The Population and Housing Census of Thailand 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 1980

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THA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Literacy (TH1980A_0417)

Data file: THA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 190

End: 190

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

For person 5 years and older or those who were born before and in the year 1974 (tiger year)
[Questions L16-L20 were asked of persons age 5 and over.]

L17. Can read and write in any language?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Literate
2	Illiterate
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

Columns 16 ? 21

Ask those who are 5 years old and over, or who were born before and in 1974 (Tiger year in the Thai zodiacal calendar).

Column 17 Literacy

Ask ?Let me know ???..are you able to read and write??

- If literate in any language, record 1 in corresponding to the line of the one being asked in this column.
- If illiterate, record 2 in corresponding to the line of the person being asked in this column.
- If the person?s literacy is not known, record ?X.?

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person is literate or not.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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