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Intercensal Survey 2015 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 2015
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MEX_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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Comprehension of indigenous languages (MX2015A_COMPINDG)

Data file: MEX2015_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 231
End: 231
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
16. Understands indigenous language
<br />Does [the respondent] understand an indigenous dialect or language?
<br />[Circle one code]</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 3 No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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
<span class="em">16. Understands indigenous language</span>
<br />This question identifies whether people who do not speak an indigenous language understand it.
<br />When the informant said, "little", "very little", "something", among others, you must search more and ask: "Does Ana understand a dialogue between two people who speak an indigenous language?", if the answer is still "little", circle the code 3 "no".</p>

<p>[Figures are omitted]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person comprehends indigenous languages.
Universe
Mexico 2015: Non-speakers of indigenous languages [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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