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2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005
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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Literacy (NI2005A_LIT)

Data file: NIC2005_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 251
End: 251
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="NI05A415 NI05A416 NI05A417 NI05A418 NI05A419 NI05A420 NI05A421 NI05A422 NI05A423 NI05A424 NI05A425 NI05A426">[Questions 11-18 were asked of persons age 5 or older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI05A420">14. [The person]:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Knows how to read and write<br />[] 2 Only knows how to read<br />[] 3 Cannot read or write</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Can read and write
2 Can read only
3 Cannot read or write
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 v="NI05A415 NI05A416 NI05A417 NI05A418 NI05A419 NI05A420 NI05A421 NI05A422 NI05A423 NI05A424 NI05A425 NI05A426"><span class="h2">For persons age 5 or older (Questions 11-18)</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI05A420"><span class="em">Question 14. [The person]:</span><br /><br />Read the options and mark an "X" next to the one stated by the informant.<br /><br />A person can read and write when s/he can read and write at least a message or a paragraph.<br /><br />A person cannot read or write in the following cases:<br />a) Can read a little but can't write.<br />b) Can only read and write his/her name or disconnected words.<br />c) Used to read and write but forgot how.<br />d) Can write only but can't read.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if the person is literate.
Universe
Nicaragua 2005: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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