United States Census of 1900 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1900

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USA_1900_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Literacy (US1900A_LIT)

Data file: USA1900_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 362

End: 362

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US00A453">22. ____ Can read.<br />23. ____ Can write.<br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	No, illiterate (cannot read nor write)
2	Can't read, can write
3	Can't write, can read
4	Yes, literate (reads and writes)

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 respondent could read and/or write in any language.

Universe

United States 1900: All persons

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