1970 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malaysia, 1970
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MYS_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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- MYS1970_PHC-P-H
State or country of birthplace (MY1970A_BPL)
Data file: MYS1970_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
177
End:
178
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
18. Born in Malaysia?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No (Skip to 20)<br />[] Unknown (Skip to 22)</div><p>19. State of birth?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question 19 was asked if the person was born in Malaysia.]<br /><br />[] Johore<br />[] Kedah<br />[] Kelantan<br />[] Malacca<br />[] N.Sembilan<br />[] Pahang<br />[] Penang<br />[] Perak<br />[] Perlis<br />[] Selangor<br />[] Trengg.<br />[] Sabah<br />[] Sarawak<br />[] Unknown</div><p>20. Country of birth?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question 20 was asked if the person was not born in Malaysia.]<br /><br />[] Singapore<br />[] Thailand<br />[] India/Ceylon Pakistan<br />[] Indonesia<br />[] N. Sembilan<br />[] Philippines<br />[] China<br />[] Other Asian<br />[] n/s America Oceania<br />[] Europe<br />[] Other</div>
<div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No (Skip to 20)<br />[] Unknown (Skip to 22)</div><p>19. State of birth?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question 19 was asked if the person was born in Malaysia.]<br /><br />[] Johore<br />[] Kedah<br />[] Kelantan<br />[] Malacca<br />[] N.Sembilan<br />[] Pahang<br />[] Penang<br />[] Perak<br />[] Perlis<br />[] Selangor<br />[] Trengg.<br />[] Sabah<br />[] Sarawak<br />[] Unknown</div><p>20. Country of birth?</p>
<div class="i1">[Question 20 was asked if the person was not born in Malaysia.]<br /><br />[] Singapore<br />[] Thailand<br />[] India/Ceylon Pakistan<br />[] Indonesia<br />[] N. Sembilan<br />[] Philippines<br />[] China<br />[] Other Asian<br />[] n/s America Oceania<br />[] Europe<br />[] Other</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Johore, Malaysia |
| 02 | Kedah, Malaysia |
| 03 | Kelantan, Malaysia |
| 04 | Malaoca, Malaysia |
| 05 | Negri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| 06 | Paheng, Malaysia |
| 07 | Penang, Malaysia |
| 08 | Perak, Malaysia |
| 09 | Perlis, Malaysia |
| 10 | Selanger, Malaysia |
| 11 | Trongganu, Malaysia |
| 12 | Sabah, Malaysia |
| 13 | Sarawak, Malaysia |
| 14 | Respondent did not know state in Malaysia |
| 15 | Singapore |
| 16 | Thailand |
| 17 | India/Ceylon/Pakistan |
| 18 | Indonesia |
| 19 | Philippines |
| 20 | China |
| 21 | Other Asia countries |
| 22 | N/S America Oceanic |
| 23 | Europe |
| 24 | Respondent did not know country |
| 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 state in Malaysia or country of the person's birthplace.
Universe
Malaysia 1970: All persons
concept
Concept