Literal question
<span class="h3">III. Personal characteristics</span></p>
<p>Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
<br />Copy the name of the person from section II</p>
<p><svar v="MX10A445 MX10A446 MX10A447 MX10A487"><span class="em">For persons age 5 or older</span><br />[Questions 21-23 were asked of persons age 5 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A445">21. Literacy<br />Can [the respondent] read and write a message?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 21 was asked of persons age 5 or older who had not completed beyond primary education, as per question 18.]<br /><br />Circle only one code.<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 3 No</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">6.5 Section III. Characteristics of the people</span></p>
<p>In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.</p>
<p>Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.</p>
<p><svar v="MX10A445 MX10A446 MX10A447 MX10A487"><span class="em">For people age 5 or older</span><br />[Questions 21-22 are for persons age 5 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A445"><span class="em">21. Literacy</span><br />Consider that a person knows how to read and write when at least he/she can read and write a message in some tongue or language, however this might be.<br /><br />Also record code 1 when he/she can't read and write because of some accident, sickness, or advanced age, but knows or knew how to do so.<br /><br />A person doesn't know how to read and write if he/she can only write his/her name, some words, numbers, and read announcements.<br /><br />Repeat the question after responses like: "Not a lot", "More or less" or "I write letters poorly", to verify if he/she really knows how to read and write.<br /></svar>
