Extended National Survey of Homes (ENHA) - IPUMS Subset

Uruguay, 2006

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Reference ID

URY_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS

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Literacy (UY2006A_LIT)

Data file: URY2006_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 284

End: 284

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="UY06A447">47. Do you know how to read and write?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
8	Unknown

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

<svar a="all" v="UY06A447"><span class="em">47. Do you know how to read and write? </span><br /><br />This question asks about the literacy of the individual, without considering whether or not he ever went to a learning institution. The code is assigned to those who know to read and write (both things) at least a complete paragraph. If he only knows how to read or only to write, "No" will be marked.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates person's literacy.

Universe

Uruguay 2006: All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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