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2010 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2010
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GHA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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Literacy (GH2010A_LIT)

Data file: GHA2010_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 179
End: 179
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions P00-P20 were asked for persons in both the household and non-household populations.]</p>

<p><span class="em">Literacy: answer for persons 11 years and older</span>
<br />P11. In what language can [the respondent] read and write?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 None (not literate)<br />[] 2 English only<br />[] 03 Ghanaian language only<br />[] 04 English and Ghanaian language<br />[] 05 English and French<br />[] 06 English, French and Ghanaian language<br />[] 07 Other (Specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 None (not literate)
2 English only
3 Ghanaian language only
4 English and Ghanaian language
5 English and French
6 English, French, and Ghanaian Language
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 literate or not and the language of literacy.
Universe
Ghana 2010: Persons age 11+ [discrepancies: none]

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