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

Brazil, 1970
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BRA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IPUMS
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Literacy (BR1970A_LIT)

Data file: BRA1970_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 202
End: 202
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="BR70A413 BR70A414 BR70A415 BR70A416"><span class="em">Only for people 5 years and older</span><br />[Applies to questions 15 - 17]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BR70A413"><span class="h3">15. Know how to read and write?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 yes<br />[] 2 no</div><br /></svar>
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
<svar a="all" v="BR70A413"><span class="h3">Question 15 - Do You Know How to Read and Write?</span><br /><br />(Only for persons age 5 or over)<br /><br />Record Yes for persons able to read or write at least a simple note in the language they know.<br />Record No for:<br /><br /><div class="i1">a) persons who never learned to read or write;<br />b) persons able to write only their own name;<br />c) persons who learned how to read and write and who, for some reason, forgot.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is able to read and write.
Universe
Brazil 1970: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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