West Malaysian Family Survey, 1966-1967 (ICPSR 31582)

Version Date: Jan 16, 2012

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Principal Investigator(s):
Charles Hirschman, University of Washington; James Palmore, East-West Population Institute

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31582.v1

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Summary

The Family Survey was a national (contemporary Peninsular Malaysia) probability sample survey consisting of an initial household screening interview followed by an intensive interview of all currently married women, aged 15 to 45, living in the screened households. The primary objective of the survey was to gather baseline data on fertility and on family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices. The survey was conducted by the Malaysian Department of Statistics for the National Family Planning Board of Malaysia. Technical assistance was provided by the staff of the Population Studies Center of the University of Michigan.

Citation

Hirschman, Charles, and Palmore, James. West Malaysian Family Survey, 1966-1967. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-01-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31582.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

country

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1966 -- 1967

Date of Collection

1966 -- 1967
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Study Purpose

The primary objective of the survey was to gather baseline data on fertility and on family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

Study Design

Stratified national probability sample.

Sample

Stratified national (contemporary Peninsular Malaysia) probability sample survey consisting of an initial household screening interview followed by an intensive interview of all currently married women, aged 15 to 45, living in the screened households. The sample was stratified according to locality, separate samples being drawn in the five largest cities, small urban areas, and rural areas. In order to have a representative national sample, it is necessary to weight each case by its stratum weight, which is located in the last seven columns (Variable No. 437) of each record in File One.

Universe

Currently married women, aged 15 to 45, living in contemporary Peninsular Malaysia.

Unit(s) of Observation

individual, household

Data Source

National Family Planning Board, Malaysia

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2012-01-16

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Hirschman, Charles, and James Palmore. West Malaysian Family Survey, 1966-1967. ICPSR31582-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-01-16. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31582.v1

2012-01-16 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Performed consistency checks.
  • Performed recodes and/or calculated derived variables.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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Weight

A stratum weight variable is included in File One.

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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.