Nationala Censuses: 11th Population Census and 6th Housing Census 2007 - IPUMS Subset

Peru, 2007

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Reference ID

PER_2007_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics and Computing, Minnesota Population Center

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Sep 29, 2011

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Literacy (PE2007A_0430)

Data file: PER2007-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 201

End: 201

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

For persons aged three or older
[Applies to questions 9-12]

10. Do you know how to read and write?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes, reads and writes
2	No, neither reads nor writes
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

For persons aged three and older
[Applies to questions 9-12]

Question 10: Do you know how to read and write?
Reminders

If the person states that he/she knows how to read and write in any language, circle number 1, "Yes".
If the respondent only knows how to write his signature, his name, and a few numbers, circle number 2, "No".
If the person writes and reads using the Braille system, circle number 1, "Yes".

Description

Definition

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

Universe

Persons age 3+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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