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Third General Census of the Population and Inhabitants - IPUMS Subset

Guinea, 2014
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GIN_2014_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Literacy (GN2014A_LIT)

Data file: GIN2014_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 248
End: 248
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">III. Individual characteristics</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Residents of 12 years or more </span>
<br />[Questions P26 and P27 were asked of resident persons 12 years or more.]</p>

<p>P26. Literacy</p>
<div class="i1">Does [the respondent] know how to read and write in either language?<br /><br />Enter the appropriate code.<br /><br />[] 0 Does not know how to read nor write in any language<br />[] 1 Knows how to read and write only in a foreign language<br />[] 2 Knows how to read and write in only one national language<br />[] 3 Knows how to read and write in a national and foreign language</div>
Categories
Value Category
Cannot read or write in any language
1 Can read and write in a foreign language only
2 Can read and write in a national language only
3 Can read and write in foreign and national languages
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is literate.
Universe
Guinea 2014: Persons age 12+ [discrepancies: none]

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