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SPEAKFIL

Speaks Filipino

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Description

SPEAKFIL indicates whether the respondent could speak Filipino. The person must be able to communicate in Tagalog, even if with a very limited vocabulary.

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Persons age 5+

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Philippines: 1990, 2000

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