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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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Migration status, 5 years (MIGRATE5)

Data file: MYS1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 161
End: 162
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category
00 NIU (not in universe)
10 Same major administrative unit
11 Same major, same minor administrative unit
12 Same major, different minor administrative unit
20 Different major administrative unit
30 Abroad
99 Unknown/missing
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
MIGRATE5 indicates the person's place of residence 5 years ago. The first digit records movement across major administrative divisions and countries. The second digit reports movement across minor administrative divisions, for samples in which that detail is available.

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Migration: Global Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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