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Population and Housing Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Mongolia, 2000
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MNG_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office of Mongolia, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Ability to read and write (MN2000A_LIT)

Data file: MNG2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 223
End: 223
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MN00A417 MN00A418 MN00A419">Persons aged 7 and above should answer.<br />[Questions 11-13 were asked of persons aged 7 and over.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MN00A418">12. Literacy:<br /><div class="i1">[Answer 12 was asked of persons with less than primary education, per question 11.]<br /><br />[] 1 Literate<br />[] 2 Illiterate</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Literate
2 Illiterate
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
<svar a="all" v="MN00A418"><span class="em">Question 12.</span><br /><br />Literacy. A person who responded to the previous question as non-educated should answer this question. A person who can understand, read and write a short, simple statement will be considered a literate person. It involves people who are able to read in modern and old Mongolian languages and any foreign language. A person who cannot read in any languages will be considered as an illiterate person.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is able to read and write.
Universe
Mongolia 2000: Persons age 7+ with less than primary education [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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