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National Population and Housing Census 1988 - IPUMS Subset

Honduras, 1988
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HND_1988_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Able to read and write (HN1988A_LIT)

Data file: HND1988_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 242
End: 242
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">B. Educational characteristics</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A415"><span class="em">9. Are you able to read and write?</span><br /><div class="i1">(If only able to read mark the circle No)<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
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="h3">B. Educational characteristics</span></p>

<p><span class="em">9. Are you able to read and write?</span>
<br />If the person can to read and write, an "X" is marked in circle 1. If the person only reads, circle 2 is marked.</p>

<p>[These instructions refer to an illustration of a person reading.]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether a person is able to read and write.
Universe
Honduras 1988: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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