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1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1980
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MYS_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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Data file: MYS1980_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 182601
Variables: 104

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]
AGEMARR
Age at first marriage or union
MARRNUM
Number of marriages or unions
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
BPLMY
State of birth, Malaysia
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
ETHNICMY
Ethnicity, Malaysia
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
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
ISCO68A
Occupation, ISCO-1968, 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]
MIGYRS1
Years residing in current locality
MIG2_P_MY
Administrative district of previous residence, Malaysia; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISABLED
Disability status
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
MY1980A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
MY1980A_SEX
Sex
MY1980A_RELATE
Relationship to head of household
MY1980A_AGE
Age in completed years
MY1980A_BIRYR
Year of birth
MY1980A_ETHNIC
Ethnic group
MY1980A_RELIG
Religion
MY1980A_CITIZEN
Citizenship
MY1980A_IDCARD
Color of identity card
MY1980A_SCHOOL
School attendance
MY1980A_EDLEV
Level of schooling
MY1980A_DEGREE
Certificates obtained
MY1980A_EDATTAN
Educational attainment
MY1980A_EDVOC
Vocational training attendance
MY1980A_EDVOCF
Field of vocational training
MY1980A_BPL
State or country of birth
MY1980A_RESDURM
Duration of residence in Malaysia
MY1980A_RESDURH
Duration of residence in present locality
MY1980A_MIGRANT
Place of previous residence
MY1980A_RESPU
Town of previous residence
MY1980A_RESPD
District of previous residence
MY1980A_WHYMOVE
Reason for moving
MY1980A_DISAB
Physical handicap
MY1980A_FARM
Helping in family business or farm
MY1980A_WRKHRS
Hours worked for family farm or business
MY1980A_EMPSTAT1
Type of activity
MY1980A_WHYNOT
Reasons not looking for job
MY1980A_CLASSWK
Employment status
MY1980A_OCC1
Principal occupation last week - 1 digit
MY1980A_OCC2
Principal occupation last week - 2 digits
MY1980A_OCC3
Principal occupation last week (3 digits)
MY1980A_IND1
Industry last week (1 digit)
MY1980A_IND2
Industry last week (2 digits)
MY1980A_IND3
Industry last week (3 digits)
MY1980A_EMPSTYR
Usual activity
MY1980A_INDYR
Usual industry
MY1980A_LANG
Language spoken
MY1980A_LIT1
Literacy
MY1980A_LIT2
Literacy by language
MY1980A_MARST
Marital status
MY1980A_MARN
Times married
MY1980A_MARAGE
Age at first marriage
MY1980A_CHBORN
Number of children ever born
MY1980A_CHLIV
Number of children living
Total: 104
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