- HOUSEHOLD: Dwelling characteristics; sources of water; means of cooking; rubbish disposal; hosuehold items; access to Sky TV, internet; numbers of pigs and chickens; sources of income.
- INDIVIDUALS: Name (suppressed), sex, age, realationship to household head; living where; ethnicity; religion; birth mother and father still alive; language skills: speaking and writing; address 5 years ago; education and qualifications; marital status; paid and unpaid employment; children given birth to.
-HOUSEHOLD: Dwelling age; number of rooms; sources of water; means of cooking; rubbish disposal; household items; access to Sky TV, internet; numbers of pigs and chickens; sources of income; combined annual household income
The scope of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey includes:
- HOUSEHOLD: Household characteristics, household listing, education, water and sanitation, disability, maternal mortality and security of tenure and durability of housing.
- WOMEN aged 15 - 49: - Background characteristics (education, residential history, media exposure, etc.), Reproduction, Contraception, Pregnancy and Postnatal Care, Child Immunization and Health and Child's and Woman's Nutrition, Fertility Preferences, Husband's Background and Woman's Work, HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
-HOUSEHOLD:
Geographical IDs;
Food security.
-INDIVIDUAL:
Household composition and individual characteristics of household members;
International migration status,
Physical challenges;
Agriculture work;
Employed at work;
Temporary absence;
Characteristics of the main paid job/business activity;
Characteristics of the second paid job/business activity;
Own use production work;
Workplace health and safety;
Social protection coverage;
Absentees.
-Population: Population's relationship, marital status, religion, residence, origins, education, work status, location of workplace, number of days / hours worked, distance from work, satisfaction at work, migration and income.
-Households: Living quarters conditions, water & electricity & lighting & toilet access and household durable.
-HOUSEHOLD:
Geographical IDs;
Food security.
-INDIVIDUAL:
Household composition and individual characteristics of household members;
International migration status,
Physical challenges;
Agriculture work;
Employed at work;
Temporary absence;
Characteristics of the main paid job/business activity;
Characteristics of the second paid job/business activity;
Own use production work;
Workplace health and safety;
Social protection coverage;
Absentees.
Status of employment for people aged 15+. Number of people who are in/out of the labour force, employed or unemployed. The "employed" category is disaggregated by Status in employment (for the main job). Status of employment is divided into 5 categories: employees, employers, own-account workers, contributing family workers and workers not classified by status.
A survey of women roadside sellers in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea found that they earn a weighted average income of more than three times the national minimum wage. The relative economic success of these roadside vendors relies to a large extent on access to good-quality customary land
and proximity to major roads.