The implications - and limitations - of UNICEF's recent North Korea survey



Analysis The implications – and limitations – of UNICEF’s recent North Korea survey June's MICS offered some important insights, but the limits to the data must be understood Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings July 12, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON CPC_0782 by nknews_hq on 2016-10-06 10:48:44 Eight years after the last Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), UNICEF and the North Korean government last month released the results of the 2017 MICS. The survey is based on questionnaires, interviews, and data from 8499 households in all nine provinces, plus Pyongyang. The MICS methodology and system is designed to create data that can be used for international comparison, as well as measuring progress towards national and international goals. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the successors to the Millenium Development Goals, address seventeen areas of human development, and are used to give international context and framework for the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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The implications – and limitations – of UNICEF’s recent North Korea survey

June's MICS offered some important insights, but the limits to the data must be understood

Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings July 12, 2018

The implications – and limitations – of UNICEF’s recent North Korea survey

CPC_0782 by nknews_hq on 2016-10-06 10:48:44

Eight years after the last Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), UNICEF and the North Korean government last month released the results of the 2017 MICS. The survey is based on questionnaires, interviews, and data from 8499 households in all nine provinces, plus Pyongyang.

The MICS methodology and system is designed to create data that can be used for international comparison, as well as measuring progress towards national and international goals. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the successors to the Millenium Development Goals, address seventeen areas of human development, and are used to give international context and framework for the

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