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X Population Census and V Housing Census of 1994 - IPUMS Subset

Guatemala, 1994
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GTM_1994_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Speaks Spanish (GT1994A_SPKSPA)

Data file: GTM1994_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 275
End: 275
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">VII. People in the census household</span></p>

<p><span class="em">12. Ethnic characteristics</span></p>

<p>c. Do you speak Spanish?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
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="em">Questions for persons aged three and older</span>
<br />[Questions 11 - 12 were asked of persons age three or older.]</p>

<p><span class="em">12. Ethnic characteristics</span>
<br />This question set is a new one which combines related variables and is intended to determine the ethnic make-up of the population. It is distinct from the "ethnic group" question, which is based on self-identification.</p>

<p>Only ask people who are three years old or older the questions these questions, which are about the first language learned; the ability to speak one of the Mayan languages or Spanish; and Mayan outfit.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question C</span>
<br />Ask anyone three years old or older, "Do you speak Spanish?" This is different from the previous question about the language the person first learned to speak.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person speaks Spanish.
Universe
Guatemala 1994: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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