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Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 1982 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1982
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PRY_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS
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Able to read and write (PY1982A_LIT)

Data file: PRY1982_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 271
End: 271
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

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

<p>For those 7 years of age and older</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A430">12. Are you able to read and write?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No<br />[] 3 Doesn't know</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">II. For persons age 7 and older. Educational characteristics</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A430"><span class="em">Question 12. Do you know how to read and write? </span><br /><br />[A depiction of question 12 is omitted here.]<br /><br />Make an X in the box corresponding to "yes" if the person knows how to correctly read and write in any language. <br /><br />If they only read or write, make an X if the box corresponding to "no."<br /><br />If the person giving the information does not know if the individual knows how to read and write make an X if the box corresponding to "does not know."<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable identifies whether or not the person is able to read and write.
Universe
Paraguay 1982: Persons age 7+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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