Population and Housing Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset
Malaysia, 1991
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Reference ID
MYS_1991_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, Minnesota Population Center
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Ethnicity, Malaysia (ETHNICMY)
Data file: MYS1991-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
106
End:
107
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Malay |
| 2 | Other Bumiputera |
| 3 | Indonesian |
| 4 | Negrito |
| 5 | Jakun |
| 6 | Semai |
| 7 | Semelai |
| 8 | Temiar |
| 9 | Other Indigenous |
| 10 | Other Malay |
| 11 | China, not specified |
| 12 | Hokkien |
| 13 | Cantonese |
| 14 | Khek (Hakka) |
| 15 | Teochew |
| 16 | Hainanese |
| 17 | Kwongsai |
| 18 | Hokchiu |
| 19 | Hokchia |
| 20 | Henghua |
| 21 | Other Chinese |
| 22 | India, not specified |
| 23 | Indian Tamil |
| 24 | Malayali |
| 25 | Telegu |
| 26 | Sikh |
| 27 | Other Punjabi |
| 28 | Other Indian |
| 29 | Pakistani |
| 30 | Bangladeshi |
| 31 | Sri Lankan Tam |
| 32 | Other Sri Lank |
| 33 | Thai |
| 34 | Vietnamese |
| 35 | Other Asian |
| 36 | Eurasian |
| 37 | European |
| 38 | Others |
| 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
ETHNICMY reports the ethnic group, community, or dialect group to which the person reported they belonged.
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |