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For all persons
[Questions in columns 1 to 11 were asked of all persons]

Now we would like to ask for information on you and the persons habitually living in your household or currently residing in your home

Residents of 6 years or more of age
[Questions in columns 18 - 22 were asked of residents 6+ years old]

(18) Literacy

[] 1 AF = can read, write, and understand French only
[] 2 SLN = can read in the national language
[] 3 ALN = can read, write, and understand the national language only
[] 4 AFLN = can read, write, and understand French and the national language
[] 5 AUT = can read, write, and understand another language only
[] 6 NLE = cannot read nor write

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iii) Literacy
Column 18 applies to residents aged 6 or higher. For children younger than 6, leave the column empty. (Verify to this effect column i.e. age).

Column (18): Literacy
A person is considered literate if she can read, write, and understand a simple text related to matters from her daily life (UNESCO definitions). Thus, literacy consists of teaching reading, writing, and comprehension in a given language. Ask the following question: "Can [the respondent] read, write, and fluently speak certain specific languages?" If yes, ask which languages? Circle the code corresponding to the declaration of the interviewed person according to the following options:

1. AF: can only read, write, and understand French
3. ALN: can only read, write, and understand the national language
4. AFLN: can read, write, and understand French and the national language
5. AUT: can only read, write, and understand another language

If NO, ask if [the respondent] can at least read in a national language? If yes, circle the code "2" corresponding to "can read in a national language (SLN)." If no, circle code "6" for "can neither read nor write (NLE)."