XII General Population and Housing Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Mexico, 2000

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Reference ID

MEX_2000_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 (MX2000A_0426)

Data file: MEX2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 266

End: 266

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Ask only if this person is five years old or more

13. Literacy

Does this person know how to read and write a message? Circle only one answer.

3 Yes
4 No

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Yes, able to read and write
2	Not able to read and write
9	Not specified

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

13. Literacy

A person knows how to read and write when they can read and write at least a message in any tongue or language.

Keep in mind that a person does not know how to read nor write if they can only write their name, a few words, or numbers.

With responses, such as "I read a little," "not much," "more or less," or "I have bad handwriting," it is necessary to ask if they really can read and write a message.

If, because of an accident or advanced age, the person cannot read or write, but they knew how to do so, consider them as knowing how.

[Depiction of this completed question on the enumeration form, and a related drawing]

Even if the person does not know how to read and write, always ask the questions for attendance and schooling.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person is able to read and write.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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