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X Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Vivienda de Panamá 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Panama, 2000
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PAN_2000_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 (PA2000A_LIT)

Data file: PAN2000_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 258
End: 258
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">For individuals 10 years of age and older</span>
<br /><svar v="PA00A424 PA00A425">[Question 12 -13 were asked of individuals 10 years of age and older.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PA00A424">12. Are you able to read and write?<br /><div class="i1">(Mark "yes" only if able to do both)<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No (Skip to Section VII)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
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 2000: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]

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