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Samoa2019MICS
Overweight follows the definition of SDG indicator 2.2.2 Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age.
Data Source: MICS
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Children ages 0 - 5 who have been measured (CH - Under-five Survey)
Samoa2019MICS
Family planning (demand met with modern methods) follows the definition of SDG indicator 3.7.1 Proportion of women ages 15-49 years who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods. It refers to the percentage of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) currently using a modern method of contraception among those who desire either to have no (additional) children or to postpone the next pregnancy.
Samoa2019MICS
Ability to protect against COVID-19 is an ESCAP-defined Index defined as follows: the individual has access to the internet, TV, phone, mobile phone or radio (information access); lives in a household with water pipes into the dwelling or yard or other private water source; and with a handwashing facility on premises with soap and water available (hygiene); there are no more than 2 people per sleeping room in the household (distancing); and lives in a household that has a toilet which is not shared with other households (sanitation).
Samoa2019MICS
Internet usage broadly follows the definition of SDG indicator 17.8.1 Proportion of individuals using the internet.
Data Source: MICS
The following data is considered for this analysis:
• Individuals: women and men ages 15-49 (WM-Individual Women's Survey and MN-Individual Men's Survey)
• Use of the internet: in the past 3 months.
Samoa2019MICS
Electricity follows the definition of SDG indicator 7.1.1 Proportion of population with access to electricity.
Data Source: MICS
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Household-level data (HH-Household Survey)
• Primary source of lighting is the local electricity provider, solar systems, mini-grids and stand-alone systems. Sources such as generators, candles, batteries, etc., are not considered due to their limited working capacities and since they are usually kept as backup sources for lighting.
Samoa2019MICS
Clean fuel follows the definition of SDG indicator 7.1.2 Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology.
Data Source: MICS
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Household-level data (HH-Household Survey)
• Clean fuels and technology: focusing on primary fuel used for cooking, categorized as solid or non-solid fuels, where solid fuels are considered polluting and non-modern, while non-solid fuels are considered clean.
Samoa2019MICS
Basic sanitation follows the definition of SDG indicator 1.4.1 Use of improved facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator is also related to: 6.2.1 Proportion of population using safely manages sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap and water.
Samoa2019MICS
Basic drinking water follows the definition of SDG indicator 1.4.1 Use of drinking water from an improved source that is available with a collection time of not more than 30 minutes for a round trip, including queuing. This indicator is also related to: 6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services.
Samoa2019MICSReligion
The analysis "including ethnicity, language and religion", is formulated with additional circumstances added to the standard model.
The Samoa MICS 2019 includes the following Religions:
• Congrational Christian Church
• Latter-day Saints
• Roman Catholic
• Assembly of God
• Methodist
• Other religion: other religion, missing or do not know
And Ethnicities include:
• Samoan
• Other ethnicity: Samoan mix, Samoan-German, Chinese, Samoan-Tukelauan, other ethnicity
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