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1990 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Indonesia, 1990
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IDN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Can speak Indonesian (ID1990A_INDOLANG)

Data file: IDN1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 279
End: 279
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="ID90A401 ID90A402 ID90A403 ID90A404 ID90A405 ID90A406 ID90A407 ID90A408 ID90A409 ID90A410 ID90A411 ID90A412 ID90A413 ID90A414 ID90A415"><span class="em">VI-A: All ages</span><br />[Questions 1-13.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="ID90A416 ID90A417 ID90A418 ID90A419 ID90A420 ID90A421 ID90A422 ID90A423 ID90A424 ID90A425 ID90A426"><span class="em">VI-B. Persons age 5 or older</span><br />[Questions 14-23.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="ID90A424" v="ID90A424 ID90A425">21. Daily language used at home:<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Indonesian language (go to question 23)<br />[] 2 Local language</div><br /><div class="i2">____</div><br /><div class="i1">[] 3 Foreign language</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ID90A425">22. Can speak Indonesian?<br /><div class="i1">[Question 22 was asked of persons age 5 or older who do not speak Indonesian at home, as per question 21]<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
9 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="ID90A424" v="ID90A424 ID90A425"><span class="em">Question 21: The daily language used at home </span><br />Ask the question: "What language is most used daily at home?" Circle one of the appropriate codes based on the respondent's answer. If the answer is <span class="em">Indonesian language</span>, circle code 1 and continue to question 23. <br /><br />If the answer is <span class="em">local language</span>, circle Code 2 and write the name/type of the local language under the words "Local language". The Central Bureau of Statistics/Provincial Statistic Office will fill in the code box.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ID90A425"><span class="em">Question 22: Ability to speak the Indonesian language</span><br />Ask the question: "Can you speak the Indonesian language?" Do not translate into the local language although the interview was conducted in the local language. If the respondent understands the question, then he/she is considered capable of speaking the Indonesian language. On the contrary, if the respondent shows signs of not understanding, for example if the respondent asks the meaning, he/she is considered as unable to speak the Indonesian language. Circle one of the appropriate codes<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if the person can speak Indonesian.
Universe
Indonesia 1990: Persons age 5+ who do not speak Indonesian at home [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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