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2002 Uganda Population and Housing Census (with agricultural module) - IPUMS Subset

Uganda, 2002
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UGA_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Uganda Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Literacy (UG2002A_LIT)

Data file: UGA2002_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 278
End: 278
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="UG02A427 UG02A428"><span class="h3">For all persons aged ten years and above</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="UG02A427"><span class="em">P21 Literacy</span> Can <span class="em">name</span> read and write a simple sentence in any language? (<span class="ital">Write appropriate code: Yes=1, No=2</span>) ___<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates literacy whether this individual writes and reads a simple sentence in any language.
Universe
Uganda 2002: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies: none]

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