Census of Population and Housing 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Philippines, 2000

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PHL_2000_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Statistics Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Able to speak English (PH2000A_0414)

Data file: PHL2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 174

End: 174

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

For Persons 5 years Old and Over

P18. Is [respondent] able to speak English?

[] Yes
[] No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
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

P17 and P18 Language

Knowledge on the ability of the population to speak a language or dialect is important in a country like the Philippines since more than one dialect/language are used as teaching media in schools. Moreover, such data serve as input to studies on communication and education of linguistic minorities.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person is able to speak English or not.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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