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General Census of Population and Housing 1987 - IPUMS Subset

Mali, 1987
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MLI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Literacy (ML1987A_LIT)

Data file: MLI1987_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 180
End: 180
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="ML87A416 ML87A417 ML87A418 ML87A419 ML87A420 ML87A422 ML87A425 ML87A426">For individuals 6 years of age and older.<br />[Questions 14-22]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ML87A416">14. Knows how to read and write<br /><div class="i1">____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
Illiterate
1 French
2 Arabic
3 Koran
4 One of the national languages (Bambara, Pularr, Songhai, Dongon, etc.)
5 One of the national languages plus French
6 French and another written language
7 Other 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 identifies the literacy status of each person.
Universe
Mali 1987: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]

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