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World Values Survey - Wave 7, 2018

Malaysia, 2018
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MYS_2018_WVS-W7_v01_M
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The World Values Survey (WVS)
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Data file: WVS_Wave_7_Malaysia_Stata_v5.0

WVS Wave 7 Malaysia Stata v5.0 Dataset

Cases: 1313
Variables: 456

Variables

X003R2
Age recoded (3 intervals)
Q263
Respondent immigrant
Q264
Mother immigrant
Q265
Father immigrant
Q266
Country of birth: Respondent
Q267
Country of birth: Mother of the respondent
Q268
Country of birth: Father of the respondent
Q269
Respondent citizen
Q270
Number of people in household
Q271
Do you live with your parents
Q272
Language at home
Q273
Marital status
Q274
How many children do you have
Q275
Highest educational level: Respondent [ISCED 2011]
Q275A
Highest educational level: Respondent (country specific)
Q275R
Highest educational level: Respondent (recoded into 3 groups)
Q276
Highest educational level: Respondent's Spouse [ISCED 2011]
Q276A
Highest educational level: Respondent's Spouse (country specific)
Q276R
Highest educational level: Respondent's Spouse (recoded into 3 groups)
Q277
Highest educational level: Respondent's Mother [ISCED 2011]
Q277A
Highest educational level: Respondent's Mother (country specific)
Q277R
Highest educational level: Respondent's Mother (recoded into 3 groups)
Q278
Highest educational level: Respondent's Father [ISCED 2011]
Q278A
Highest educational level: Respondent's Father (country specific)
Q278R
Highest educational level: Respondent's Father (recoded into 3 groups)
Q279
Employment status
Q280
Employment status - Respondent's Spouse
Q281
Respondent - Occupational group
Q282
Respondent's Spouse - Occupational group
Q283
Respondent's Father - Occupational group (when respondent was 14 years old)
Q284
Sector of employment
Q285
Are you the chief wage earner in your house
Q286
Family savings during past year
Q287
Social class (subjective)
Q288
Scale of incomes
Q288R
Income level (Recoded)
Q289
Religious denominations - major groups
Q289CS9
Religious denomination - detailed list
Q290
Ethnic group
Y001
Post-Materialist index 12-item
Y002
Post-Materialist index 4-item
Y003
Autonomy Index
SACSECVAL
SACSECVAL.- Welzel Overall Secular Values
SACSECVALB
Overall Secular Values Short version
RESEMAVAL
RESEMAVAL.- Welzel emancipative values
RESEMAVALB
Emancipative values Short version
I_AUTHORITY
AUTHORITY - Welzel defiance - 1: Inverse respect for authority
I_NATIONALISM
NATIONALISM - Welzel defiance - 2: Inverse national pride
I_DEVOUT
DEVOUT- Welzel defiance - 3: Inverse devoutness
DEFIANCE
DEFIANCE.- Welzel defiance sub-index
I_RELIGIMP
RELIGIMP - Welzel disbelief- 1: Inverse importance of religion
I_RELIGBEL
RELIGBEL - Welzel disbelief- 2: Inverse religious person
I_RELIGPRAC
RELIGPRAC - Welzel disbelief- 3: Inverse religious practice
DISBELIEF
DISBELIEF.- Welzel disbelief sub-index
I_NORM1
NORM1 - Welzel relativism- 1: Inverse norm conform1
I_NORM2
NORM2 - Welzel relativism- 2: Inverse norm conform2
I_NORM3
NORM3 - Welzel relativism- 3: Inverse norm conform3
RELATIVISM
RELATIVISM.- Welzel relativism
I_TRUSTARMY
TRUSTARMY- Welzel skepticism- 1: Inverse trust in army
I_TRUSTPOLICE
TRUSTPOLICE- Welzel skepticism- 2: Inverse trust in police
I_TRUSTCOURTS
TRUSTCOURTS- Welzel skepticism- 3: Inverse trust in courts
SCEPTICISM
SCEPTICISM.- Welzel skepticism index
I_INDEP
INDEP- Welzel autonomy-1: Independence as kid quality
I_IMAGIN
IMAGIN- Welzel autonomy-2: Imagination as kid quality
I_NONOBED
Emancipative Values-1: Obedience not kid quality
AUTONOMY
AUTONOMY.- Wezel Autonomy sub index
I_WOMJOB
WOMJOB- Welzel equality-1: Gender equality: job
I_WOMPOL
WOMPOL- Welzel equality-2: Gender equality: politics
I_WOMEDU
WOMEDU- Welzel equality-3: Gender equality: education
EQUALITY
Emancipative Values-2: Equality sub-index
I_HOMOLIB
HOMOLIB- Welzel choice-1: Homosexuality acceptance
I_ABORTLIB
ABORTLIB- Welzel choice-2: Abortion acceptable
I_DIVORLIB
DIVORLIB- Welzel choice-3: Divorce acceptable
CHOICE
CHOICE.- Welzel choice sub-index
I_VOICE1
VOICE1- Welzel voice-1
I_VOICE2
VOICE2- Welzel voice-2
I_VOI2_00
VOI2_00- Welzel voice-3 (auxiliary)
VOICE
VOICE.- Welzel voice sub-index
SECVALWGT
Weight for overall secular values
WEIGHT1A
Overall Secular Values-1: Weight1a
WEIGHT1B
Emancipative Values-1: Weight1b
