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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- MYS1991-H-H
- MYS1991-P-H
State or country of usual residence 5 years ago (MY1991A_0420)
Data file: MYS1991-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
184
End:
185
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions C1-27 were asked of persons who live in their households on Census Days.]
C16. Where was your usual place of residence 5 years ago (i.e., on 14th of August, 1986)?
[] 1 This house
[] 2 Same house as in C15 (Code 2)
[] 3 Different house (give full address)
(a) Name of street/housing estate ____
(b) Name of town/village ____
(c) Mukim/District(Kelantan)/Sub-district (Sarawak) ____
(d) Administrative District/Jajahan (Kelantan) ____
(e) State/Country ____
C16. Where was your usual place of residence 5 years ago (i.e., on 14th of August, 1986)?
[] 1 This house
[] 2 Same house as in C15 (Code 2)
[] 3 Different house (give full address)
(a) Name of street/housing estate ____
(b) Name of town/village ____
(c) Mukim/District(Kelantan)/Sub-district (Sarawak) ____
(d) Administrative District/Jajahan (Kelantan) ____
(e) State/Country ____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Johore |
| 2 | Kedah |
| 3 | Kelantan |
| 4 | Melaka |
| 5 | Negeri Sembilan |
| 6 | Pahang |
| 7 | Pulau Pinang |
| 8 | Perak |
| 9 | Perlis |
| 10 | Selangor |
| 11 | Trengganu |
| 12 | Sabah |
| 13 | Sarawak |
| 14 | Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur |
| 15 | Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan |
| 16 | Singapore |
| 17 | Indonesia |
| 18 | Philippines |
| 19 | Thailand |
| 20 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 21 | Vietnam |
| 22 | China |
| 23 | India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Sri Lanka |
| 24 | Other countries |
| 99 | 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 C15-C16
Purpose
The purpose of these questions is to find out current usual place of residence (on Census Day) and usual place of residence 5 years ago (i.e., on 14 August 1986) in order to determine whether a person has moved/migrated or not.
Question C16
[Question C16 of the enumeration form is not presented here.]
How to ask the question
Ask the question as given in the questionnaire. Do not use your own words.
For a child whose age is less than 5 years (i.e., born after 14th August 1986), ask for the mother's usual place of residence at the time of his/her birth.
How to record the answer
This house (Code 1)
If the usual place of residence (house) 5 years ago was the same as the place where the person has been enumerated, you are to mark "X" in the box beside Code 1 (i.e., this house).
Same house, as in C15 (Code 2)
If the usual place of residence 5 years ago was different from the house where he has been enumerated but the same as the address in C15, particulars (a)-(e), you are to mark "X" in the box beside Code 2.
[p.139]
Other house (Code 3)
If the respondent replies that the usual place of residence 5 years ago was different from the address in C15 (Particulars (a) -(e)), you are to mark "X" in the box beside Code 3.
If the usual place of residence 5 years ago was in Malaysia, you are to complete particulars (a) - (e) in full.
For the case where the usual place of residence 5 years ago was outside Malaysia, you are to fill only particular (e) (i.e., Country)
Note: The method of filling in particulars (a) - (e) in Question C16 is the same as those explained for Question C15 above.
Reminder: Questions C15 - C16
All particulars related to address of other house, i.e., particulars (a) until (e) must be completed.
These detail particulars will enable us to code accurately during processing work in the office.
Purpose
The purpose of these questions is to find out current usual place of residence (on Census Day) and usual place of residence 5 years ago (i.e., on 14 August 1986) in order to determine whether a person has moved/migrated or not.
Question C16
[Question C16 of the enumeration form is not presented here.]
How to ask the question
Ask the question as given in the questionnaire. Do not use your own words.
For a child whose age is less than 5 years (i.e., born after 14th August 1986), ask for the mother's usual place of residence at the time of his/her birth.
How to record the answer
This house (Code 1)
If the usual place of residence (house) 5 years ago was the same as the place where the person has been enumerated, you are to mark "X" in the box beside Code 1 (i.e., this house).
Same house, as in C15 (Code 2)
If the usual place of residence 5 years ago was different from the house where he has been enumerated but the same as the address in C15, particulars (a)-(e), you are to mark "X" in the box beside Code 2.
[p.139]
Other house (Code 3)
If the respondent replies that the usual place of residence 5 years ago was different from the address in C15 (Particulars (a) -(e)), you are to mark "X" in the box beside Code 3.
If the usual place of residence 5 years ago was in Malaysia, you are to complete particulars (a) - (e) in full.
For the case where the usual place of residence 5 years ago was outside Malaysia, you are to fill only particular (e) (i.e., Country)
Note: The method of filling in particulars (a) - (e) in Question C16 is the same as those explained for Question C15 above.
Reminder: Questions C15 - C16
All particulars related to address of other house, i.e., particulars (a) until (e) must be completed.
These detail particulars will enable us to code accurately during processing work in the office.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the state or country of the person's usual residence 5 years ago. For persons age less than 5 years old, the mother's place of usual residence at the time of his/her birth is their usual residence 5 years ago.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Migration Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |