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1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1991
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MYS_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
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Citizenship (MY1991A_CITIZEN)

Data file: MYS1991_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 223
End: 223
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions C1-27 were asked of persons who live in their households on Census Days.]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MY91A423">C17. What is your citizenship?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Malaysia<br />[] 2 Singapore<br />[] 3 Indonesia<br />[] 4 Philippines<br />[] 5 Thailand<br />[] 6 Brunei Darussalam<br />[] 7 Others (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Malaysian citizens
2 Singapore
3 Indonesian
4 Philippines
5 Thailand
6 Brunei Darussalam
7 Others
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="MY91A423"><span class="h3">Question C17</span><br /><br />[Question C17 of the enumeration form is not presented here.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Purpose</span><br />The purpose of this question is to obtain information on the person's citizenship.<br /><br />How to ask the question<br /><div class="i1">Ask the question as follows:<br /><span class="ital">"What is the citizenship of ____ (member's name)?'</span></div><br /><br />How to record the answer<br />You are to mark "X" in the relevant code box.<br />In general, accept the answer as given by the respondent.<br />Do not make any guesses.<br />You are to mark the code box for the State/Country based on the answer given by the respondent.<br />If the respondent replies "I am not a citizen of any country", you are to mark the code box "Others" (Code 7) and write "No country" on the dotted line provided. <br />For those who have applied for Malaysian citizenship, but still hold the citizenship of their original country, please mark their original citizenship.<br />If the respondent is not sure, ask for the color of his identification card. If a person holds a blue identification card, he is a Malaysian.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the citizenship of the person.
Universe
Malaysia 1991: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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