Labor Force Survey, LFS 2009
Egypt, 2009
Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics
- Data files
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Egypt 2009-LFS
HH-V1 -
Egypt 2009-LFS
IND-V1
Literacy status of the head (LITHD)
Data file: Egypt 2009-LFS HH-V1
Overview
Valid:
75039
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
0 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | No | 29892 |
39.8%
|
| 1 | Can read AND write | 45147 |
60.2%
|
| 99 | Not stated | 0 |
0%
|
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 indicates whether the head is literate (can read and write) or not.
Universe
Heads aged 10+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook
Imputation and derivation
Derivation
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)
Others
Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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An individual is considered literate if he/she can both read and write and not just one or the other. A semi-literate individual (one who can read, but cannot write) is said to be illiterate. In the case where the survey only asks whether an individual can read but does not ask if they can write, and in the case that there is no information in the questionnaire about the reading and writing ability, the literacy status cannot be determined, and these are coded as missing.
If there are no questions about the reading and writing abilities, but the educational attainment is elementary or upper, the individual is considered literate.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The code "1" in the original variable indicating those below the question age category were recoded missing.
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An individual is considered literate if he/she can both read and write and not just one or the other. A semi-literate individual (one who can read, but cannot write) is said to be illiterate. In the case where the survey only asks whether an individual can read but does not ask if they can write, and in the case that there is no information in the questionnaire about the reading and writing ability, the literacy status cannot be determined, and these are coded as missing.
If there are no questions about the reading and writing abilities, but the educational attainment is elementary or upper, the individual is considered literate.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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The code "1" in the original variable indicating those below the question age category were recoded missing.