Socio-Economic Survey, HSOCIOECOS 2020

Palestine, 2020 - 2021

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Reference ID

PAL_SOCIOECOS_2020_HD_V1

Producer(s)

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Collections

ERF Harmonized Datasets Special Rounds Surveys

Metadata

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Literacy status (LIT)

Data file: Palestine20-SocioEconomic IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 12566

Valid (weighted): 12141.841

Invalid: 3918

Invalid (weighted): 4342.159

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 42

End: 43

Width: 2

Range: 0 - 99

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V17117

Questions and instructions

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	No	296	252	2.1%
1	Can read AND write	12266	11887	97.9%
99	Not stated	4	2	0%
Sysmiss		3918	4342

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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