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1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1991
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MYS_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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Data file: MYS1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 347892

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
BIRTHYR
Year of birth
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
NATION
Country of citizenship
BPLMY
State of birth, Malaysia
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
ETHNICMY
Ethnicity, Malaysia
SCHOOL
School attendance
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCMY
Educational attainment, Malaysia
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
ISCO68A
Occupation, ISCO-1968, 3-digit
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
HRSWORK1
Hours worked per week
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSACTUAL1
Actual hours worked per week
HRSACTUAL2
Actual hours worked per week, categorized
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
MIGCTRY5
Country of residence 5 years ago
GEOMIG1_5
1st subnational geographic level of residence 5 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_5_MY
State of residence 5 years ago, Malaysia; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_5_MY
Administrative district of residence 5 years ago, Malaysia; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISEMP
Employment disability
MY1991A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
MY1991A_RELATE
Relationship to head of household
MY1991A_SEX
Sex
MY1991A_BIRMON
Month of birth
MY1991A_BIRYR
Year of birth
MY1991A_AGE
Age in completed years
MY1991A_BPL
Place of birth
MY1991A_MARST
Marital status
MY1991A_ETHNIC
Ethnic group
MY1991A_RELIG
Religion
MY1991A_SCHOOL1
Ever attended school
MY1991A_SCHOOL2
Current school attendance
MY1991A_EDATTAN
Level of schooling
MY1991A_DEGREE
Highest certificates obtained
MY1991A_RESHERE
Current house place of usual residence
MY1991A_RESST
State or country of usual residence
MY1991A_RESHEREP
House of usual residence 5 years ago
MY1991A_RESSTP
State or country of usual residence 5 years ago
MY1991A_RESDISTP
Administrative district of usual residence 5 years ago
MY1991A_CITIZEN
Citizenship
MY1991A_WORKED1
Worked during the last 7 days
MY1991A_WORKED2
Work at least 1 hour during the last 7 days
MY1991A_JOBHAS
Have a job to return to
MY1991A_JOBSEEK
Looked for a job
MY1991A_WHYNOT
Reason not seeking job
MY1991A_WORKEVER
Ever worked before
MY1991A_WORKHRS
Number of hours worked during the last 7 days
MY1991A_OCC1
Principal occupation (1 digit)
MY1991A_OCC2
Principal occupation (2 digits)
MY1991A_OCC3
Principal occupation (3 digits)
MY1991A_IND1
Main industry (1 digit)
MY1991A_IND2
Main industry (2 digits)
MY1991A_IND3
Main industry (3 digits)
MY1991A_EMPSTAT1
Employment status
MY1991A_EMPSTAT2
Labor force status
MY1991A_MIGRANT
Migrant status
Total: 95
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