The Population and Housing Census of Thailand 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 1990

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THA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Literacy (TH1990A_0422)

Data file: THA1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 197

End: 197

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

L20. Literacy
Can (name) read and write any language?

Ask only persons 5 years and over

If can read/write more than one language, record code of language that the person can read/write most.

[] 0 Illiterate
[] 1 Thai
[] 2 Chinese
[] 3 Malaysian, Yawee
[] 4 English
[] 5 Others

Categories

Value	Category
1	Illiterate
2	Thai
3	Chinese
4	Malaysia, Yawi
5	English
6	Other
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

Column 20: Literacy
[Ask only persons aged 5 years or older]
Ask: "............ (name) ........... are you able to read and write in any language?"

a) If the respondent cannot read and write, record "0".
b) If the respondent can read and write in one language, record the language code that he/she can read and write.
c) If the respondent can read and write in more than one language, record the code of the language in which he/she can read and write most.
d) If the respondent knows other languages or the respondent can read and write but does not know the language in which he/she can read and write most, record "5".
e) If the respondent does not know whether he/she can read and write, record "9".

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the literacy of the person.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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