WEIGHT2A
Overall Secular Values-2: Weight2a
WEIGHT2B
Emancipative Values-2: Weight2b
WEIGHT3A
Overall Secular Values-3: Weight
WEIGHT3B
Emancipative Values-3: Weight3b
WEIGHT4A
Overall Secular Values-4: Weight 4a
WEIGHT4B
Emancipative Values-4: Weight 4b
RESEMAVALBWGT
Weight for Emancipative values
RESEMAVALWGT
Weight for Emancipative values
SECVALBWGT
Weight for overall secular values Short Version
Y001_1
Materialist/postmaterialist 12-item index: Component 1
Y001_2
Materialist/postmaterialist 12-item index: Component 2
Y001_3
Materialist/postmaterialist 12-item index: Component 3
Y001_4
Materialist/postmaterialist 12-item index: Component 4
Y001_5
Materialist/postmaterialist 12-item index: Component 5
MY_AQ0
Respondent: self-employed, employee, manual worker, without professional activit
MY_AQ1
Would you prefer to be employee or self-employed
MY_AQ10
At school of university, have you ever taken part in any course or activity abou
MY_AQ11
I am good at resisting temptation
MY_AQ12
I have a hard time breaking bad habits
MY_AQ13
I am lazy
MY_AQ14
I say inappropriate things
MY_AQ15
I do certain things that are bad for me, if they are fun
MY_AQ16
I refuse things that bad for me
MY_AQ17
I wish I had more self-discipline
MY_AQ18
People would say that I have iron self-discipline
MY_AQ19
Pleasure and fun sometimes keep me from getting work done
MY_AQ2_1
Why employee: Regular, steady income
MY_AQ2_2
Why employee: Job security
MY_AQ2_3
Why employee: Fixed working hours
MY_AQ2_4
Why employee: Covered by social welfare / insurance
MY_AQ2_5
Why employee: No business idea
MY_AQ2_6
Why employee: Not enough capital/ resources to be self-employed
MY_AQ2_7
Why employee: Not enough skills to be self employed
MY_AQ2_8
Why employee: It is a major step to take/ hard to turn back
MY_AQ20
I have trouble concentrating
MY_AQ21
I am able to work effectively towards long term goals
MY_AQ22
Sometimes I can't stop myself from doing something, even if I know it is wrong
MY_AQ23
I often act without thinking through all the alternatives
MY_AQ3
Working in a family company vs public/not family
MY_AQ4_1
Why family company: Faster career
MY_AQ4_2
Why family company: International
MY_AQ4_3
Why family company: Higher wages
MY_AQ4_4
Why family company: More personal
MY_AQ4_5
Why family company: Job security
MY_AQ4_6
Why family company: Better working
MY_AQ4_7
Why family company: Stronger commitment
MY_AQ4_8
Why family company: Long-term view
MY_AQ5_1
Why family company: Faster career progression
MY_AQ5_2
Why family company: International mobility
MY_AQ5_3
Why not-family public/private company: Higher wages
MY_AQ5_4
Why not-family public/private company: More personal training, le
MY_AQ5_5
Why not-family public/private company: Job security
MY_AQ5_6
Why not-family public/private company: Better working conditions
MY_AQ5_7
Why not-family public/private company: Stronger commitment to the
MY_AQ5_8
Why not-family public/private company: Long-term view by the owned
MY_AQ6_1
Why not-family public/private company: Personal independence / self-fulfillment
MY_AQ6_10
Why not-family public/private company: Other
MY_AQ6_2
Why to be self-employed: Exploiting a business opportunity
MY_AQ6_3
Why to be self-employed: Better income prospects
MY_AQ6_4
Why to be self-employed: Freedom to choose place and time of working
MY_AQ6_5
Why to be self-employed: Lack of attractive employment opportunities
MY_AQ6_6
Why to be self-employed: Members of family/ friends are self-employed
MY_AQ6_7
Why to be self-employed: Favorable economic climate
MY_AQ6_8
Why to be self-employed: To avoid uncertainties related to paid employment
MY_AQ6_9
Why to be self-employed: To contribute to society
MY_AQ7
Would it be feasible for you to be self-employed within the next 5 years
MY_AQ8_1
Why not be self-employed: No business idea
MY_AQ8_2
Why not be self-employed: Not enough capital/ financial resources
MY_AQ8_3
Why not be self-employed: Not enough skills to be self-employee
MY_AQ8_4
Why not be self-employed: Burden of red tape/administrative di
MY_AQ8_5
Why not be self-employed: The risk of failure and its legal an
MY_AQ8_6
Why not be self-employed: It would be difficult to reconcile w
MY_AQ8_7
Why not be self-employed: The current economic climate is not
MY_AQ8_8
Why not be self-employed: Other
MY_AQ9
How desirable is it for you to become self-employed within the next 5 years?
Total: 456
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