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2004 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Sierra Leone, 2004
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SLE_2004_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), IPUMS
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Literacy (SL2004A_LIT)

Data file: SLE2004_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 244
End: 244
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="SL04A416 SL04A417 SL04A418">[Questions P19-P21: Persons age 6 years and older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="SL04A418">P21. Literacy<br />Can [the respondent] read and write in any language?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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 can read and write in any language.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2004: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: none]

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Concept
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