National Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Papua New Guinea, 1980
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Reference ID
PNG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- Data files
- PNG1980_PHC-H-H.dat
- PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Language spoken at home (PG1980A_LANGHOM)
Data file: PNG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
257
End:
258
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">For all persons 10 years of age and older (born in 1970 or before).</span>
<br />[Questions 17-19 were asked of all persons age 10+.]</p>
<p>17A. In your house, what language do you speak most?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Pidgin<br />[] 2 Motu<br />[] 3 English<br />[] 4 Enga<br />[] 5 Melpa <br />[] 6 Kuman<br />[] 7 Total/ Kuanua<br />[] 8 Huli<br />[] 9 Mendi<br />[] 10 Kate<br />[] 11 Yabem<br />[] 12 Others and Tokples (vernaculars)</div>
<br />[Questions 17-19 were asked of all persons age 10+.]</p>
<p>17A. In your house, what language do you speak most?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Pidgin<br />[] 2 Motu<br />[] 3 English<br />[] 4 Enga<br />[] 5 Melpa <br />[] 6 Kuman<br />[] 7 Total/ Kuanua<br />[] 8 Huli<br />[] 9 Mendi<br />[] 10 Kate<br />[] 11 Yabem<br />[] 12 Others and Tokples (vernaculars)</div>
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h1">Section 6 - The census questions</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Question 17A and B</span>
<br />For all persons 10 years of age and older (born in 1970 or before)</p>
<div class="i1">A. In your house what language do you speak most?<br />B. When buying at the market what language do you speak most?</div><p>Question 17 is divided into two parts; A and B.
<br />Ask part A first for each person.
<br />Then ask part B for each person.
<br />You must ask these questions to each person_ over 10 years old on the Census Form because they may have different answers.
<br />Note the word most. People may speak many languages in their house or when buying at the market but you must only write down the language that they speak most.
<br />Only write down one language.
<br />There are many languages spoken in PNG but we only want to find out about the most common languages.
<br />At the back of this Manual is a list of languages
<br />Only write down onto the census form the name of the language spoken most in the house, or when buying at the market, if it is one of the languages on the list at the back of this manual.
<br />All other languages should be recorded as "other".
<br />Make sure that you are familiar with these language names and the areas in which they are spoken.
<p><span class="em">Urban RNVs and rural villages</span></p>
<p><span class="em">Question 17A and B</span>
<br />For all persons 10 years of age and older (born in 1970 or before)</p>
<div class="i1">A. In your house what language do you speak most?<br />B. When buying at the market what language do you speak most?</div><p>Question 17 is divided into two parts; A and B.
<br />Ask part A first for each person.
<br />Then ask part B for each person.
<br />You must ask these questions to each person_ over 10 years old on the Census Form because they may have different answers.
<br />Note the word most. People may speak many languages in their house or when buying at the market but you must only write down the language that they speak most.
<br />Only write down one language.
<br />There are many languages spoken in PNG but we only want to find out about the most common languages.
<br />At the back of this Manual is a list of languages
<br />Only write down onto the census form the name of the language spoken most in the house, or when buying at the market, if it is one of the languages on the list at the back of this manual.
<br />All other languages should be recorded as "other".
<br />Make sure that you are familiar with these language names and the areas in which they are spoken.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates which language a person most often speaks at home.
Universe
Papua New Guinea 1980: Urban persons age 10+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |