage (solid waste)	540	26.2%
15	Buried	178	8.6%
16	Left in the open	58	2.8%
96	Other	178	8.6%
98	DK	7	0.3%
99	Missing	23	1.1%

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.

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