1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malaysia, 1980
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MYS_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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- MYS1980_PHC-H-H
- MYS1980_PHC-P-H
Number of children ever born (MY1980A_CHBORN)
Data file: MYS1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
247
End:
248
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">For persons 10 years of age and over</span>
<br /> [Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]</p>
<p><span class="h3">For Ever-Married Women</span>
<br />[Questions 43-44b were asked of ever-married women who are 10 years of age and above.]
<br /> [Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]</p>
<p><span class="h3">For Ever-Married Women</span>
<br />[Questions 43-44b were asked of ever-married women who are 10 years of age and above.]
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 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
This variable indicates the number of children the women has ever given birth to.
Universe
Malaysia 1980: Ever married females age 10+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept