Population and Housing Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1991

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MYS_1991_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Department of Statistics Malaysia, Minnesota Population Center

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Material of wall (MY1991A_0034)

Data file: MYS1991-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 141

End: 141

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions A2-9 were asked of living quarters built or converted for living.]

A2. Construction material of outer walls

[] 1 Brick
[] 2 Plank
[] 3 Brick and plank
[] 4 Others (specify) ____

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

Question A2
[Question A2 of the enumeration form is not presented here.]

Purpose
This question is to find out the main construction material used for the outer walls of the Living Quarters.

Definition
The main construction material refers to at least 40% of the total material used for the outer walls.

For category "Brick and Plank" (Code 3), a combination of these two materials should constitute at least 40% of the outer walls.

The category "Others" (Code 4) refers to other materials e.g., zinc, attap, bamboo, etc.

How to ask the question
This question need not be asked. The answer may be obtained by observation.

How to record the answer

Mark "X" in the relevant box.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the main construction material used in the walls of the living quarters.

Universe

Private households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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