The Barbados Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was carried out in 2012 by the Barbados Statistical Service (BSS). Financial and technical support was provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). The MICS is an international household survey programme developed by UNICEF. The Barbados MICS was conducted as part of the fourth global round of MICS surveys (MICS4). The MICS provides up-to-date information on the situation of children and women and measures key indicators that allow countries to monitor progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other internationally agreed upon commitments. The Barbados MICs was conducted using a sample of 3,600 households from both rural and urban areas in all the country's districts. A multi-stage, stratified cluster sampling approach was used for the selection of the survey sample.
