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National Population and Housing Census, 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Argentina, 1980
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ARG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Argentine National institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Literacy (AR1980A_LIT)

Data file: ARG1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 183
End: 183
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">C. Population</span></p>

<p><span class="h3">For all of the persons 5 years old and more</span>
<br /><svar v="AR80A408 AR80A409"> [Questions 7-8 were asked of persons age 5 years or older.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="AR80A408">7. Do you know how to read and write?<br /><div class="i1">If he or she only reads or only writes, mark no.<br /><br />[] Yes<br />[] No<br />[] Unanswered</div><br /></svar>
Categories
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h1">C. Population</span></p>

<p>Census home is a person or group of persons, related or not, who occupy the same dwelling. You will write down first the name and surname of the head of the household, then ask all the corresponding questions.</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="AR80A408"><span class="em">7. Do you know how to read and write?</span><br />Ask this question with reference to our language or to any other language.<br /><br />When an enumerated person only knows how to read or write [not both] you will mark <span class="em">no</span>.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's literacy status.
Universe
Argentina 1980: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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