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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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Material of wall (MY1991A_WALLS)

Data file: MYS1991_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 206
End: 206
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>A2. Construction material of outer walls</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Brick<br />[] 2 Plank<br />[] 3 Brick and plank<br />[] 4 Others (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Brick
2 Wood
3 Brick and wood
4 Others
9 Unknown
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="MY91A034"><span class="h3">Question A2</span><br />[Question A2 of the enumeration form is not presented here.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Purpose</span><br />This question is to find out the main construction material used for the outer walls of the Living Quarters. <br /><br /><span class="em">Definition</span><br />The main construction material refers to at least 40% of the total material used for the outer walls. <br /><br />For category "Brick and Plank" (Code 3), a combination of these two materials should constitute at least 40% of the outer walls.<br /><br />The category "Others" (Code 4) refers to other materials e.g., zinc, attap, bamboo, etc. <br /><br />How to ask the question<br />This question need not be asked. The answer may be obtained by observation. <br /><br />How to record the answer<br /><div class="i1">Mark "X" in the relevant box.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the main construction material used in the walls of the living quarters.
Universe
Malaysia 1991: Private households [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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