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Recensement General de la Population du Logement et de l'Agriculture de 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Haiti, 1971
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HTI_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Département des Finances et des Affaires Economiques, Institute Haïtien de Statistique, IPUMS
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Do you know how to read and write? (HT1971A_LIT)

Data file: HTI1971_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 171
End: 171
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="HT71A413 HT71A414 HT71A415 HT71A416 HT71A417 HT71A418">[Questions 12 to 14 are asked to persons 5 years old and over]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="HT71A413"><span class="em">12. Do you know how to read and write?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 0 No<br />[] 1 Only read<br />[] 2 Read and write</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Read only
2 Read and write
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
<svar v="HT71A413 HT71A414 HT71A415 HT71A416 HT71A417 HT71A418"><span class="h3">C) Questions 12-14 Education</span><br /><br /> [Questions 12 to 14 are asked to persons 5 years old and over]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="HT71A413"><span class="em">Column 12- Do You Know How to Read and Write? </span>There are 3 possible answers to this question. Write an "x" in the box corresponding to the answer you are given. For someone to be considered able to read and write it is not enough that he/she knows how to read numbers or to write his/her name; the person must be able to read or write a text made up of a few simple, commonly-used words.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's writing and reading skills.
Universe
Haiti 1971: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II 0.1%]

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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