Educational and occupational characteristics
Persons 7 years old and more
[Questions 15 to 26 are asked of persons age 7+ years old]

Education

15. Literacy: Does the person know how to read and write?

Educational and occupational characteristics

These questions should be asked exclusively of the persons who have informed that they are seven years old or older.

Question 15: Literacy

Does the person know how to read and write?

[p. 42]

Mark the small box 1 when the person can read and write a simple paragraph in any language.

The small box 2 should be marked in any of these cases:
a) When he or she does not know how to read nor write a simple paragraph;
b) When he or she only knows how to read;
c) When he or she only knows how to sign and/or write his other name; and
d) For persons who at one time knew how to read and write, but have forgotten how to do so.

For persons younger than seven years old, you should make an X over the box corresponding to this question.