Census of Population and Housing 1972 - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 1972

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ISR_1972_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, Minnesota Population Center

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Writing ability (IL1972A_0418)

Data file: ISR1972-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 173

End: 173

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions 1-24 asked only of those 14 years of age or older.]

11 Can you write (at least a simple letter)

a. Can you write in Hebrew?

[] Yes
[] No

b. Can you write in Arabic?

[] Yes
[] No

c. Can you write in (another languages)?

[] Yes
[] No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Hebrew
2	Arabic
3	Hebrew and Arabic
4	Other than Hebrew/Arabic
5	Hebrew and other
6	Arabic and other
7	Hebrew, Arabic and other
8	Illiterate and no response
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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's writing ability.

Universe

Persons age 14+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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