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Population Census 1972 - IPUMS Subset, Housing, Economic and Demographic Survey

Pakistan, 1972
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PAK_1972_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Population Census Organization
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Literacy (pk73a_lit)

Data file: PAK1973-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 165
End: 165
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Educational characteristics

(For persons 5 years of age and above)
[Questions 11-14.]

11. Literacy

[] 1 Literate with formal education
[] 2 Literate without formal education
[] 3 Illiterate
Categories
Value Category
1 Literate, with education
2 Literate, no education
3 Illiterate
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
6.2 Literacy. Those persons who are able to read and write with understanding in any language will be considered literate. Some people learn reading/writing through education in school, code number 1 will be given to such person. However, in Pakistan quite a big number of people, without going to school or Madarsah, with their efforts, can read and write, code No. 2 will be given to such persons. Such people who can not read or write at all or can read but not write will be considered illiterate in this survey and code No. 3 will be given to such people.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is literate. Although the question was asked of persons age 5 and older, all age 6 students are listed under illiterate.
Universe
Persons age 5+

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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