Population and Housing Census 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1998

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MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Literate in English (MW1998A_0409)

Data file: MWI1998-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 165

End: 165

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions B10-B15 are for persons age 5 and older]

B10. Literacy: English

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
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

Part B: Characteristics of Individual Household Members

3. Persons age 5 years or older

Literacy: Literacy refers to a person's ability to read and write a simple statement in Chichewa, English or any other language. Note: This is not necessarily the same as a person's ability to speak and/or understand a particular language.

B10. Able to read and write English: Ask whether each person age 5 years or older is able to read and write any simple statement in English. Record the appropriate code for the response in column B10.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates if the person is literate in English.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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