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XI General Population and Housing Census 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Mexico, 1990
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Reference ID
MEX_1990_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Literacy (MX1990A_0411)

Data file: MEX1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 182
End: 182
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Ask only if this person is five years old or more




8. Literacy

Does this person know how to read and write a message?
Mark with an X one circle only.


[ ] 1 Yes
[ ] 2 No
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Able to read and write a note
2 Not able to read or write a note
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
Questions for persons who are five years old or more

When you ask the questions: 5. Place of previous residency; 6. Indigenous language; 7. Religion; 8. Literacy; 9. School attendance; and 10. Grades completed, you should pay attention to the age of the person about whom you are requesting the information. Remember that these questions are only for persons who are five years old or more.




8. Literacy

A person is considered literate if the person knows how to read and write a message. If the person about whom you are asking the information only knows how to write his/her name or some numbers, it is understood that the person does not know how to read and write.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is able to read and write a note.
Universe
Persons age 5+

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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