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Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 1972 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1972
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PRY_1972_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS
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Literacy (PY1972A_LIT)

Data file: PRY1972_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 210
End: 210
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">B. Educational characteristics </span></p>

<p>Only for those persons 7 years of age and older
<br />[Questions 11 to 14 were asked of persons age 7 and older]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A417">12. Can you read and write?<br /><div class="i1">If "only able to read" or "only write," mark "no."<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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
<span class="h3">IV. Information about the Population</span></p>

<p><span class="em">B. Educational characteristics</span>
<br />These questions are asked only of persons seven years old and older.</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A417">12. Literacy<br />Ask if the person knows how to read and write and mark the corresponding box.<br />If he/she responds that he/she only reads or only writes, mark the box "no". If he/she has secondary or university studies, mark "yes" without asking this question.<br /></svar></p>

<p>12. Do you know how to read and write?</p>
<div class="i1">Do you know how to read and write? If he/she "only reads" or "only writes", mark "no".<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether or not the person is literate.
Universe
Paraguay 1972: Persons age 7+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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