Population and Housing Census 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1991

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Reference ID

MYS_1991_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Department of Statistics Malaysia, Minnesota Population Center

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Sex (MY1991A_0402)

Data file: MYS1991-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 161

End: 161

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[Questions C1-27 were asked of persons who live in their households on Census Days.]

C4. Sex (Obtain from column B3 or B8.)

[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female

Categories

Value	Category
1	Male
2	Female

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 B3

[The enumeration form for B3 is not shown here.]

Purpose
The purpose of Question B3 is to obtain the sex of each usual household member.

How to ask the question
Ask the question as given below:
"What is the sex of ____ (name of usual member)?"
Do not assume the sex based on the name of the person.

[p.94]

How to record the answer.
Write "L" for male and "P" for female.

Question C4
[The enumeration form is not presented here.]

How to record the answer
You have to refer to Question B3 and/or B8 to fill the code box for this question.
Ensure that the answer code you have marked is the same as the answer you have recorded in Question B3 and/or B8.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's gender.

Universe

All persons

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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