Household Socio-Economic Survey 2006-2007

Iraq, 2006 - 2007

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Reference ID

IRQ_2006_IHSES_v02_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/ebk1-rr24

Producer(s)

Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT), Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office (KRSO)

Collection(s)

Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Mar 23, 2011

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Can read and write (q0404)

Data file: 2007ihses04_education

Overview

Valid: 20105

Invalid: 107084

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 52

End: 52

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 3

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Can you read and write?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	No	17900	89%
2	Read only	422	2.1%
3	Read and write	1783	8.9%
Sysmiss		107084

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

Put this question to every individual who did not attend school and did not hold an academic qualification: Can he read and write in any language? Write down 1 if he can read and write; 2 if he can read only; 3 if he is illiterate. By "can read" is meant that the individual is able to read and comprehend a simple paragraph, several lines in a newspaper for instance in any language. By "can write" is meant that the individual is able to write several lines on a simple subject which can be read by others and in any language.

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