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-H-H
- MYS1980_PHC-P-H
Literacy by language (MY1980A_LIT2)
Data file: MYS1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
240
End:
242
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">For persons 10 years of age and over</span>
<br /> [Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MY80A440">39. In what languages can you write?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 39 was asked of persons who could write a simple letter.]<br /><br />[] Bahasa Malaysia<br />[] English<br />[] Chinese<br />[] Tamil<br />[] Iban<br />[] Kadazan/Dusun<br />[] Bajau<br />[] Other Languages</div><br /></svar>
<br /> [Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MY80A440">39. In what languages can you write?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 39 was asked of persons who could write a simple letter.]<br /><br />[] Bahasa Malaysia<br />[] English<br />[] Chinese<br />[] Tamil<br />[] Iban<br />[] Kadazan/Dusun<br />[] Bajau<br />[] Other Languages</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 001 | Bahasa Malaysia |
| 002 | English |
| 003 | Bahasa Malaysia and English |
| 004 | Chinese |
| 005 | Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese |
| 006 | English and Chinese |
| 007 | Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese |
| 008 | Tamil |
| 009 | Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil |
| 010 | English and Tamil |
| 011 | Bahasa Malaysia, English and Tamil |
| 012 | Chinese and Tamil |
| 013 | Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil |
| 014 | English, Chinese and Tamil |
| 015 | Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and Tamil |
| 016 | Iban |
| 017 | Bahasa Malaysia and Iban |
| 019 | Bahasa Malaysia, English and Iban |
| 023 | Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and Iban |
| 032 | Kadazan/Dusun |
| 033 | Bahasa Malaysia and Kadazan/Dusun |
| 035 | Bahasa Malaysia, English and Kadazan/Dusun |
| 064 | Bajau |
| 065 | Bahasa Malaysia and Bajau |
| 066 | English and Bajau |
| 067 | Bahasa Malaysia, English and Bajau |
| 068 | Chinese and Bajau |
| 113 | Bahasa Malaysia, Iban, and Kadazan/Dusun |
| 128 | Other languages |
| 129 | Bahasa Malaysia and other languages |
| 130 | English and other languages |
| 131 | Bahasa Malaysia, English and other languages |
| 132 | Chinese and other languages |
| 133 | Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and other languages |
| 134 | English, Chinese and other languages |
| 135 | Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese and other languages |
| 136 | Tamil and other languages |
| 137 | Bahasa Malaysia, Tamil and other languages |
| 138 | English, Tamil and other languages |
| 139 | Bahasa Malaysia, English, Tamil and other languages |
| 143 | Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, Tamil and other languages |
| 145 | Bahasa Malaysia, Iban and other languages |
| 147 | Bahasa Malaysia, English, Iban and other languages |
| 151 | Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, Iban and other languages |
| 160 | Kadazan/Dusun and other languages |
| 193 | Bahasa Malaysia, Bajau and other languages |
| 999 | 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 language the person can write.
Universe
Malaysia 1980: Persons age 10+ who are literate [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept