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Censo de Población y Viviendas 1962 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1962
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Reference ID
PRY_1962_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Literacy (reads and writes) (PY1962A_0428)

Data file: PRY1962-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 162
End: 162
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Educational characteristics

For persons 7 years of age and older



14. Literacy:

Mark the appropriate box according to whether the person is able to read and write.

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
8 Unknown
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
Educational characteristics


Item XIV: Literacy

174 - Find out if the person knows how to read and write and make an (x) in the corresponding box under yes or no, depending on the case. If the person only knows how to read, or can only sign, in either case an (x) should be annotated in the box corresponding to: no.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is literate (reads and writes).
Universe
Persons age 7+

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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