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
Ethnic group (MY1980A_ETHNIC)
Data file: MYS1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
186
End:
187
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MY80A405">7. To what ethnic group, community or dialect group do you belong? _ _ <br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Malay |
| 02 | Indonesian |
| 03 | Negrito |
| 04 | Jakun |
| 05 | Semai |
| 06 | Semelai |
| 07 | Temiar |
| 08 | Other Indigeno |
| 09 | Other Malay Ra |
| 10 | Hokkien |
| 11 | Cantonese |
| 12 | Khek (Hakka) |
| 13 | Teochew |
| 14 | Hainanese |
| 15 | Kwongsai |
| 16 | Hokchiu |
| 17 | Hokchia |
| 18 | Henghua |
| 19 | Other Chinese |
| 20 | Indian Tamil |
| 21 | Malayali |
| 22 | Telegu |
| 23 | Sikh |
| 24 | Other Punjabi |
| 25 | Other Indian |
| 26 | Pakistani |
| 27 | Bangladeshi |
| 28 | Sri Lankan Tam |
| 29 | Other Sri Lank |
| 30 | Thai |
| 31 | Vietnamese |
| 32 | Other Asian |
| 33 | Eurasian |
| 34 | European |
| 35 | Others |
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 ethnic group the person belongs to.
Universe
Malaysia 1980: All persons
concept
Concept