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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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Telephone (MY1980A_PHONE)

Data file: MYS1980_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 188
End: 188
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
19. Does your household have any of the following items?</p>
<div class="i1">Motor car:</div><div class="i2">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4+</div><div class="i1">Land rover/van:</div><div class="i2">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4+</div><div class="i1">Motor cycle/scooter:</div><div class="i2">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4+</div><div class="i1">Bicycle:</div><div class="i2">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4+</div><div class="i1">[] Radio<br />[] B/w. T.V.<br />[] Color T.V.<br />[] Telephone<br />[] Newspaper <br />[] Sewing machine<br />[] Electric iron<br />[] Electric fan<br />[] Refrigerator<br />[] Air conditioner<br />[] Water heater<br />[] Piano/Organ<br />[] Clock<br />[] Boat with motor<br />[] Boat without motor<br />[] None of the above</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 No
2 Yes
9 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 whether the household has a telephone.
Universe
Malaysia 1980: Non-collective households [discrepancies: none]

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