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annex 1 - statistics -metadata
annex 1
82 Proportion of population in municipalities with population over 750.000
inhabitants.
Unit: %
Concept
Proportion of population in relation to total population.
Comments
Source
IBGE - Demographic Census 1970, 1980, 1991 - 2000; IBGE – Population Count
1996
Observations
B.3 - EDUCATION
B.3.1 - Literacy
83 Adult literacy rate, total
Unit: %
Concept
Literate population of15 years and over, in relation to total population of 15 years
and over. A literate person was considered as one capable of reading and writing
a simple note in the language known. A person that learned how to read and write
but has forgotten it and a person who only writes their own name was considered
illiterate.
Comments
Exclusive rural population from Rondônia, Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Pará and
Amapá.
Source
IBGE – National Research by Household Sample - PNAD
Observations
84 Adult literacy rate, male (15 years and over)
Unit: %
Concept
Male literate population of 15 years or more in relation to total male population of
15 years or over.
Literacy – A literate person was considered as one capable of reading and writing
a simple note in the language known. A person that learned how to read and write
but has forgotten it and a person who only writes their own name was considered
illiterate.
Comments
Exclusive rural population from the North Region.
Source
IBGE – National Research by Household Sample - PNAD
Observations
85 Adult literacy rate, female (15 years and over)
Unit: %
Concept
Female literate population of 15 years or more in relation to total female population
of 15 years or more.
Literacy - A literate person was considered as one capable of reading and writing
a simple note in the language known. A person that learned how to read and write
but has forgotten it and a person who only writes their own name was considered
illiterate.
Comments
Exclusive rural population from the North.
Source
IBGE – National Research by Household Sample - PNAD
Observations
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