XIV Recenseamento Geral da População e IV Recenseamento Geral da Habitação - IPUMS Subset

Portugal, 2001

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PRT_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Portugal Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), IPUMS

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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Literacy (PT2001A_LIT)

Data file: PRT2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 235

End: 235

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="PT01A409 PT01A410 PT01A419 PT01A420 PT01A421 PT01A417 PT01A418 PT01A411 PT01A422 PT01A423 PT01A424 PT01A425 PT01A426 PT01A427 PT01A413 PT01A414 PT01A415 PT01A416 PT01A428 PT01A429 PT01A430 PT01A434">[Questions 3.1-21 were asked of persons who consider this living quarter their usual place of residence, according to question 3]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a=" PT01A413" v="PT01A413 PT01A415">11. Literacy:<br /><div class="i1">If you just write numbers or your name; only read out do not write, or just read and write only memorized sentences, then indicate "Not able to read and write"<br /><br />[] 1 Able to read and write<br />[] 3 Not able to read and write</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="PT01A413"><span class="em">Question 11 - Literacy</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Able to read and write</span> - you can read and write, even if it is difficult for you, if you are able to read a newspaper and write sentences.<br /><br /><span class="em">Not able to read and write</span> - if you are unable to read and write sentences, even simple sentences, and understand their content. If you can only write your name, numbers, read but not write or read and write memorized sentences, you are not considered as being able to read and write.</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Able to read and write
2	Not able to read and write

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

<svar a="PT01A413" v="PT01A413 PT01A415"><div class="i1"><span class="em">Question 11 - Literacy</span></div><br /><div class="i2">The following options are available:<br />1. Able to read and write<br />2. Not able to read and write - even if he only knows how to write his name.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates if the respondent can read and write.

Universe

Portugal 2001: All persons

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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