VI National Population and Housing Census, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1981

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Reference ID

DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS

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Dec 22, 2014

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Able to read and write (DO1981A_LIT)

Data file: DOM1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 264

End: 264

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

42. Are you able to read and write?
<br />(If only able to read or only able to write, mark the circle No)</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
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

<span class="em">Question 42:</span> Do you know how to read and write?</p>

<p>If the person does know how to read and write, circle 1 -- yes -- is filled in.</p>

<p>If the person only knows how to read or to write, circle 2 -- no -- is filled in.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person can read and write.

Universe

Dominican Republic 1981: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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