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Fifth National Population Census - IPUMS Subset

China, 2000
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CHN_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Office, IPUMS
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Literacy (CN2000A_LIT)

Data file: CHN2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 205
End: 205
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
14. Literate</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
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
<span class="em">R8. Literacy </span>
<br />Literacy standard is set by the State Council, which refers to city residents and employees of village or township enterprises who are capable of reading 2,000 Chinese characters, and rural residents who are capable of reading 1,500 Chinese characters.
<br />All full-time primary school students should automatically be considered as literate.</p>

<p><span class="h2">Part One. Personal Records</span></p>

<p><span class="em">R14 through R16 apply to persons who are 6 years or older.</span></p>

<p><span class="em">R14. Literacy </span>
<br />Same as R8 of the short form

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is able to read and write.
Universe
China 2000: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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