General Census 2005 (XVII of Population and Dwelling and VI of Housing). - IPUMS Subset
Colombia, 2005 - 2006
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Reference ID
COL_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Departmento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE), IPUMS
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- COL2005_PHC-H-H.dat
- COL2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Number of books that he/she read in the past year (CO2005A_BOOKS)
Data file: COL2005_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
317
End:
318
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CO05A473 CO05A474 CO05A475 CO05A476 CO05A477 CO05A478 CO05A479 CO05A480 CO05A481 CO05A482 CO05A483 CO05A484 CO05A485 CO05A486 CO05A487 CO05A488 CO05A489 CO05A490 CO05A491 CO05A539"><span class="em">For persons age 3 + (generated by the DMC)</span><br /> [Questions 41-44 were asked of persons age 3 and older.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO05A473 CO05A474">41. Does [the respondent] know how to read and write? (basic)<br /><div class="i1">1. Yes</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 22]</span><br /><br /><div class="i2">1.1 During the past twelve months, how many books did [the respondent] read, other than those required for his/her work or studies? (If he/she did not read, write 00) (expanded) _ _</div><br /><div class="i1">2. No</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CO05A473 CO05A474">41. Does [the respondent] know how to read and write? (basic)<br /><div class="i1">1. Yes</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 22]</span><br /><br /><div class="i2">1.1 During the past twelve months, how many books did [the respondent] read, other than those required for his/her work or studies? (If he/she did not read, write 00) (expanded) _ _</div><br /><div class="i1">2. No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50+ |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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 the number of books the person has read in the past year.
Universe
Colombia 2005: Persons age 3+ who are literate [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |