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National Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Papua New Guinea, 1980
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PNG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Language spoken at home, Papua New Guinea (LANGPG1)

Data file: PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 151
End: 152
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category
01 Pidgin
02 Motu
03 English
04 Enga
05 Melpa
06 Kuman
07 Kuanua
08 Huli
09 Mendi
10 Kate
11 Yabem
12 Tokples and others
98 Unknown
99 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
LANGPG1 indicates the language the respondent most often speaks at home in Papua New Guinea.

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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