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XI Censo Nacional de Población y VII de Vivienda de Panamá 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Panama, 2010
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PAN_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Contraloria General de la Republica, Direccion de Estadistica y Censo, IPUMS
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Able to read and write (PA2010A_LIT)

Data file: PAN2010_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 261
End: 261
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PA10A429 PA10A430"> [Questions 15 and 16 were asked to individuals 10 years of age and older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PA10A429"><span class="em">15. Are you able to read and write? </span><br />(Mark yes only when the person knows how to do both.)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes -- Continue with question 16.<br />[] 2 No -- Continue with Chapter VII. Economic Characteristics, question 17.</div><br /></svar>
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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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is able to read and write.
Universe
Panama 2010: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.7%]

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