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
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Type of living quarters (MY1980A_DWTYPE)
Data file: MYS1980_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
202
End:
203
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MY80A072">21. LQ's Code _ _<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | House, detached |
| 02 | House, semi-detached |
| 03 | House, terrace, row or link |
| 04 | Long-house (Sabah and Sarawak only) |
| 05 | Flat/apartment in housing block |
| 06 | Flat/apartment in shophouse or office |
| 07 | Other flat/apartment |
| 08 | Room in shophouse or office |
| 09 | Room in or attached to a house |
| 10 | Room in or attached to a factory, mill, etc. |
| 11 | Other room |
| 12 | Other: makeshift, improvised hut |
| 13 | Other: caves |
| 14 | In a permanent building, e.g., office, school, shop,mosque, etc. |
| 15 | In a living space, e.g., courtyard, open verandah, |
| 16 | A natural shelter |
| 17 | Mobile unit |
| 18 | Hotel, lodging house, rest house, etc. |
| 19 | Medical institutions, e.g. a hospital |
| 20 | Educational institution |
| 21 | Charitable, religous, or social welfare institution |
| 22 | Prison, detention center, etc. |
| 23 | Temporary labor camp |
| 24 | Other |
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 type of living quarters.
Universe
Malaysia 1980: All households
concept
Concept