Nationala Censuses 2007: 11th Population Census and 6th Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Peru, 2007

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PER_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Institute of Statistics and Computing, IPUMS

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Literacy (PE2007A_LIT)

Data file: PER2007_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 229

End: 229

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="PE07A428 PE07A429 PE07A430 PE07A431 PE07A432 PE07A433 PE07A434 PE07A435">For persons aged three or older [Applies to questions 9-12] </svar>

<svar a="all" v="PE07A430">10. Do you know how to read and write? <div class="i1">[] 1 Yes [] 2 No</div> </svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes, reads and writes
2	No, neither reads nor writes
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 v="PE07A428 PE07A429 PE07A430 PE07A431 PE07A432 PE07A433 PE07A434 PE07A435">For persons aged three and older [Applies to questions 9-12] </svar>

<svar a="all" v="PE07A430">Question 10: Do you know how to read and write? Reminders <ul class="b1">
<li>If the person states that he/she knows how to read and write in any language, circle number 1, "Yes".</li>

<li>If the respondent only knows how to write his signature, his name, and a few numbers, circle number 2, "No".</li>

<li>If the person writes and reads using the Braille system, circle number 1, "Yes".</li>
</ul> </svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person knows how to read and write.

Universe

Peru 2007: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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