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National Census of Housing and Population 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Bolivia, 2001
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BOL_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, Minnesota Population Center
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Literacy (BO2001A_0437)

Data file: BOL2001-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 203
End: 203
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Chapter E. Only for those 4 years of age and older
[Questions 35-41 were asked of all persons 4 years or older.]




36. Do you know how to read and write?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
8 Unknown
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
Chapter E. Only for persons 4 years of age and older

If the person is 4 years of age or older, the enumerator will proceed with question 35. If younger, the interview is ended and the next person is interviewed.




Question 36. Do you know how to read and write?

[Literacy]

If the interviewed person claims to only know how to sign his name and cannot read or write a basic letter, the oval corresponding to "no" is filled in.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person can read and write.
Universe
Persons age 4+

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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