T24. Literacy By Race (Population Who Cannot Write Age 21+) [5] - Social Explorer Dataset (SE) - Census 1870

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Census 1870

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Table:

T24. Literacy By Race (Population Who Cannot Write Age 21+) [5]

Universe: Population Age 21 and Over Who Cannot Write

Table Details

T24.

Literacy By Race (Population Who Cannot Write Age 21+)

Universe: Population Age 21 and Over Who Cannot Write

Variable	Label
T024_001	Population Age 21 and Over Who Cannot Write:
T024_002	White
T024_003	Colored
T024_004	Indians
T024_005	Chinese

Notes:

Census enumerated illiteracy (cannot write) Whites and Colored 10 and above, while 21 and above for Indian and Chinese.