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Second General Census of Population and Housing 1987 - IPUMS Subset

Cameroon, 1987
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CMR_1987_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Ministère du Plan et de l'Amenagement du Territoire, Minnesota Population Center
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Literacy (CM1987A_0424)

Data file: CMR1987-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 188
End: 189
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Population of 11 years and older (born before April 1976)
[Questions 23-26 were asked of persons 11 years old or more.]




P25. Illiteracy

Can [the respondent] read and write? Circle the number corresponding to the appropriate symbol according to the instructions at the bottom of the page.

[] 1 Can read and write French or English
[] 2 Can read and write one national language only
[] 3 Can read and write another language only
[] 4 Can neither read nor write
Categories
Value Category
1 Can read and write French or English
2 Can read and write one national language only
3 Can read and write another language only
4 Cannot neither read nor write
9 Unknown
99 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
Columns P23 to P25: Population of 11 years and older (born before April 1976)

Note that these columns concern only persons who are 11 or more years old, in other words persons born before April 1976.

1) For persons who are less than 11 years old, put a dash in columns P23, P24 and P25.
2) For persons who are 11 or more years old. Fill in the following columns in compliance with the instructions below.




Column P25: Illiteracy

Fill in this column by encircling one of the following numbers:

1. AF If the person can read and write French or English.
2. LN If the person can read and write only a national language in Cameroon.
3. AU If the person can read and write only another language.
4. IL If the person can neither read nor write any language.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person can read and write or not in either French or English.
Universe
Persons age 11+ from private households

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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