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1995 National Census. Seventh Census of Population, Third Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1995
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NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Literacy (NI1995A_LIT)

Data file: NIC1995_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 241
End: 241
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="NI95A413 NI95A414 NI95A415 NI95A416 NI95A417 NI95A418 NI95A419 NI95A420 NI95A421 NI95A422 NI95A423 NI95A424 NI95A425 NI95A449">For persons age 5 or older<br />[Questions 5-11 were asked of persons age 5 or older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A419"><span class="em">Literacy</span><br />8. This person:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Can read and write<br />[] 2 Can read only<br />[] 3 Cannot read or write</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Can read and write
2 Can read only
3 Cannot read or write
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
<svar a="all" v="NI95A419"><span class="em">Question 8: Literacy</span><br />A person is considered literate when he/she knows how to read and write; if he/she can write and read at least a message or paragraph.<br /><br />A person is considered not able to read and write in the cases where they respond:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Only knows how to read a little, but does not know how to write</li>

<li>Only knows how to read his/her name or a few words</li>

<li>Used to know how to read and write, but has forgotten</li>

<li>Only knows how to write, but does not know how to read</li>
</ul><br /><br />In these cases, you will mark choice "3".<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if the person is literate.
Universe
Nicaragua 1995: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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