Population and Housing Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Uganda, 1991

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UGA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

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Literacy (UG1991A_0414)

Data file: UGA1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 187

End: 187

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

For All Persons Aged 10 Years or Over

15. Literacy (can person read and write? yes or no)

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.

Interviewer instructions

120. The next set of questions, 14. to 18, apply to all persons aged 10 or over. Look back at the age you have entered for each person. For those aged 0 to 9 years write "N/A" for question 14 and leave the rest of the column blank.

Question 15 Literacy

127. "Can this person read and write?"

128. Write "yes" or "no".

129. This question is about both reading with understanding and writing with meaning. If a person can read but not write, enter "no".

130. This completes the questions to be asked on the short form, Schedule A. The remainder of the questions are to be answered in all areas where the long form (Schedule B) is used.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person is literate or not (whether the person can both read and write).

Universe

Persons age 10+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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