X Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 1991

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Reference ID

BRA_1991_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Metadata

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Apr 20, 2011

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Literacy (BR1991A_0433)

Data file: BRA1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 268

End: 268

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 2

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

23. Knows how to read and write

[] 1 knows how to read and write
[] 2 doesn't know

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Can read and write
2	Cannot read or write

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

Question 23 - Do you know how to read and write?

Mark:

1 - Knows how to read and write - a person able to read and write at least a simple note in the language he or she knows; or
2 - Does not know - a person who never learned to read and write or who learned and forgot. Also consider as not knowing how to read and write a person who is only able to write his or her own name.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person can read and write.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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