Socio-Economic Survey, HSOCIOECOS 2018

Palestine, 2018

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Reference ID

PAL_SOCIOECOS_2018_HD_V2

Producer(s)

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

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Literacy status (LIT)

Data file: Palestine18-SocioEconomic IND-V2

Overview

Valid: 38238

Valid (weighted): 37020.507

Invalid: 12391

Invalid (weighted): 13608.493

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 69

End: 70

Width: 2

Range: 0 - 99

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V16475

Questions and instructions

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	No	1272	1198	3.2%
1	Can read AND write	36961	35815	96.7%
99	Not stated	5	7	0%
Sysmiss		12391	13608

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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