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Population and Housing Census of Myanmar, 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Myanmar, 2014
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MMR_2014_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Read and write (MM2014A_LIT)

Data file: MMR2014_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 255
End: 255
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Age 5 and above (19 through 21)</span>
<br />[Question 19 through 21 were asked of persons age 5 and older.]</p>

<p><span class="h2">Education (19 through 21)</span></p>

<p><span class="h3">19. Can [the respondent] read and write in any language?</span><div class="i1">[] 1. Yes<br />[] 2. No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Literate
2 Illiterate
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 if the person can read and write.
Universe
Myanmar 2014: Persons age 5+ in conventional households [discrepancies: none]

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