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Population and Housing Census 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1980
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MYS_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, Minnesota Population Center
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Field of vocational training (MY1980A_0414)

Data file: MYS1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 179
End: 179
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
15. What field of vocational training are you currently receiving/have you received?

[Question 15 was asked of persons who had ever received any vocational training.]

[] 1 Building and woodworking
[] 2 Metal work including automotive repair and maintenance work
[] 3 Electrical and electronics work including radio and TV repair work
[] 4 Commercial work
[] 5 Agricultural work including logging
[] 6 Service work, including hotel and catering, beauty culture/hairdressing, tailoring and dressmaking
[] 7 Printing, printing, draftsman's work
[] 8 Others
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Building and wood working
2 Metal work including automotive repair and maintenance work
3 Electrical and electronics work and radio and T.V. repair work
4 Commercial work
5 Agriculture including logging
6 Service work including hotel and catering, beauty culture, hair dressing, tailoring and dressmaking
7 Painting, printing and draftsman's work
8 Other
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
Question 15
In Question 15, the field of vocational training a person has received or is currently receiving is sought. You are to refer to the code card (Form 14(a)/14(b)/14(c)) to obtain the appropriate box corresponding to the field the respondent mentions. The categories presented are broad and you are to mark the box which is closest to the field mentioned by the respondent.

As a guide to marking the right code, examples for each category represented by the codes are listed below:

Code [and] Field of Vocational Training

1 Building and Woodworking


Carpentry, bricklaying, cement work, sawmilling, plumbing, etc.


2 Metal Work including Automotive Repair and Maintenance Work


Mechanics, fitters, mechanical technician, welding, motor mechanics, engine/machine repair, etc.


3 Electrical and Electronics Work including Radio and TV repair work


Electrical technician, electrical installation, air conditioning and refrigeration, electrical wiring, wireman, Radio/TV engineering, Radio/TV servicing, radio and electronics, etc.


4 Commercial Work


Book-Keeping, marketing, Secretarial course, type writing, shorthand, etc.


5 Agricultural work including Logging


Poultry rearing, agriculture, farm mechanization.


6 Service Work, including Hotel and Catering, Beauty Culture/Hairdressing, Tailoring and Dressmaking


Beauty culture/hairdressing, needlework, fashion designing, tailoring, domestic science, cooking, handicraft, etc.


7 Painting, Printing, Draftsman's Work


Spray painting, book binding, printing, architectural draftsmen, etc.


8 Others


Coblery, photography, copper tooling, blacksmith, shipping, surveying, rotan work, and others.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the field of vocational training the person completed or is currently receiving.
Universe
Persons who have ever been to vocational school

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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