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Costa Rica, 2011

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CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS

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Indigenous language (CR2011A_INDLANG)

Data file: CRI2011_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 208

End: 208

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

9. Does [the respondent] speak an indigenous language?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes (go to 11)<br />[] 2 No (go to 11)</div>

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Yes
2	No

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

<span class="em">Question 9: Indigenous language</span></p>

<p>9. Does [name] speak an indigenous language?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes (go to 11)<br />[] 2 No (go to 11)</div><p>The question must be asked of people that self-identified as indigenous. The option "yes" will be considered when the person speaks an indigenous language, whether they have learned as a first language (maternal language) or second language. For example Bribri, Cabecar, Maleku, Brunca, and others.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the respondent speaks an indigenous language.

Universe

Costa Rica 2011: Persons self-identified as indigenous [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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