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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Language spoken at market, Papua New Guinea (LANGPG2)

Data file: PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 153

End: 154

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

LANGPG2 indicates the language the respondent most often speaks when shopping at the market in Papua New Guinea.

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Concept

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

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