United States Census of 1910 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1910

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USA_1910_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, IPUMS

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Literacy (US1910A_LIT)

Data file: USA1910_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 447

End: 447

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US10A473">23. ____ Whether able to read.<br />24. ____ Whether able to write.<br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	No, illiterate (cannot read nor write)
2	Can't read, can write
3	Can't write, can read
4	Yes, literate (reads and writes)

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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person is literate.

Universe

United States 1910: Persons age 10+

concept

Concept

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