Labour Force Survey 2002-2003

Mongolia, 2002 - 2003

Reference ID

MNG_2002_LFS_v01_M

Producer(s)

National Statistical Office

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Literacy (V8)

Data file: LFS 2002-2003

Overview

Valid: 6499

Invalid: 43449

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 45

End: 45

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Can _____ read and write a simple message in any language?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
Sysmiss

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

For Household members who are aged 7 or more years. Yes/No

Description

Definition

For the purpose of the survey literacy was defined as the ability to read and write a simple message. A person is considered literate if he or she can both read and write a simple message in any language or dialect. A person who is capable of reading only his own name or numbers or can read, but not write and vice versa is not considered literate. The adult literacy rate is defined as the percentage of persons 15 years old and over who could read and write a simple message in any language from the total population 15 years old and over.

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