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1990 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Indonesia, 1990
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IDN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Ability to read and write (ID1990A_LIT)

Data file: IDN1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 280
End: 280
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="ID90A401 ID90A402 ID90A403 ID90A404 ID90A405 ID90A406 ID90A407 ID90A408 ID90A409 ID90A410 ID90A411 ID90A412 ID90A413 ID90A414 ID90A415"><span class="em">VI-A: All ages</span><br />[Questions 1-13.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="ID90A416 ID90A417 ID90A418 ID90A419 ID90A420 ID90A421 ID90A422 ID90A423 ID90A424 ID90A425 ID90A426"><span class="em">VI-B. Persons age 5 or older</span><br />[Questions 14-23.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ID90A426">23. Can write and read?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Latin<br />[] 2 Other alphabets<br />[] 3 Cannot</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Yes, Latin alphabet
2 Yes, other alphabet
3 No
9 Unknown
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 v="ID90A416 ID90A417 ID90A418 ID90A419 ID90A420 ID90A421 ID90A422 ID90A423 ID90A424 ID90A425 ID90A426"><span class="h3">B. Sub Block VIb. For respondents age 5 or older</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ID90A426"><span class="em">Question 23: Ability to read and write</span><br />A person is said to be able to read and write if he/she is able to read and write a letter or a simple sentences using a certain alphabet. <br /><span class="ital">Note:</span><br /><div class="i1">a. A blind person who can read and write Braille is considered to be literate. <br />b. A handicapped person who previously could read and write but because of a handicap is now incapable is considered literate. <br />c. A person who can only read but cannot write, or vice versa, is considered illiterate.</div><br /><br />Ask the Question "Can you read and write using the Latin alphabet?" If the answer is "Yes/able", circle Code 1. <br /><br />If the answer is "No", ask "Can you read and write using another alphabet such as Arabic, Chinese, Javanese or anothers?" If the answer is "Yes/ able" circle Code 2; but if the answer is "No", circle Code 3. <br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the persons's ability to read and write.
Universe
Indonesia 1990: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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