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1970 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1970
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MYS_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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Period of residence in Malaysia (MY1970A_LIVMAR)

Data file: MYS1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 179
End: 180
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MY70A414">21. How long in total have you lived in Malaysia? (in years)<br /><div class="i1">[] Less than 1<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6-10<br />[] 11-20<br />[] Over 20</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 Less than 1 year, born in Malaysia
02 1 but less than 2 years, born in Malaysia
03 2 but less than 3 years, born in Malaysia
04 3 but less than 4 years, born in Malaysia
05 4 but less than 5 years, born in Malaysia
06 5 but less than 6 years, born in Malaysia
07 6 but less than 11 years, born in Malaysia
08 11 but less than 21 years, born in Malaysia
09 21 years and over, born in Malaysia
10 Less than 1 year, born outside Malaysia
11 1 but less than 2 years, born outside Malaysia
12 2 but less than 3 years, born outside Malaysia
13 3 but less than 4 years, born outside Malaysia
14 4 but less than 5 years, born in Malaysia
15 5 but less than 6 years, born outside Malaysia
16 6 but less than 11 years, born outside Malaysia
17 11 but less than 21 years, born outside Malaysia
18 21 years and over, born outside Malaysia
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.

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Definition
This variable indicates the period of residence in Malaysia.
Universe
Malaysia 1970: All persons

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