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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Ethnicity, Malaysia (ETHNICMY)
Data file: MYS1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
115
End:
116
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Malay |
| 02 | Other Bumiputera |
| 03 | Indonesian |
| 04 | Negrito |
| 05 | Jakun |
| 06 | Semai |
| 07 | Semelai |
| 08 | Temiar |
| 09 | Other Indigenous |
| 10 | Other Malay |
| 11 | China, not specified |
| 12 | Hokkien |
| 13 | Cantonese |
| 14 | Khek (Hakka) |
| 15 | Teochew |
| 16 | Hainanese |
| 17 | Kwongsai |
| 18 | Hokchiu |
| 19 | Hokchia |
| 20 | Henghua |
| 21 | Other Chinese |
| 22 | India, not specified |
| 23 | Indian Tamil |
| 24 | Malayali |
| 25 | Telegu |
| 26 | Sikh |
| 27 | Other Punjabi |
| 28 | Other Indian |
| 29 | Pakistani |
| 30 | Bangladeshi |
| 31 | Sri Lankan Tam |
| 32 | Other Sri Lank |
| 33 | Thai |
| 34 | Vietnamese |
| 35 | Other Asian |
| 36 | Eurasian |
| 37 | European |
| 38 | Others |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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.
Description
Definition
ETHNICMY reports the ethnic group, community, or dialect group to which the person reported they belonged.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |