Literal question
[Questions A2-9 were asked of living quarters built or converted for living.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MY91A037">A5. Who is the owner of these living quarters?<br /><div class="i1">Individual Ownership</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Self-owned<br />[] 2 Other individual owner</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Non-individual Ownership</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 3 Government/statutory body<br />[] 4 Private<br />[] 5 Others (Specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="MY91A037"><span class="h3">Question A5</span><br /><br />[Question A5 from the enumeration form is not presented here.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Purpose</span> <br />This question is to obtain information relating to the ownership status of the LQ.<br /><br /><span class="em">Definition</span><br />The word "own" covers all LQs which are purchased through loan regardless of whether the loan has been paid up or not, by installment or it is still under mortgage. <br /><br /><span class="em">Individual ownership</span><br />This includes LQs occupied by the owner himself/ herself or LQs which are rented from other individual owners.<br /><br /><span class="ital">(i) Self-owned (Code 1)</span><br />This category includes LQs occupied by the owner himself/ herself or the family or a relative of the owner who inherits the LQs.<br /><br /><span class="ital">(ii) Other individual owner (Code 2)</span><br />This category includes LQs rented by occupants from other individuals.<br /><br /><span class="em">Non-individual ownership</span><br />This includes LQs owned by the government/statutory body/local authority, private companies, and non-individual owners.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.77]</span><br /><br /><span class="ital">(i) Government/ Statutory body (Code 3</span>)<br />Included in this category are LQs owned by the government and statutory bodies, e.g., government quarters, NEB quarters, UDA flats, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, PKNS, etc. In most cases, the occupants have to pay rent to the authority.<br /><br />However, there are LQs under FELDA housing schemes whereby the occupants are required to pay monthly installment to the authority. In such cases, the LQs should be classified under "Self-owned" (Code 1).<br /><br /><span class="ital">(ii) Private (Code 4) </span><br />Included in this category are LQs owned by private companies. It includes LQs provided by the employers to their employees, e.g., estate houses or houses owned by the private company and rented out to the public. <br /><br />In some cases, if the LQs provided by the employer is owned by individuals, and the employer rents the LQs for his/her employees classify the LQs as "Other individual owner" (Code 2).<br /><br /><span class="ital">(iii) Others (Code 5)</span><br />This refers to categories other than the above-mentioned, e.g., owned by co-operatives, associations, etc. <br /><br />How to ask the question<br /><div class="i1">Ask the question as stated in the questionnaire.</div><br /><br />How to record the answer<br /><div class="i1">Mark "X" in the relevant box. If code 5 is marked, state the ownership status on the dotted line.</div><br /></svar>
