Demographic Health Survey 2005

Rwanda, 2005

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Reference ID

RWA-NISR-DHS-2005-v01

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

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Demography and Health Statistics

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Literacy (V155)

Data file: Woman

Overview

Valid: 11299

Valid (weighted): 11298.611

Invalid: 240

Invalid (weighted): 22.39

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 172

End: 172

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 4

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V13193

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Now I would like you to read this sentence to me. (SHOW CARD TO RESPONDENT. IF RESPONDENT CANNOT READ WHOLE SENTENCE, PROBE): Can you read any part of the sentence to me?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	Cannot read at all	3245	3319	29.4%
1	Able to read only parts of sentence	1212	1265	11.2%
2	Able to read whole sentence	6822	6694	59.2%
3	No card with required language	2	2	0%
4	Blind/visually impaired	18	18	0.2%
9		22	22
Sysmiss		218	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

Universe

All eligible women

Source of information

Respondent

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