Employment and Unemployment Survey, EUS 2011

Jordan, 2011

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JOR_EUS_2011_HD_V1

Producer(s)

Economic Research Forum, Department of Statistics

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Labor Force Surveys ERF Harmonized Datasets

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Literacy status (LIT)

Data file: Jordan11-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 152759

Valid (weighted): 156183.597

Invalid: 87364

Invalid (weighted): 83948.384

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 51

End: 52

Width: 2

Range: 0 - 99

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V1531

Questions and instructions

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	No	12435	10967	7%
1	Can read & write	140227	145110	92.9%
99	Not stated	97	106	0.1%
Sysmiss		87364	83948

Description

Definition

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

Universe

Individuals aged 15+

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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