Population and Housing Census 1980 - IPUMS Subset
Malaysia, 1980
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Reference ID
MYS_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, Minnesota Population Center
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Language spoken (MY1980A_0438)
Data file: MYS1980-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
216
End:
218
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
For persons 10 years of age and over
[Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]
36. Can you converse in any of the following languages?
[] Fluent Bahasa Malaysia
[] Elementary Bahasa Malaysia
[] English
[] Chinese
[] Tamil
[] Iban
[] Kadazan/Dusun
[] Bajau
[] Other languages
[] Dumb
[Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]
36. Can you converse in any of the following languages?
[] Fluent Bahasa Malaysia
[] Elementary Bahasa Malaysia
[] English
[] Chinese
[] Tamil
[] Iban
[] Kadazan/Dusun
[] Bajau
[] Other languages
[] Dumb
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia |
| 2 | English |
| 3 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia and English |
| 4 | Chinese |
| 5 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese |
| 6 | English and Chinese |
| 7 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese |
| 8 | Tamil |
| 9 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil |
| 10 | English and Tamil |
| 11 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English and Tamil |
| 12 | Chinese and Tamil |
| 13 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil |
| 14 | English, Chinese and Tamil |
| 15 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and Tamil |
| 16 | Iban |
| 17 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia and Iban |
| 19 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English and Iban |
| 20 | Chinese and Iban |
| 21 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Iban |
| 23 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and Iban |
| 32 | Kadazan/Dusun |
| 33 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia and Kadazan/Dusun |
| 35 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English and Kadazan/Dusun |
| 55 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, Iban, and Kadazan/Dusun |
| 64 | Bajau |
| 65 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia and Bajau |
| 67 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English and Bajau |
| 77 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese, Tamil and Bajau |
| 99 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Kadazan/Dusun and Bajau |
| 103 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, Kadazan/Dusun and Bajau |
| 128 | Other languages |
| 129 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 130 | English and other languages |
| 131 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English and other languages |
| 132 | Chinese and other languages |
| 133 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and other languages |
| 134 | English, Chinese and other languages |
| 135 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and other languages |
| 136 | Tamil and other languages |
| 137 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, Tamil and other languages |
| 138 | English, Tamil and other languages |
| 139 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Tamil and other languages |
| 141 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese, Tamil and other languages |
| 143 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, Tamil and other languages |
| 147 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Iban and other languages |
| 151 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, Iban and other languages |
| 163 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Kadazan/Dusun and other languages |
| 193 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, Bajau and other languages |
| 195 | Fluent Bahasa Malaysia, English, Bajau and other languages |
| 256 | Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 258 | English and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 260 | Chinese and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 262 | English, Chinese and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 264 | Tamil and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 266 | English, Tamil and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 268 | Chinese, Tamil and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 270 | English, Chinese, Tamil and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 272 | Iban and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 274 | English, Iban and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 278 | English, Chinese, Iban and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 290 | English, Kadazan/Dusun and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 370 | English, Iban, Kadazan/Dusun, Bajau and Elementary Bahasa Malaysia |
| 384 | Elementary Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 386 | English, Elementary Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 388 | Chinese, Elementary Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 390 | English, Chinese, Elementary Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 392 | Tamil, Elementary Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 394 | English, Tamil, Elementary Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 398 | English, Chinese, Tamil, Elementary Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 416 | Kadazan/Dusun, Elementary Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 448 | Bajau, Elementary Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 512 | Dumb |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
Questions 25-44 are to be asked of persons who are 10 years of age and above.
Question 36
This question is concerned with the languages the person can speak. A person can speak a language if he is able to take an active part in simple everyday conversation in that language. If it is restricted to a few words of greetings or command, he is not able to converse in that language.
Care should be taken with Bahasa Malaysia because of the wide range of abilities in speaking the language among Non-Malays. As such two boxes have been allocated to Bahasa Malaysia -'Fluent Bahasa Malaysia' is for people who can speak the language well (i.e. fluently). 'Elementary Bahasa Malaysia' is for those who have only an elementary knowledge of the language.
All Chinese dialects are to be included in the box 'Chinese'. However, all Indian languages other than Tamil are to be included in the 'Other Languages' box.
An additional category 'dumb' is also available for dumb persons.
Multiple marks are allowed in this question.
Question 36
This question is concerned with the languages the person can speak. A person can speak a language if he is able to take an active part in simple everyday conversation in that language. If it is restricted to a few words of greetings or command, he is not able to converse in that language.
Care should be taken with Bahasa Malaysia because of the wide range of abilities in speaking the language among Non-Malays. As such two boxes have been allocated to Bahasa Malaysia -'Fluent Bahasa Malaysia' is for people who can speak the language well (i.e. fluently). 'Elementary Bahasa Malaysia' is for those who have only an elementary knowledge of the language.
All Chinese dialects are to be included in the box 'Chinese'. However, all Indian languages other than Tamil are to be included in the 'Other Languages' box.
An additional category 'dumb' is also available for dumb persons.
Multiple marks are allowed in this question.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the language spoken.
Universe
Persons age 10+
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |