1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1980

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MYS_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS

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Literacy (MY1980A_LIT1)

Data file: MYS1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 239

End: 239

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="h3">For persons 10 years of age and over</span>
<br /> [Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]</p>

<p>37. Can you read a newspaper or a letter?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No (Skip to 40)</div>

Categories

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	Literate (able to read and write a simple letter)
2	Semi-Literate (able to read but unable to write)
3	Illiterate (unable to read or write)

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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the literacy of the person.

Universe

Malaysia 1980: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

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