The Population and Housing Census of Thailand 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 1970

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THA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Literacy (TH1970A_0413)

Data file: THA1970-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 156

End: 156

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions 11-16 are asked of persons 5 years and over]

14. Literacy: can read and write in any language?

[] Yes
[] No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Literate
2	Not literate
8	Unknown
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.

Interviewer instructions

[From column 11 to column 16, record only persons who are 5 years or older. For children who are 4 years old or younger, write a dash.]

Column 14: Literacy
Ask: "Is the person able to read and write?"

If the answer is "able to read and write", record "Yes".

If the answer is "unable to read and write", record "No".

The ability to read and write in this context refers to the ability to read and write in any language.

If the person can read only but cannot write, consider that person as "unable to read and write" and record "No".

For the persons who are not at the house and the interviewee does not know the answer, write "X".

For children aged younger than 5 years, write a dash.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether a person is literate.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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