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STATISTICAL TABLESapproach is not the same. A full report with completecountry estimates and detailed methodological information,as well as statistical tables including new country andregional maternal mortality ratios for the years 1990,1995, 2000, 2005 and 2008, can be found at.Table 9. Child Protection:Previous estimates used in UNICEF publications and inMICS country reports were calculated using householdweights that did not take into account the last stageselection of children for the administration of the childdiscipline module in MICS surveys. (A random selectionof one child aged 2–14 is undertaken for the administrationof the child discipline module.) In January 2010, it wasdecided that more accurate estimates are producedby using a household weight that takes the last-stageselection into account. MICS 3 data were recalculatedusing the new approach. The State of the World’s Children2011 and all future UNICEF publications will use thesemodified estimates.Child disability: The table in the current edition does notreport on child disability because new, comparable dataare unavailable for a significant number of countries.Explanation of symbolsBecause the aim of these statistical tables is to provide a broad picture of the situation of children and womenworldwide, detailed data qualifications and footnotes are seen as more appropriate for inclusion elsewhere.Sources and years for specific data points included in the statistical tables are available at .Symbols specific to a particular table are included in the table footnotes. The following symbols are common acrossall tables:– Data are not available.x Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definitionor refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages.y Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definitionor refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages.* Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified in the column heading.§ Includes territories within each category or regional group. Countries and territories in each country category orregional group are listed on page 124.86THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2011