Population and Housing Census 1987 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 1987

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MWI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Literate in Chichewa (MW1987A_0412)

Data file: MWI1987-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 176

End: 176

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Persons age 5 or older
[Questions J and K were asked of persons age 5 or older]

j. Literacy

Able to read and write:

Chichewa

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
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

Literacy
49. The information required here is whether a person is able to read and write a simple statement in Chichewa and/or English. This question should be asked to persons who are age 5 years or older.

Persons aged 5 years or more

[Questions (j) and (k) on Literacy and Education apply only to persons aged 5 years or more. Never ask any of these questions to persons younger than 5 years]

(j) Literacy

Able to read and write Chichewa: Ask whether each person is able to read and write a simple statement in Chichewa. Record the appropriate code for the response (yes or no) in column 30.
The codes are:

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Description

Definition

This variable records whether the individual is literate in Chichewa.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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