MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys Survey Design Workshop Questionnaires For Individual Women Access to Mass Media and Use of Information/Communication Technology

Background Among the late additions to standard MICS questionnaires, now part of core questionnaires Added as a result of work on adolescents and young people MICS4 Survey Design Workshop

The questions are straightforward, and will help to understand: whether respondents are exposed to newspapers/magazines, radio and television ever use and current/recent use of computers ever use and current/recent use of the internet MICS4 Survey Design Workshop

Background Mass media – Asked to all women age –Newspapers –Radio –Television ICT – Asked to women age only –Computers –Internet MICS4 Survey Design Workshop

Background MICS4 Survey Design Workshop Exposure to influences outside the local community (by reading, listening radio or watching TV) It does not matter what she reads, listens, or watches and in what language. Computers and internet also open up possibilities of exposure to influences outside the local community or even the country, in ways different than exposure to newspapers, radio or television. Use of computers and internet are regarded as skill sets necessary in todays world, as an increasing amount of information is shared and transmitted through the internet, transactions are handled on the internet, and the like.

MICS Indicators Indicator # MT1 - Exposure to mass media Percentage of women age years who, at least once a week, read a newspaper or magazine, listen to the radio, and watch television Indicator # MT2 – Use of Computers Percentage of young women age years who used a computer during the last 12 months Indicator # MT3 – Use of Internet Number of young women age who used the internet during the last 12 months MICS4 Survey Design Workshop