Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990

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Reference ID

PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Literacy (PR1990A_0574)

Data file: PRI1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 432

End: 432

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

14. Does [respondent] know how to read and write (in any language)?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No, illiterate (cannot read or write)
2	Yes, literate in any language (reads and writes)

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 respondent could read and write in any language.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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