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The 1990 Population and Housing Census of Thailand - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 1990
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THA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Literacy (TH1990A_LIT)

Data file: THA1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 215
End: 215
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="TH90A422">L20. Literacy<br />Can (name) read and write any language?<br /><div class="i1">Ask only persons 5 years and over<br /><br />If can read/write more than one language, record code of language that the person can read/write most.<br /><br />[] 0 Illiterate<br />[] 1 Thai<br />[] 2 Chinese<br />[] 3 Malaysian, Yawee<br />[] 4 English<br />[] 5 Others</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Illiterate
2 Thai
3 Chinese
4 Malaysia, Yawi
5 English
6 Other
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 the literacy of the person.
Universe
Thailand 1990: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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