VIII Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico de 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 1970

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Reference ID

BRA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Minnesota Population Center

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Literacy (BR1970A_0413)

Data file: BRA1970-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 179

End: 179

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Only for people 5 years and older
[Applies to questions 15 - 17]

15. Know how to read and write?

[] 1 yes
[] 2 no

Categories

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

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

Question 15 - Do You Know How to Read and Write?

(Only for persons age 5 or over)

Record Yes for persons able to read or write at least a simple note in the language they know.
Record No for:

a) persons who never learned to read or write;
b) persons able to write only their own name;
c) persons who learned how to read and write and who, for some reason, forgot.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person is able to read and write.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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