Intercensus Population Survey 1985 - IPUMS Subset

Indonesia, 1985

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Reference ID

IDN_1985_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Ability to read/write (ID1985A_0423)

Data file: IDN1985-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 197

End: 197

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 3

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

VII. B. Persons age 5 or older
[Questions 1-6 were asked of persons age 5 or older]

Q.6 Can write and read

[] 1 Latin alphabet
[] 2 Other alphabet
[] 3 Cannot [read and write]

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Yes, Latin alphabet
2	Yes, other alphabet
3	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

X. Information on household members

A. Block VII: General information on household members
1. The objective of this block is to record information on items such as sex, age, schooling status, and activities conducted during the past week for every household member, starting with the member with serial number "01" and continuing to the last household member.

2. Method of filling out the form
Circle one of the codes corresponding to the respondent's answer, and then write the code in the box on the right.

C. Block VII.B: Persons age 5 or older

Question 6: Ability to read and write
Someone is considered able to read and write if he/she can read and write a sentence of a few simple words written in a given alphabet. If the respondent can read/write Latin and other alphabets, circle code "1" ("Latin alphabet").

Note:

a. A blind person who can read and write Braille is classified as able to read and write Latin characters.
b. A person who was able to read and write, but now due to some handicap is no longer able to read and write, is classified as able to read and write.
c. A person who can only read but is not able to write is classified as not able to read and write.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's ability to read and write.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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