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2010 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Zambia, 2010
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ZMB_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Literacy (ZM2010A_LIT)

Data file: ZMB2010_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 270
End: 270
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Only for persons aged 5 years and older</span>
<br />[Applies to questions 25-30]</p>

<p><span class="em">P25. Can [the respondent] read and write in any language?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
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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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person can read and write in any language.
Universe
Zambia 2010: Present members and visitors age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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