Only for people 5 years or older
[Questions 15-17 are only applied to persons aged 5 and older]

15. Does [the respondent] know how to read and write?

Questions 15 to 19 should be asked questions to people 5 years or older.

Question 15: Literacy

Only for people 5 years or older

15. Does [name] know how to read and write?

It is considered "yes" when the person knows to read and write a simple text that allows one to face situations in daily life, like a message or an announcement. If the person only writes, only reads, or only knows how to sign or write their name, or expresses that in some moment he/she knew how to read and write but says that he/she forgot how, you should mark the option "no."

It is considered that the blind person knows how to read and write if he/she has these abilities in the Braille language.