Labor Force Survey, LFS 2008

Egypt, 2008

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EGY_LFS_2008_HD_V1

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Economic Research Forum, Central Agency For Public Mobilization And Statistics

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Literacy status (LIT)

Data file: Egypt 2008-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 265428

Valid (weighted): 60383590.674

Invalid: 65422

Invalid (weighted): 14700204.966

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 83

End: 84

Width: 2

Range: 0 - 99

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V1770

Questions and instructions

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	No	79184	17683348	29.3%
1	Can read AND write	186244	42700243	70.7%
99	Not stated	0	0	0%
Sysmiss		65422	14700205

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the individual is or is not literate (can read and write).

Universe

Individuals aged 10+

Source of information

Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook

Imputation and derivation

Coder instructions

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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