Literal question
<span class="h1">[Population census form]</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 2 years and over:</span>
<br />[Column 19 to 21 were asked of persons age 2 and older.]</p>
<p>19. Languages read and written ____</p>
<div class="i1">In which language(s) can the person, with understanding, both read and write a simple statement in his/her everyday life? Write 'none' for persons (including children) who cannot both read and write any language. For census purposes, consider creole, bhojpuri, etc. as languages.</div>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form</span></p>
<p>[Stop at column 18 for children under 2 years of age. Note that columns 19-21 are for persons aged 2 years and over.]</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 19 - Languages read and written</span>
<br />State the language(s) in which the person can, with understanding, both read and write a simple statement in his or her everyday life. Do not include a language in which the person can read and write only his (her) name, figures, and memorized phrases.
<br />For census purposes, consider creole, bhojpuri, etc. as languages
<br />For persons (including children), who cannot read and write any language, write none.
