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The 1980 Population and Housing Census of Thailand - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 1980
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THA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Religion (TH1980A_RELIG)

Data file: THA1980_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 203
End: 203
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For Every Person
<br />[Questions L13-L15 were asked of every person.]</p>

<p>L14. What is [respondent's] religion? ____
Categories
Value Category
1 Buddhist
2 Chinese Confucian
3 Islam
4 Christian
5 Hindu
6 Other
7 None
9 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Column 14 Religion</span></p>

<p>Ask "Let me know, [person's name], what is your religion?"</p>

<p>Record name of the religion held, e.g. If the religion held is Buddhism, record "Buddhism."
<br />If the religion held is Muslim, record "Muslim." If no religion is held, record "No religion."</p>

<p>For children who cannot tell the religion, record the same religion as that of father.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's religion.
Universe
Thailand 1980: All persons

concept

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