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General Population Census IV and Housing II 1963 - IPUMS Subset

Uruguay, 1963
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URY_1963_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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General Office of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center
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Literacy (UY1963A_0416)

Data file: URY1963-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 174
End: 174
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Educational characteristics
For persons age 6 or older
[Questions 10-12 were asked of persons age 6 or older.]




12. Literacy

Mark the corresponding box, according to whether a person knows how to read and write or not.


[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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
Title 12: Literacy
221. Find out if a person knows how to read and write down a sign ("X") in the box corresponding to "Yes" or "No", according to the case. If a person only knows how to read or only can sign their name, in both cases, the sign ("X") should be written down in the box corresponding to: "No".

Description

Definition
This variable indicates person's literacy.
Universe
Persons 6+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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