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

Panama, 1980
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PAN_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Contraloria General de la Republica, Direccion de Estadistica y Censo, IPUMS
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Able to read and write (PA1980A_LIT)

Data file: PAN1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 216
End: 216
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PA80A411">11. Do you know how to read and write?<br /><div class="i1">When the person has approved at least the third grade of primary, do not ask this question and mark "yes."<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is able to read and write.
Universe
Panama 1980: Persons age 4+ [discrepancies: none]

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