Coding

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Dealing with coding tables requires replacing information with numbers and letters. Replace the information with the appropriate code letter/number.

CODING TABLE
Province Code
British Columbia 3
Manitoba 4
Age (years) Code
18-24 C
25-34 D
Sex Code
Male 15
Female 16
Years of Education Code
Less than 8 H
9-12 J

The code for a 22 year old man from British Columbia with 7 years of education would be:

3 – C – 15 – H

3 replaces British Columbia
C replaces 22-year-old
15 replaces male and
H replaces 7 years of education

Decoding

For decoding, replace the existing code with the appropriate information from the table.

The code 4 – D – 16 – H refers to a woman from Manitoba between 25 and 34 years of age who has less than 8 years of education.