Octavo Censo Nacional de Población y Cuarto de Vivienda de Panamá 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Panama, 1980

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Reference ID

PAN_1980_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Contraloria General de la Republica, Direccion de Estadistica y Censo, Minnesota Population Center

Metadata

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Sep 29, 2011

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Able to read and write (PA1980A_0411)

Data file: PAN1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 190

End: 190

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

11. Do you know how to read and write?

When the person has approved at least the third grade of primary, do not ask this question and mark "yes."

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Yes
2	No

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

Only for persons 4 years old and older

Question 11 Do you know how to read and write?

[Below the text are pictures of a schoolgirl and schoolboy reading.]

This question applies to persons that can read or write in any language.
Mark the corresponding box. Ask the question only to persons who never have attended school or only studied to the second grade of primary school. When the person has passed at least the third grade of primary school, do not ask the question and mark the box "yes" (X) 1.
If the person only knows how to read or only knows how to write numbers or sign their name, mark the box " no" (X) 2.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person is able to read and write.

Universe

Persons age 4+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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