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2011 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Mauritius, 2011
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MUS_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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Languages read and written (MU2011A_LIT)

Data file: MUS2011_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 282
End: 282
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Individual form</span></p>

<p>[Question P20 to P22 were asked of persons aged 2 years and over]</p>

<p>P20. Languages read and written</p>
<div class="i1">State the language(s) in which the person can, with understanding, both read and write a simple statement in his/her everyday life.<br /><br />[] 0 None<br />[] 1 Creole</div><div class="i1">Oriental Languages:</div><div class="i2">[] 2 Bhojpuri<br />[] 3 Indian languages<br />[] 4 Chinese languages<br />[] 5 Other Oriental languages</div><div class="i1">European languages:</div><div class="i2">[] 6 English<br />[] 7 French<br />[] 8 Other European languages<br />[] 9 Other languages - specify _____</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 None
1 Creole only
2 Bhojpuri only
3 Creole and Bhojpuri only
4 Oriental Languages (with or without Creole or Bhojpuri, but excluding European languages)
5 European languages (with or without Creole or Bhojpuri, but excluding Oriental languages)
6 European and Oriental languages (with or without Creole or Bhojpuri)
7 Other
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h1">6. Population census topics and their usefulness</span></p>

<p><span class="em">P20 - Language read and written</span>
<br />The answers to this question help to assess the level of literacy and the need for literacy programs.</p>

<p><span class="h1">8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire</span></p>

<p><span class="em">P20 - Languages read and written</span>
<br />[figure omitted]</p>

<p>State the language(s) in which the person can, with understanding, both read and write a simple statement in his/her everyday life by shading the appropriate box.</p>

<p>Do not include a language in which the person can read and write only his/her name, figures and memorized phrases.</p>

<p>For persons (including children), who cannot read and write any language, shade box "0" for None.</p>

<p>For census purposes, consider Creole, Bhojpuri, etc. as languages.</p>

<p>For persons (including children), who can with understanding, both read and write (i) Creole; (ii) English and (iii) French; shade boxes "1" for Creole; "6" for English and "7" for French.</p>

<p>For a person who reported "9 - Other languages", write in the adjacent boxes, the other languages the person can both read and write, with understanding. An example is given below:
<br />[figure omitted]</p>

<p>Note: Multiple answers are possible for question on "Languages read and write".

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the languages in which the person is able to read and write.
Universe
Mauritius 2011: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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