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Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Difficulty calculating change (ZA2011A_CALC)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 295
End: 295
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2"> Section E: Education </span>
<br />Ask of all persons aged 5 years and older listed on the flap.</p>

<p><span class="h3"> P-22 Literacy </span>
<br />Does (name) have difficulty in doing any of the following?
<br />Write the code [number from 1 to 5] in the appropriate box.</p>
<div class="i1">_ A. Writing his/her name<br />_ B. Reading (e.g. newspapers, magazines, religious books etc) in any language<br />_ C. Filling in a form (e.g. social grants forms)<br />_ D. Writing a letter in any language<br />_ E. Calculating/working out how much change he/she should receive when buying something<br />_ F. Reading road signs</div><div class="i2">1. No difficulty<br />2. Some difficulty<br />3. A lot of difficulty<br />4. Unable to do<br />5. Do not know</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 No difficulty
2 Some difficulty
3 A lot of difficulty
4 Unable to do
5 Do not know
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 that a person has difficulty calculating change.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Persons 5+ in private households with primary or no education [discrepancies: none]

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