1970 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1970

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Reference ID

MYS_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Period of residence in Malaysia (MY1970A_LIVMAR)

Data file: MYS1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 179

End: 180

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="MY70A414">21. How long in total have you lived in Malaysia? (in years) <div class="i1">[] Less than 1 [] 1 [] 2 [] 3 [] 4 [] 5 [] 6-10 [] 11-20 [] Over 20</div> </svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Less than 1 year, born in Malaysia
02	1 but less than 2 years, born in Malaysia
03	2 but less than 3 years, born in Malaysia
04	3 but less than 4 years, born in Malaysia
05	4 but less than 5 years, born in Malaysia
06	5 but less than 6 years, born in Malaysia
07	6 but less than 11 years, born in Malaysia
08	11 but less than 21 years, born in Malaysia
09	21 years and over, born in Malaysia
10	Less than 1 year, born outside Malaysia
11	1 but less than 2 years, born outside Malaysia
12	2 but less than 3 years, born outside Malaysia
13	3 but less than 4 years, born outside Malaysia
14	4 but less than 5 years, born in Malaysia
15	5 but less than 6 years, born outside Malaysia
16	6 but less than 11 years, born outside Malaysia
17	11 but less than 21 years, born outside Malaysia
18	21 years and over, born outside Malaysia
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 period of residence in Malaysia.

Universe

Malaysia 1970: All persons

concept

Concept

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