[Questions C1-27 were asked of persons who live in their households on Census Days.]
C17. What is your citizenship?
[] 1 Malaysia
[] 2 Singapore
[] 3 Indonesia
[] 4 Philippines
[] 5 Thailand
[] 6 Brunei Darussalam
[] 7 Others (specify) ____
Question C17
[Question C17 of the enumeration form is not presented here.]
Purpose
The purpose of this question is to obtain information on the person's citizenship.
How to ask the question
Ask the question as follows:
"What is the citizenship of ____ (member's name)?'
How to record the answer
You are to mark "X" in the relevant code box.
In general, accept the answer as given by the respondent.
Do not make any guesses.
You are to mark the code box for the State/Country based on the answer given by the respondent.
If the respondent replies "I am not a citizen of any country", you are to mark the code box "Others" (Code 7) and write "No country" on the dotted line provided.
For those who have applied for Malaysian citizenship, but still hold the citizenship of their original country, please mark their original citizenship.
If the respondent is not sure, ask for the color of his identification card. If a person holds a blue identification card, he is a Malaysian.