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Nationala Censuses 2007: 11th Population Census and 6th Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Peru, 2007
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PER_2007_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Computing, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Literacy (PE2007A_LIT)

Data file: PER2007_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 229
End: 229
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="PE07A428 PE07A429 PE07A430 PE07A431 PE07A432 PE07A433 PE07A434 PE07A435"><span class="em">For persons aged three or older</span><br />[Applies to questions 9-12]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A430">10. Do you know how to read and write?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes, reads and writes
2 No, neither reads nor writes
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
<svar v="PE07A428 PE07A429 PE07A430 PE07A431 PE07A432 PE07A433 PE07A434 PE07A435"><span class="h3">For persons aged three and older</span><br />[Applies to questions 9-12]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PE07A430"><span class="em">Question 10: Do you know how to read and write?</span><br /><span class="ital">Reminders</span><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If the person states that he/she knows how to read and write in any language, circle number 1, "Yes".</li>

<li>If the respondent only knows how to write his signature, his name, and a few numbers, circle number 2, "No".</li>

<li>If the person writes and reads using the Braille system, circle number 1, "Yes".</li>
</ul><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person knows how to read and write.
Universe
Peru 2007: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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