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2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 2000
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MYS_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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Data file: MYS2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 435300

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
YRIMM
Year of immigration
YRSIMM
Years since immigrated
YRSIMM2
Years since immigrated, categorized
BPLMY
State of birth, Malaysia
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
ETHNICMY
Ethnicity, Malaysia
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
EDUCMY
Educational attainment, Malaysia
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
ISCO88A
Occupation, ISCO-1988, 3-digit
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
EMPSECT
Sector of employment
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
MIGCTRY5
Country of residence 5 years ago
GEOMIG1_5
1st subnational geographic level of residence 5 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_5_MY
State of residence 5 years ago, Malaysia; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_5_MY
Administrative district of residence 5 years ago, Malaysia; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISABLED
Disability status
DISEMP
Employment disability
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMNTL
Mental disability
MY2000A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
MY2000A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
MY2000A_SEX
Sex
MY2000A_AGE
Age (in completed years)
MY2000A_MARST
Marital status
MY2000A_BPL
Born in Malaysia
MY2000A_BPLS
State of birth
MY2000A_BPLC
Country of birth
MY2000A_ARRYR
Year of arrival in Malaysia
MY2000A_CITIZEN1
Citizenship
MY2000A_CITIZEN2
Country for non-Malaysian citizen
MY2000A_RESP
Residence 5 years ago
MY2000A_RESPST
State or country of residence 5 years ago
MY2000A_RESPAD
Administrative district or country of residence 5 years ago
MY2000A_SCHOOL
Ever attended school
MY2000A_EDLEV
Highest education level
MY2000A_DEGREE
Highest certificate/diploma/certificate obtained
MY2000A_EDINST
Place obtained certificate/diploma/certificate
MY2000A_FIELD
Field of study
MY2000A_LIT
Reading and writing in any language
MY2000A_WORKING
Worked during last 7 days for at least one hour
MY2000A_JOBRETURN
Job to return to
MY2000A_SEEKWRK
Looking for work during the last 7 days
MY2000A_WHYNOT
Reasons not seeking work
MY2000A_OCCSECT
Occupation sector
MY2000A_OCC1
Occupation - 1 digit
MY2000A_OCC2
Occupation - 2 digits
MY2000A_OCC3
Occupation -- 3 digits
MY2000A_IND2
Main industry - 2 digits
MY2000A_IND3
Main industry - 3 digits
MY2000A_CLASSWK
Class of worker
MY2000A_EMPSTAT
Employment status
MY2000A_ETHNIC
Major ethnic group
MY2000A_DISABLE1
Handicapped 1
MY2000A_DISABLE2
Handicapped 2
MY2000A_DISABLE3
Handicapped 3
MY2000A_RELIG
Religion
MY2000A_MIGRANT
Migrant status
Total: 100
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