II Recenseamiento Geral da População e Habitação, 1997 - IPUMS Subset

Mozambique, 1997

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MOZ_1997_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Instituto Nacional de Estatística, IPUMS

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Literacy (MZ1997A_LIT)

Data file: MOZ1997_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 252

End: 252

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions 6 through 31 were asked of usual residents of the household.]

FOR PEOPLE AGED 5+ ONLY. 

14. Say whether the person: (in any language)<div class="i1">[] Can read and write [] Can read only [] Cannot read nor write</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Can read and write
2	Can read only
3	Cannot read nor write
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.

Interviewer instructions

Questions Only Directed For People With 5 Years And Older

P14. Say if:
 This question aims to find out: the interviewee: knows only how to read; knows only how to write, or not does read or write in any language.
 Keep in mind that:
<div class="i1">- must consider that the person can read and write in any language. Mark X in box number 1; - when a person only know how to read mark X in number 2; - if the person cannot read or write mark X in number 3; - there should be only one answer.</div>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates a person's literacy.

Universe

Mozambique 1997: Residents of the household age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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