Palestinian Population Housing and Establishment Census 1997 - IPUMS Subset

West Bank and Gaza, 1997

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WBG_1997_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

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Literacy (LIT)

Data file: PSE1997-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 95

End: 95

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

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Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	No, illiterate
2	Yes, literate
9	Unknown/missing

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

LIT indicates whether or not the respondent could read and write in any language. A person is typically considered literate if he or she can both read and write. All other persons are illiterate, including those who can either read or write but cannot do both.

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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