2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malaysia, 2000
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Reference ID
MYS_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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- MYS2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- MYS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Country of birth (MY2000A_BPLC)
Data file: MYS2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
200
End:
201
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MY00A405 MY00A406 MY00A407 MY00A439">C10. Birthplace<br /><br />(a) Where were you born?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Malaysia (Go to C10(b))<br />[] 2 Outside Malaysia (Go to C10(c))</div><br /><br />(b) State of birth? _ _ (Specify state) ____<br /><div class="i1">(Refer to code card - Document 4)<br />(Go to C12)</div><br /><br />(c) Country of birth? _ _ (Specify country ) ____<br /><div class="i1">(Refer to code card - Document 4)<br />[(Go to C11)]</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 16 | Singapore |
| 17 | Indonesia |
| 18 | Philippines |
| 19 | Thailand |
| 20 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 21 | Myanmar |
| 22 | China / Hong Kong |
| 23 | Taiwan |
| 24 | India |
| 25 | Pakistan |
| 26 | Bangladesh |
| 27 | Sri Lanka |
| 28 | Korea |
| 29 | Japan |
| 30 | Other Asian Countries (including - Middle East) |
| 31 | United Kingdom |
| 32 | Other Europe Countries |
| 33 | North America (U.S.A. / Canada) |
| 34 | Central and South America |
| 35 | African Countries |
| 36 | Australia |
| 37 | New Zealand |
| 38 | Others |
| 99 | Unknown |
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
This variable indicates the country of birth.
Universe
Malaysia 2000: Persons born outside Malaysia [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |