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Recensement general de la population et de l'habitation de 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Burkina Faso, 1996
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BFA_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie, Minnesota Population Center
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Read write national language (BF1996A_0417)

Data file: BFA1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 196
End: 196
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Residents age 8 years or older:
[Questions P16 and P17 were asked for persons 8 years of age or older who were household residents.]




Literacy:

Does [person] know how to read and write a language fluently?

Circle the corresponding code.



P16. Foreign:

[] 0 = None
[] 1 = French
[] 2 = Arabic
[] 3 = English
[] 4 = Other foreign language





P17. National:

[] 0 = None
[] 1 = Mooré [Mossi language]
[] 2 = Dioula [Mande language]
[] 3 = Fufuldé [Fula or Fulani language]
[] 4 = Other national language
Categories
Value Category
0 None
1 Mooré
2 Dioula
3 Fulfuldé
4 Other national lagnuages
8 Unknown
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 a national language. The enumeration form indicates that this was asked of household residents age 8+, but it appears to have been asked of all residents age 6+.
Universe
Persons age 6+ who are residents of the household

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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