Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Lesotho, 2006
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Reference ID
LSO_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- LSO2006_PHC-H-H.dat
- LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Literacy (read and write) (LS2006A_LIT)
Data file: LSO2006_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
256
End:
256
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section D. Education </span>
<br />[For all persons aged 2 years and over.]</p>
<p>23. Does (the respondent) know how to read and write? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes, with ease<br />[] 2 Yes, with difficulty<br />[] 3 Not at all <br />[] 4 Blind <br />[] 5 No card with required language <br />[] 6 Pre school <br />[] 8 Not applicable <br />[] 9 Don't know</div>
<br />[For all persons aged 2 years and over.]</p>
<p>23. Does (the respondent) know how to read and write? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes, with ease<br />[] 2 Yes, with difficulty<br />[] 3 Not at all <br />[] 4 Blind <br />[] 5 No card with required language <br />[] 6 Pre school <br />[] 8 Not applicable <br />[] 9 Don't know</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes, with ease |
| 2 | Yes, with difficulty |
| 3 | Illiterate, not at all |
| 4 | Blind |
| 5 | No card with required language |
| 6 | Pre-school |
| 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
<span class="h2">Part D of the Questionnaire </span>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>93. Column 23: Does (name) know how to read and write?</p>
<div class="i1">Provide each eligible member (i.e. those coded 01-07, 28, and 29 in column 22) with a literacy card and ask them to read out one of the given sentences; alternate the sentences as some members might memorize what some of the members read out even if they cannot read themselves.<br />Code 1 for those who read with ease, code 2 for those who read with difficulty, code 3 for those who could not read at all, code 4 for the blind, code 5 if someone does not know either Sesotho or English, code 8 for those not eligible in this column (not applicable) and code 9 for Don't Know (DK).<br />Part E of the questionnaire<br />For persons aged 10 years and over</div>
<br />For persons aged 2 years and over</p>
<p>93. Column 23: Does (name) know how to read and write?</p>
<div class="i1">Provide each eligible member (i.e. those coded 01-07, 28, and 29 in column 22) with a literacy card and ask them to read out one of the given sentences; alternate the sentences as some members might memorize what some of the members read out even if they cannot read themselves.<br />Code 1 for those who read with ease, code 2 for those who read with difficulty, code 3 for those who could not read at all, code 4 for the blind, code 5 if someone does not know either Sesotho or English, code 8 for those not eligible in this column (not applicable) and code 9 for Don't Know (DK).<br />Part E of the questionnaire<br />For persons aged 10 years and over</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates if the person is literate.
Universe
Lesotho 2006: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |