Residents of age six years and over
[Question 26 through 33 asked of resident persons aged 6 and older.]

26. Literacy

Attention: Questions 26-32 apply only to residents of the household who are at least 6 years of age. Therefore, these questions do not apply to: visitors, any and all resident children (present or absent) who are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years of age, or born in 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, or, 1993, or who were born between November 1 and December 31, 1992.
Resident children (present or absent) born between January 1 and October 31, 1992, are now 6 years of age; therefore, questions 26-32 apply to them.

Special case: For any child who is a resident (present or absent) and was born in 1992, without the month being specified, questions 26-32 apply. For resident children (present or absent) to whom questions 26-32 do not apply, draw a slash through column 26 and the following columns.

Question 26: Literacy
For purposes of the census, literacy refers to the fact that a person is able to read, write, and understand a simple letter addressed to a relative, friend, or acquaintance. Any person who is not able to read, write, and understand a simple letter addressed to a relative, friend or acquaintance is considered illiterate. The language in which one writes may be an Ivorian language, French, English, Arabic, German, etc. Your goal is to determine whether the person is literate or not.
To get the right answer, ask the following question: