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1985 Intercensus Population Survey - IPUMS Subset

Indonesia, 1985
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IDN_1985_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Ability to read/write (ID1985A_LIT)

Data file: IDN1985_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 232
End: 232
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">VII. B. Persons age 5 or older</span>
<br />[Questions 1-6 were asked of persons age 5 or older]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ID85A423">Q.6 Can write and read<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Latin alphabet<br />[] 2 Other alphabet<br />[] 3 Cannot [read and write]</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Yes, Latin alphabet
2 Yes, other alphabet
3 No
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
<svar v="ID85A406 ID85A407 ID85A408 ID85A409 ID85A410 ID85A411 ID85A412 ID85A413 ID85A414 ID85A415 ID85A416 ID85A417 ID85A418 ID85A419 ID85A420 ID85A421 ID85A422 ID85A423 ID85A424 ID85A425 ID85A426 ID85A427 ID85A428 ID85A429 ID85A430 ID85A431 ID85A432 ID85A433 ID85A434 ID85A435 ID85A436 ID85A437 ID85A438 ID85A439 ID85A440 ID85A441 ID85A442 ID85A443 ID85A444 ID85A445 ID85A446 ID85A447 ID85A448 ID85A449 ID85A450 ID85A451"><span class="h2">X. Information on household members</span><br /><br /><span class="h3">A. Block VII: General information on household members</span><br />1. The objective of this block is to record information on items such as sex, age, schooling status, and activities conducted during the past week for every household member, starting with the member with serial number "01" and continuing to the last household member.<br /><br />2. Method of filling out the form<br />Circle one of the codes corresponding to the respondent's answer, and then write the code in the box on the right.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="ID85A416 ID85A417 ID85A418 ID85A419 ID85A420 ID85A421 ID85A422 ID85A423"><span class="h3">C. Block VII.B: Persons age 5 or older</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ID85A423">Question 6: Ability to read and write<br />Someone is considered able to read and write if he/she can read and write a sentence of a few simple words written in a given alphabet. If the respondent can read/write Latin and other alphabets, circle code "1" ("Latin alphabet").<br /><br />Note:<br /><div class="i1">a. A blind person who can read and write Braille is classified as able to read and write Latin characters.<br />b. A person who was able to read and write, but now due to some handicap is no longer able to read and write, is classified as able to read and write.<br />c. A person who can only read but is not able to write is classified as not able to read and write.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's ability to read and write.
Universe
Indonesia 1985: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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