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2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005
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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Speaks indigenous language (SPEAKIND)

Data file: NIC2005_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 138
End: 138
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Yes, speaks indigenous language
2 Yes, speaks indigenous and Spanish
3 Yes, speaks only indigenous
4 No, does not speak indigenous language
8 Does not speak
9 Unknown
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
SPEAKIND indicates whether a person speaks an indigenous language, and for many Latin American samples whether they also speak Spanish.

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