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IX General Population and Housing Census, 1970 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Mexico, 1970
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MEX_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadística, Secretaría de Industria y Comercio, IPUMS
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Literacy (MX1970A_LIT)

Data file: MEX1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 200
End: 200
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="MX70A409 MX70A410 MX70A411 MX70A412 MX70A413"><span class="em">For all persons 6 years old or more </span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MX70A409">8. Literacy. (Mark with an X)<br /><br />This person:<br /><div class="i1">[ ] 4 Knows how to read and write<br />[ ] 5 Only knows how to read<br />[ ] 5 Only knows how to write<br />[ ] 5 Does not know how to read or write</div><br /></svar>
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Value Category
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person can read and write.
Universe
Mexico 1970: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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