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Description & Citation--Study No. 6170

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:6170
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06170
 
Title:First Malaysian Family Life Survey, 1976-1977
 
Principal Investigator(s):William Butz
 
  Julie DaVanzo
 
Series:RAND Aging Studies in the Developing World Series
 
Funding Agency:United States Agency for International Development (AID).
 
Grant Number:PHA-1057
 
Bibliographic Citation:Butz, William, and Julie DaVanzo. FIRST MALAYSIAN FAMILY LIFE SURVEY, 1976-1977 [Computer file]. ICPSR06170-v2. Santa Monica, CA: RAND [producer], 1995. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998. doi:10.3886/ICPSR06170
 

Scope of Study

Summary:The First Malaysian Family Life Survey, 1976-1977 (MFLS-1), was conducted in Peninsular Malaysia as a retrospective life history survey of 1,262 households containing an ever-married woman aged 50 or younger. Full life histories were collected through personal interviews with these women and their husbands regarding fertility-related events, marriage, employment, migration, income and wealth, attitudes and expectations with respect to family size and composition, community characteristics, time allocation, and transfers of goods, help, and money between the respondents and others. The survey collected data in three separate rounds held at four-month intervals. The majority of the survey was administered in Round 1, while the second and third rounds collected data on new questions not asked in Round 1 and also updated some of the Round 1 data, most notably the work and pregnancy histories. In October 1981, the individual-level dataset (Part 142) was created, consisting of one fixed-length record per individual per household. Variables included at both the individual and household levels provide information on demographics, time allocation, and income and wealth. Due to processing constraints, most of the retrospective data have been omitted from the individual-level dataset.
 
Subject Term(s):birth expectations, communities, employment, families, family life, family size, family structure, fertility, health, households, income, marriage, population migration, social networks
 
Geographic Coverage:Malaysia, Global
 
Date(s) of Collection:1981
 
Universe:Ever-married women aged 50 or younger and their current spouses living in Peninsular Malaysia.
 
Data Type:survey data
 
Data Collection Notes:(1) This data collection was created by the principal investigators to replace their hierarchical version, which is not distributed by ICPSR. This multifile version also contains four files not included in the hierarchical version: Parts 93 and 94, Female and Male Recall Test Data, and Parts 92 and 141, Infant Feeding/Amenorrhea Update Data. In addition, Part 136, Round 3: MF10MIG1--Male Migration Card 1, Part 137, Round 3: Repunched MF10 Data, and Part 138, Round 3: MF10REV--Revised MF10 Data, contain updated data not in the hierarchical version. (2) This data collection can be combined with SECOND MALAYSIAN FAMILY LIFE SURVEY: 1988 INTERVIEWS (ICPSR 9805) to provide a retrospective history of the respondents from the 1940s to 1988. (3) At the request of the principal investigators, it should be noted that variables V1416R3, V1417R3, V1418R3, and V1419R3 in Part 142, Individual-Level Data, are not reliable and should be ignored.
 

Methodology

Sample:The sample consisted of 1,262 households in 52 areas in Peninsular Malaysia containing an ever-married woman (one who had been married at least once) aged 50 or younger. Forty-nine of the areas were selected by area probability methods and three were purposively selected to give additional representation to Indian families and to families living in fishing communities.
 
Data Source:personal interviews
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1995-06-05
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 1998-12-23.
 
