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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- MYS1980_PHC-P-H
State or country of birth (MY1980A_BPL)
Data file: MYS1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
199
End:
200
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
16. Were you born in Malaysia?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No (Skip to 18)<br />[] Unknown (Skip to 19)</div><p>17. In which state were you born?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question 17 was asked of persons who were born in Malaysia.]<br /><br />[] Johore<br />[] Kedah<br />[] Kelantan<br />[] Malacca<br />[] Negri Sembilan<br />[] Pahang<br />[] Penang<br />[] Perak<br />[] Perlis<br />[] Selangor<br />[] Trengganu<br />[] Federal Territory<br />[] Sabah<br />[] Sarawak<br />[] State Unknown <br />(Skip to 19)</div><p>18. In which country were you born?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question 18 was asked of those who were not born in Malaysia.]<br /><br />[] Singapore<br />[] Thailand<br />[] Indonesia<br />[] Philippines<br />[] Vietnam<br />[] China<br />[] India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Sri Lanka<br />[] Other countries<br />[] Unknown</div>
<div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No (Skip to 18)<br />[] Unknown (Skip to 19)</div><p>17. In which state were you born?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question 17 was asked of persons who were born in Malaysia.]<br /><br />[] Johore<br />[] Kedah<br />[] Kelantan<br />[] Malacca<br />[] Negri Sembilan<br />[] Pahang<br />[] Penang<br />[] Perak<br />[] Perlis<br />[] Selangor<br />[] Trengganu<br />[] Federal Territory<br />[] Sabah<br />[] Sarawak<br />[] State Unknown <br />(Skip to 19)</div><p>18. In which country were you born?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question 18 was asked of those who were not born in Malaysia.]<br /><br />[] Singapore<br />[] Thailand<br />[] Indonesia<br />[] Philippines<br />[] Vietnam<br />[] China<br />[] India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Sri Lanka<br />[] Other countries<br />[] Unknown</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Johore |
| 02 | Kedah |
| 03 | Kelantan |
| 04 | Malacca |
| 05 | Negri Semilan |
| 06 | Pahang |
| 07 | Penang |
| 08 | Perak |
| 09 | Perlis |
| 10 | Selangor |
| 11 | Trengganu |
| 12 | Federal Territory |
| 13 | Sabah |
| 14 | Sarawak |
| 15 | State Unknown |
| 16 | Singapore |
| 17 | Indonesia |
| 18 | Philippines |
| 19 | Thailand |
| 20 | Vietnam |
| 21 | China |
| 22 | India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Sri Lanka |
| 23 | Other countries |
| 24 | Respondent did not know |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the state or country of birth.
Universe
Malaysia 1980: All persons
concept
Concept