Literal question
<span class="h3">Population age twelve or older</span>
<br />[Questions P29-P30 were asked for persons age 12+.]</p>
<p><span class="em">P30) Literacy</span>
<br />Does (name know how to read and write? </p>
<div class="i1">Record the code corresponding to the response <br /><br />[] 0 Person not applicable<br />[] 1 Can read and write French only<br />[] 2 Can read and write a national language only<br />[] 3 Can read and write only other language<br />[] 4 Can read and write French and a national language <br />[] 5 Cannot read or write</div>
Interviewer instructions
Questions P29 to P33 are for people aged 12 years or older. Questions P31 to P33 are only for women aged 12 to 49 years.</p>
<p><span class="em"> 6.2.3.29 Literacy (Column P30) </span>
<br />The data collected through this question will allow us to distinguish the illiterate from the literate in the population. A literate person is able to read and write in any language. He is able to understand written text related to his everyday life. In contrast, an illiterate is a person who cannot read or write.</p>
<p>Instruction: A person who only speaks one language (e.g. French) without knowing how to read and write is illiterate. Similarly, a person who can only read and write his name and numbers or who can read and write a very basic expression is illiterate.</p>
<p>The question that must be asked to address the ability to read and write for household members aged 12 years or more is: "Can [NAME] read and write in French, Arabic, the national language or any other written language?"</p>
<div class="i1">0 = Person not relevant<br />1 = Can read and write French only</div><span class="pg">[pg. 33]</span><div class="i1">2 = Can read and write a national language only <br />3 = Can read and write another language only<br />4 = Can read and write French and the national language<br />5 = Cannot read or write</div><p>a. If the answer to the question is "Yes," enter the code corresponding to the answer in accordance with the terms listed at the bottom of the questionnaire.</p>
<p>b. If the answer to the question is "No" Enter Code "5" for "a person who can neither read nor write." </p>
<p>Instruction: Enter "0" for all persons under the age of 12, i.e. people not relevant for this question.
