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Séptimo Censo de Población y Tercero de Vivienda de Panamá 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Panama, 1970
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PAN_1970_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Contraloria General de la Republica, Direccion de Estadistica y Censo, Minnesota Population Center
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Literacy (PA1970A_0416)

Data file: PAN1970-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 171
End: 171
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
B. Educational Characteristics



[Questions 9 to 12 are asked for those who 6 years old or older]




10. Can you read and write?

Mark the appropriate box. When the person has completed at least the third grade of primary school, do not ask this question and mark the box "yes."

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Reads and writes
2 Does not read and write
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
B. Educational Characteristics

(Questions 9 to 12)
(Only for persons 6 years old or older)




Question 10 Can you read and write?

This question applies to persons that can read or write in any language.

Mark the corresponding box. Ask the question only to persons who never have attended school or only studied to the second grade of primary school. When the person has passed at least the third grade of primary school, do not ask the question and mark the box "yes".
If the person only knows how to read or only knows how to write numbers or sign their name, mark the box " no".

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the literacy of the person.
Universe
Persons age 6+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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