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National Censuses: IX Population and IV Housing, Peru 1993 - IPUMS Subset

Peru, 1993
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PER_1993_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Computing, IPUMS
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Literacy (PE1993A_LIT)

Data file: PER1993_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 193
End: 193
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PE93A403 PE93A413 PE93A419 PE93A425 PE93A426 PE93A427 PE93A430 PE93A441"><span class="em"> For those 5 years of age and older</span><br />[Applies to questions 7 - 11]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PE93A419">9. Are you able to read and write?<br /><div class="i1">Circle the appropriate number:<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes, reads and writes
2 Neither reads nor writes
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person reads and writes.
Universe
Peru 1993: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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