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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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Duration of residence in Malaysia (MY1980A_RESDURM)

Data file: MYS1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 201
End: 202
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
19. How long have you lived in Malaysia? (in years)</p>
<div class="i1">[] Less than 1<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6-9<br />[] 10<br />[] 11-20<br />[] 21 and over</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Less than 1 year
02 1 year
03 2 years
04 3 years
05 4 years
06 5 years
07 6 - 9 years
08 10 years
09 11 - 20 years
10 21 years and over
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 duration of residence in Malaysia.
Universe
Malaysia 1980: All persons

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