X Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Vivienda 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Costa Rica, 2011

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CRI_2011_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Minnesota Population Center

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Literacy (CR2011A_0425)

Data file: CRI2011-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 193

End: 193

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 2

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Only for people 5 years or older
[Questions 15-17 are only applied to persons aged 5 and older]

15. Does [the respondent] know how to read and write?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Yes
2	No

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

Questions 15 to 19 should be asked questions to people 5 years or older.

Question 15: Literacy

Only for people 5 years or older

15. Does [name] know how to read and write?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

It is considered "yes" when the person knows to read and write a simple text that allows one to face situations in daily life, like a message or an announcement. If the person only writes, only reads, or only knows how to sign or write their name, or expresses that in some moment he/she knew how to read and write but says that he/she forgot how, you should mark the option "no."

It is considered that the blind person knows how to read and write if he/she has these abilities in the Braille language.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether or not the respondent is literate.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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