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1991 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1991
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Reference ID
MYS_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Water supply (MY1991A_WATSUP)

Data file: MYS1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 212
End: 212
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions A2-9 were asked of living quarters built or converted for living.]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MY91A038">A6. What is the source of drinking water?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Piped water inside living quarters<br />[] 2 Piped water outside living quarters<br />[] 3 Well<br />[] 4 Others (including river, drain, canal) (Specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Piped water inside living quarters
2 Piped water outside living quarters
3 Well
4 Other
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="MY91A038"><span class="em">Question A6</span><br /><br />[Question A6 from the enumeration form is not presented here.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Purpose</span><br />This question is to find out the source of drinking water normally used by the HH members of the LQ.<br /><br /><span class="em">Definition</span><br />For category "piped water", it refers to PVC or metal pipes which have a tap.<br /><br />Remember that it also includes all types of piped water either from public supply or a private tank or channeled through a motor attached to the pipe. It can be categorized into two types:<br /><br /><div class="i1">(i) Piped water inside the living quarters (Code 1)<br />(ii) Piped water outside the living quarters (Code 2)</div><br /><br />Category "Others" includes rain water, river water, canal, drain, etc.<br /><br />How to ask the question<br /><div class="i1">Ask question as stated in the questionnaire. <br />You can also obtain the answer by observation.</div><br /><br />How to record the answer<br /><div class="i1">Mark "X" in the relevant code box.</div><br />If more than one source of water supply is used, record only the principal/main category.<br />To ascertain whether the piped water is inside/outside the LQ, you need to ask the respondent or observe where the main tap is located.<br />If code 4 is marked, write on the dotted line the type of water supply for drinking. <br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the source of drinking water.
Universe
Malaysia 1991: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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