National Population, Family, and Housing Census 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Argentina, 1970

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Reference ID

ARG_1970_PHC_v01_M_v04_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Argentine National Institue of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Literacy (AR1970A_0415)

Data file: ARG1970-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 171

End: 171

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Educational Characteristics -- For all individuals five years of age and older

[Questions 9-12 are asked of persons 5 years of age and older.]

12. Are you able to read and write?

Mark the appropriate box. If only able to read or only able to write, mark no.
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Yes
2	No
9	Unknown

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

For all persons five years old and older.

[p.142]

In the question number 10 you will move on to ask about the highest educational level that the person attends or attended, whether they completed it or not, either in the country or in a foreign country. Remember that the questions 10A, 10B, and 10C should only be asked of the persons who have boxes 1 or 2 marked in question number 9.

[p.158]

16. Now we will consider the part dedicated to literacy (question number 12).

You will ask the persons answering the census if they know how to read and write in our language or any other.

To mark the box "Yes" it is necessary that the person know how to [read] as well as [write] in any language.

[p.159]

17. If the elderly aunt of the Misses Garcia tells you that she only knows how to read, on the census form, you will mark:

[ ]Yes
[x]No

If a person answering the census is of Russian origin and says that he knows how to read and write his native language, you will mark:

[x]Yes
[ ]No

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the literacy of the individual.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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