IX Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico de 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 1980

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Reference ID

BRA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Minnesota Population Center

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Know how to read and write (BR1980A_0419)

Data file: BRA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 198

End: 198

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

The following questions are to be filled out only for the person 5 years or older
[Applies to questions 19 - 24]

19. Know how to read and write

[] 2- yes
[] 4- no, did know
[] 6- no, never knew

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No, once knew but forgot
3	No, never knew
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.

Interviewer instructions

The following questions will be filled out only for persons age 5 or over, that is, those born before September 1, 1975.
[Applies to questions 19 - 24]

Question 19 - Knows how to read and write

Mark:

Yes - persons able to read and write at least a simple note in the language he or she knows;
No - Once knew - persons who learned to read and write but forgot; or

[p. 47]

No - Never knew - persons who never learned to read and write.

Consider a person who is only able to write his or her name as Not knowing how to read and write.

Description

Definition

This variable identifies whether the person knows how to read and write.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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