MICS 1 (1995)

Subject

MICS surveys were developed to respond to the critical need to measure progress made on the situation of children and women around the world in light of internationally agreed upon goals of the decade and millennium.

Coverage

The first MICS survey in the DRC was conducted in 1995 and covered 4,574 households.

Author

The National Institute of Statistics, UNICEF, The Secretariat General of Planning and other UN agencies.

Access

All relevant dataset in SPSS and STATA format including report and background materials regarding this survey are also accessibble here.

MICS 2 (2001)

Subject

This survey significantly  enriched the quality of the database monitoring the situation of children and women, thus allowing for visible trends and comparisons in the country compared to the 1995 survey.

Coverage

The second Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS2) was conducted in 2001 and covered 8,600 households in the DRC.

Author 

The National Institute of Statistics (INS), the Ministry of Planning, USAID

Access

All relevant information on the MICS2 survey can be found on the MICS UNICEF website. The database and files of the entire MICS2 survey in SPSS and STATA format are available here.  Within the metadata folder, you will find the following background documents: - the methodological manuals on the survey,  - survey questionnaires, - appendix documents, - as well as the final report in French. 

MICS 4 (2010)

Subject

The MICS4 survey in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MICS-DRC 2010) was conducted in 2010 as part of the fourth round of MICS (MICS4). Implementation was carried out by the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) with financial and technical support from UNICEF, its partners within the United Nations system (UNFPA, WFP) and USAID. The survey provides information on the situation of children and women in the DRC and is largely based on the need to track progress towards the millennium development goals. 

Coverage

This national survey is based on a sample of 11,490 households and covers all members of the resident population (permanent residents), women aged 15-49 who are members of these households, and children aged 0-4 years (minus of 5 years) who are members of these households. Units of analysis are at the level of households and individuals.

Author

The National Institute of Statistics (INS), the Ministry of Planning, UNICEF, USAID and other UN agencies.

Access

The complete MICS4 (2010) updated database is available in STATA and SPSS format here.