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Censo de Población y Viviendas, 1962 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1962
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PRY_1962_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS
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Language spoken in the household (PY1962A_LANG)

Data file: PRY1962_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 165
End: 165
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">General characteristics</span></p>

<p>For individuals of all ages</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PY60A421 PY60A422">9. Language: <br /><div class="i1">Mark the box corresponding to the language habitually spoken in the household. For those who habitually speak Guaraní ([] 1) or a foreign language ([] 4), note as well whether the person is able to speak Spanish. <br /><br />[] 1 Only Guaraní<br />[] 2 Only Spanish<br />[] 3 Spanish and Guaraní<br />[] 4 Foreign language ____ <br /><br />Speaks Spanish?</div><br /><div class="i2">[For persons in households where Spanish is not the habitual language]<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Only Guaraní
2 Only Spanish
3 Spanish and Guaraní
4 Only a foreign language
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 language spoken in the household.
Universe
Paraguay 1962: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II 0.4%]

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