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>
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>