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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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Water supply (MY1991A_0038)

Data file: MYS1991-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 147
End: 147
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

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



A6. What is the source of drinking water?

[] 1 Piped water inside living quarters
[] 2 Piped water outside living quarters
[] 3 Well
[] 4 Others (including river, drain, canal) (Specify) ____
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
Question A6

[Question A6 from the enumeration form is not presented here.]

Purpose
This question is to find out the source of drinking water normally used by the HH members of the LQ.

Definition
For category "piped water", it refers to PVC or metal pipes which have a tap.

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:


(i) Piped water inside the living quarters (Code 1)
(ii) Piped water outside the living quarters (Code 2)


Category "Others" includes rain water, river water, canal, drain, etc.

How to ask the question

Ask question as stated in the questionnaire.
You can also obtain the answer by observation.


How to record the answer

Mark "X" in the relevant code box.

If more than one source of water supply is used, record only the principal/main category.
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.
If code 4 is marked, write on the dotted line the type of water supply for drinking.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the source of drinking water.
Universe
Private households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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