Interviewer instructions
Question 19
This question obtains data on the total length of time the person has lived in Malaysia.
In calculating the length of time, ignore temporary absences which are less than a year, such as a short term job transfer, study leave, etc. However, if the length of stay was interrupted by long periods living in another country, this should be taken away from the total time.
The meaning of the figures against each of the boxes is as follows:
Less than 1 year - Less than one year
1 year - One year or more but less than two years
2 years - Two years or more but less than three years
3 years - Three years or more but less than four years
4 years - Four years or more but less than five years
5 years - Five years or more but less than six years
6-9 years - Six years or more but less than ten years
10 years - Ten years or more but less than eleven years
11-20 years - Eleven years or more but less than twenty-one years
21 years and above - Twenty one years and over.
Note that if the person has lived in Malaysia all his life without long periods out of the country the box you mark will be the same as his age
