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V National Population and Housing Census, 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1970
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DOM_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Literacy (DO1970A_LIT)

Data file: DOM1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 108
End: 108
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Persons 5 years of age and older </span> [Applies to questions 7-10]</p>

<p>7. Literacy. Is the enumerated person able to read and write?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether or not the individual is capable of reading and writing.
Universe
Dominican Republic 1970: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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