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Malaysia 1970 — source variable MY1970A_BPL — State or country of birthplace

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18. Born in Malaysia?

[] Yes
[] No (Skip to 20)
[] Unknown (Skip to 22)

19. State of birth?

[Question 19 was asked if the person was born in Malaysia.]

[] Johore
[] Kedah
[] Kelantan
[] Malacca
[] N.Sembilan
[] Pahang
[] Penang
[] Perak
[] Perlis
[] Selangor
[] Trengg.
[] Sabah
[] Sarawak
[] Unknown

20. Country of birth?

[Question 20 was asked if the person was not born in Malaysia.]

[] Singapore
[] Thailand
[] India/Ceylon Pakistan
[] Indonesia
[] N. Sembilan
[] Philippines
[] China
[] Other Asian
[] n/s America Oceania
[] Europe
[] Other

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Malaysia 1980 — source variable MY1980A_BPL — State or country of birth

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16. Were you born in Malaysia?

[] Yes
[] No (Skip to 18)
[] Unknown (Skip to 19)

17. In which state were you born?

[Question 17 was asked of persons who were born in Malaysia.]

[] Johore
[] Kedah
[] Kelantan
[] Malacca
[] Negri Sembilan
[] Pahang
[] Penang
[] Perak
[] Perlis
[] Selangor
[] Trengganu
[] Federal Territory
[] Sabah
[] Sarawak
[] State Unknown
(Skip to 19)

18. In which country were you born?

[Question 18 was asked of those who were not born in Malaysia.]

[] Singapore
[] Thailand
[] Indonesia
[] Philippines
[] Vietnam
[] China
[] India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Sri Lanka
[] Other countries
[] Unknown

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Questions 16-18 obtain information on the person's birth place and are quite straightforward.

Question 16: Only if the person does not know the place of birth at all are you to mark the 'Unknown' box.

Question 17: If a person answers 'Kuala Lumpur' you are to mark the box 'Federal Territory '.

Question 18 is to be asked only of those who were not born in Malaysia. Note that the countries India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh are categorized together. Taiwan is to be included under the category 'Other Countries'.

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Malaysia 1991 — source variable MY1991A_BPL — Place of birth

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

C7. In which state/country where were you born? _ _ ____
(Refer to code card)

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Question C7
[Question C7 of the enumeration form is not presented here.]

Purpose
The purpose of this question is to find out in which state/country the person was born.

How to ask the question

Ask the question as written in the questionnaire.

Do not change the question to the "Place of birth" because respondent may encounter difficulties in remembering the place of birth (that is, the name of the town, etc.). For persons who were born in Malaysia, you are to get the name of the state in which they were born. For persons who were born outside Malaysia, you are to get the name of the country in which they were born.

How to record the answer
Write the answer on the dotted line provided.
Then you are to refer to Code Card (Document 6), and to write the relevant code in the boxes provide.

Code 01-15 are for persons who were born in Malaysia.
Code 16-23 are for persons who were born in specific countries outside Malaysia.
Code 24 which is "Others" is for persons who were born in countries outside Malaysia other than those listed in the Code Card (codes 16-23).

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Examples:
(a) If a person answered that he was born in Johor, you are to fill in the answer as follows:
01 Johor
(b) If a person answered that he was born in Indonesia, you are to fill in the answer for Question C7 as follows:
17 Indonesia

Special Note:
For persons who were born in Selangor before 1st February 1974, you are to ask them whether that place of birth is located in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur or Selangor. If the answer is Kuala Lumpur, you are to write "W.P. Kuala Lumpur" on the dotted line and enter Code "14" in the boxes provide.
For persons who were born in Sabah before 15 April 1984, you are to ask them whether that place of birth is located in the Federal Territory of Labuan or Sabah. If the answer is Labuan, you were to write "W.P. Labuan" on the dotted line and enter Code "15" in the boxes provided.

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Malaysia 2000 — source variable MY2000A_BPLS — State of birth

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C10. Birthplace

(a) Where were you born?

[] 1 Malaysia (Go to C10(b))
[] 2 Outside Malaysia (Go to C10(c))

(b) State of birth? _ _ (Specify state) ____

(Refer to code card - Document 4)
(Go to C12)

(c) Country of birth? _ _ (Specify country ) ____

(Refer to code card - Document 4)
[(Go to C11)]

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