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