The Serbia Roma Settlements Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS-RS) is a household survey programme conducted in 2014 by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia with technical and financial support from UNICEF. The survey provides statistically sound and internationally comparable data essential for developing evidence-based policies and programmes, and for monitoring progress toward national goals and global commitments. Among these global commitments are those emanating from the World Fit for Children Declaration and Plan of Action, the Education for All Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The findings of the 2014 Serbia Roma Settlements MICS will be critically important for final MDG reporting in 2015, and are expected to form part of the baseline data for the post-2015 era. The 2014 Serbia Roma Settlements MICS is expected to contribute to the evidence base of several other important initiatives, including Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed, a global movement to end child deaths from preventable causes, and the accountability framework proposed by the Commission on Information and Accountability for the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health.
The 2014 Serbia Roma Settlements MICS was carried out on the sample of the population living in Roma settlements. A total of 1976 Roma households were selected: 1187 households with children and 789 households without children. The 2014 Serbia Roma Settlements Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey sample is not self-weighting. For the reporting of the results, sample weights were used. A two-stage, stratified cluster sampling approach was used for the selection of the survey sample.