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>
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>
