General Census of Population and Housing, 1996 - IPUMS Subset
Guinea, 1996
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GIN_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, Republic of Guinea, IPUMS
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- GIN1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- GIN1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Literacy and language (GN1996A_LIT)
Data file: GIN1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
218
End:
219
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="GN96A414 GN96A415 GN96A416 GN96A417 GN96A418 GN96A419 GN96A420 GN96A421"><span class="h3">Resident population aged 6 years and above</span><br />[Questions P13-P18 were asked of resident population aged 6 years and above.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GN96A414">P13 Literacy<br />[This code is a concatenated code with 2nd adding]<br /><div class="i1">[] 0 Illiterate<br />[] 1 National language<br />[] 2 French<br />[] 4 English<br />[] 8 Arabic<br />[] 16 Other languages _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GN96A414">P13 Literacy<br />[This code is a concatenated code with 2nd adding]<br /><div class="i1">[] 0 Illiterate<br />[] 1 National language<br />[] 2 French<br />[] 4 English<br />[] 8 Arabic<br />[] 16 Other languages _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Illiterate |
| 02 | National language |
| 03 | French |
| 04 | National language and French |
| 05 | English |
| 06 | National language and English |
| 07 | French and English |
| 08 | National language, French, and English |
| 09 | Arabic |
| 10 | Other combinations |
| 98 | 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
<svar a="all" v="GN96A414"><span class="em">Column P13: Literacy </span><br /><br />For the purposes of the census we take literacy to mean the result of the actions of public authorities and certain private institutions which consist of teaching populations to read and write. The reference languages are very numerous because of the presence of foreigners in Guinea. The National Census Bureau has retained 4 reference languages: the national languages (LN); French (Fr); English (En) and Arabic (Ar). All other languages have been grouped [into] a single category called "other languages," whose abbreviation is (Aut). All those who do not know how to read or write are considered illiterate, and the corresponding abbreviation is "Ill." Obviously, a person [may] be able to read or write in several of the languages given above; this is why there is a small [box] across from each of the modalities where you should mark an x if the answer so requires, or else put nothing. In any case, don't write anything in the numbering grid at the bottom. It is certainly easier to ask the following 2 questions to obtain the information you want:<br /><br />a) "Do you know how to read and write?"<br />If the answer is no, then the person is illiterate and you should put an "x" in the box "Ill" and continue to level of instruction;<br /><br />If the answer is yes, then ask the following question: "in which languages?" Or else ask the individual being enumerated to list the languages he or she read and writes, and mark an "x" in the appropriate box.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 44]</span><br /><br />A. [As an] example let's look at how to deal with the following 4 cases:<br />a) The individual does not know how to read or write;<br />A<br />Ill X An<br />LN Ar<br />Fr Aut<br /> /_/_/<br /><br />b) The individual knows how to read and write French, English and Russian<br />B<br />Ill An X<br />LN Ar<br />Fr X Aut X<br /><br /> /_/_/<br />c) The individual knows how to read and write Arab, French and English<br />C<br />Ill An X<br />LN Ar X<br />Fr X Aut X<br />/_/_/<br /><br />d) The individual knows how to write Chinese, Russian and German.<br />D<br />Ill An<br />LN Ar<br />Fr X Aut X<br />/_/_/<br /><br />You should, of course, write nothing in the numbering grid at the bottom.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the languages the person can read and write.
Universe
Guinea 1996: Household residents age 6+ [discrepancies:none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |