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Population Census 1980

South Africa, 1980
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ZAF_1980_PHC_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Literacy - English (ENG)

Data file: South African Census 1980_v1

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 3
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
12. Language and literacy: Indicate with crosses whether each person can SPEAK (communicate in), READ and/or WRITE the following languages.
Categories
Value Category
0 Not applicable
1 Speak only
2 Read and write
3 Speak, read and 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.

Description

Definition
This variable records the level of fluency in English of the individual household member, specifically recording whether the individual can speak, read or write in English.
Universe
Answer this part in respect of every person at midnight between 6 and 7 May 1980. (Only one person per column.)
Source of information
Household member
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