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VN2009A_LIT
Literacy
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8. Check if the respondent was born before April, 2004 (5 years or older). [If yes, go to] Q9; otherwise, ask the next [person]
[Questions 9-16 were asked of persons age 5 or older]


16. At present, can [the respondent] read and write?

[Question 16 was asked of persons age 5 or older who have never attended school, or whose highest education grade is primary or lower, per questions 12 and 13]
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

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Question 16: At present, can [the respondent] read and write?

[pg.43]

This is only asked for 2 cases: (1) persons who never attended schools (Question 12 marked (x) in the small box next to code "3"), and (2) persons whose highest education levels are "pre-primary" or "primary" (Question 13 marked (x) in the small box next to codes "00" or "01").

The ability to read and write (literacy): It is the ability that a person can read and write a short, simple statement in Vietnamese, an ethnic or a foreign language in his/her daily life.