  1998-12-23 - The data have been reformatted by ICPSR and the parts have been reordered. Also, value labels were added to the SAS and SPSS data definition statements, and the documentation has been converted to PDF.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Round 1: MF1SUM--Household Roster Summary
  • DS2: Round 1: MF1ROST--Household Roster
  • DS3: Round 1: MF2SUM--Female Retrospective Summary
  • DS4: Round 1: MF2MAR1--First Marriage Date Card
  • DS5: Round 1: MF2PREG--Pregnancy
  • DS6: Round 1: MF2CURDT--Current Date
  • DS7: Round 1: MF2MARR--Marriage
  • DS8: Round 1: MF2MIG--Migration/Housing
  • DS9: Round 1: MF2CARE--Child Care
  • DS10: Round 1: MF2ED--Education/Training
  • DS11: Round 1: MF2EMP--Employment (Female)
  • DS12: Round 1: MF3SUM--Male Retrospective Summary
  • DS13: Round 1: MF3ED--Education/Training/Marriage
  • DS14: Round 1: MF3EMP--Employment (Male)
  • DS15: Round 1: MF3PROP--Property and Gifts
  • DS16: Round 1: MF4SUM--Female Time Budget Summary
  • DS17: Round 1: MF4ACT4--Past 4 Months Activities (Female)
  • DS18: Round 1: MF4PRE--Pre-Listed Activities (Female)
  • DS19: Round 1: MF5SUM--Male Time Budget Summary
  • DS20: Round 1: MF5ACT4--Past 4 Months Activities (Male)
  • DS21: Round 1: MF5PRE--Pre-Listed Activities (Male)
  • DS22: Round 1: MF6SUM--Income and Wealth Summary
  • DS23: Round 1: MF6POSS--Possessions
  • DS24: Round 1: MF6CROP1--Crop Card 1
  • DS25: Round 1: MF6CROP2--Crop Card 2
  • DS26: Round 1: MF6CROP3--Crop Card 3
  • DS27: Round 1: MF6FARM--Basic Farm Card
  • DS28: Round 1: MF6LARGE--Large Animals
  • DS29: Round 1: MF6SMAL1--Small Animals
  • DS30: Round 1: MF6PROD--Animal Produce
  • DS31: Round 1: MF6BUS1--Non-Farm Business Card 1
  • DS32: Round 1: MF6BUS2--Non-Farm Business Card 2
  • DS33: Round 1: MF6LAND1--Land and Buildings 1
  • DS34: Round 1: MF6LAND2--Land and Buildings 2
  • DS35: Round 1: MF6LAND3--Land and Buildings 3
  • DS36: Round 1: MF6RENT--Rentals/Gifts/Payments/Returns
  • DS37: Round 1: MF6BORR--Borrowings and Loans
  • DS38: Round 1: MF6INS--Insurance
  • DS39: Round 1: MF11SUM--Community Questionnaire Summary
  • DS40: Round 1: MF11CD1--Community Questionnaire 1
  • DS41: Round 1: MF11CD2--Community Questionnaire 2
  • DS42: Round 1: MF11CD3--Community Questionnaire 3
  • DS43: Round 1: MF11CD4--Community Questionnaire 4
  • DS44: Round 1: MF11CD5--Community Questionnaire 5
  • DS45: Round 1: MF11CD6--Community Questionnaire 6
  • DS46: Round 2: MF1SUM--Household Roster Summary
  • DS47: Round 2: MF1ROST--Household Roster
  • DS48: Round 2: MF2SUM--Female Retrospective Summary
  • DS49: Round 2: MF2MAR1--First Marriage Date Card
  • DS50: Round 2: MF2PREG--Pregnancy
  • DS51: Round 2: MF2CURDT--Current Date
  • DS52: Round 2: MF2MARR--Marriage
  • DS53: Round 2: MF2MIG--Migration/Housing
  • DS54: Round 2: MF2CARE--Child Care
  • DS55: Round 2: MF2ED--Education/Training
  • DS56: Round 2: MF4SUM--Female Time Budget Summary
  • DS57: Round 2: MF4ACT4--Past 4 Months Activities (Female)
  • DS58: Round 2: MF4PRE--Pre-Listed Activities
  • DS59: Round 2: MF5SUM--Male Time Budget Summary
  • DS60: Round 2: MF5ACT4--Past 4 Months Activities (Male)
  • DS61: Round 2: MF5PRE--Pre-Listed Activities (Male)
  • DS62: Round 2: MF6SUM--Income and Wealth Summary
  • DS63: Round 2: MF6POSS--Possessions
  • DS64: Round 2: MF6CROP1--Crop Card 1
  • DS65: Round 2: MF6CROP2--Crop Card 2
  • DS66: Round 2: MF6CROP3--Crop Card 3
  • DS67: Round 2: MF6FARM--Basic Farm Card
  • DS68: Round 2: MF6LARGE--Large Animals
  • DS69: Round 2: MF6SMAL2--Small Animals
  • DS70: Round 2: MF6PROD--Animal Produce
  • DS71: Round 2: MF6BUS1--Non-Farm Business Card 1
  • DS72: Round 2: MF6BUS2--Non-Farm Business Card 2
  • DS73: Round 2: MF6LAND1--Land and Buildings 1
  • DS74: Round 2: MF6LAND2--Land and Buildings 2
  • DS75: Round 2: MF6LAND3--Land and Buildings 3
  • DS76: Round 2: MF6RENT--Rentals/Gifts/Payments/Returns
  • DS77: Round 2: MF6BORR--Borrowings and Loans
  • DS78: Round 2: MF6EXP--Extraordinary Expenses
  • DS79: Round 2: MF7SUM--Female Attitudes and Expectations Summary
  • DS80: Round 2: MF7SUPP--Means of Support (Female)
  • DS81: Round 2: MF7ACT--Children's Activities and Help (Female)
  • DS82: Round 2: MF7MEM--Household Members (Female)
  • DS83: Round 2: MF7PAREN--Helping Parents (Female)
  • DS84: Round 2: MF7SIZE--Attitudes (Female)
  • DS85: Round 2: MF7MED--Medical Help (Female)
  • DS86: Round 2: MF8SUM--Male Attitudes and Expectations Summary
  • DS87: Round 2: MF8SUPP--Means of Support (Male)
  • DS88: Round 2: MF8MEM--Household Members (Male)
  • DS89: Round 2: MF8PAREN--Helping Parents (Male)
  • DS90: Round 2: MF8SIZE--Attitudes (Male)
  • DS91: Round 2: MF8MED--Medical Help (Male)
  • DS92: Round 2: Infant Feeding/Amenorrhea Update Data
  • DS93: Round 2: Female Recall Test Data
  • DS94: Round 2: Male Recall Test Data
  • DS95: Round 3: MF1SUM--Household Roster Summary
  • DS96: Round 3: MF1ROST--Household Roster
  • DS97: Round 3: MF2SUM--Female Retrospective Summary
  • DS98: Round 3: MF2MAR1--First Marriage Date Card
  • DS99: Round 3: MF2PREG--Pregnancy
  • DS100: Round 3: MF2CURDT--Current Date
  • DS101: Round 3: MF2MARR--Marriage
  • DS102: Round 3: MF2MIG--Migration/Housing
  • DS103: Round 3: MF2CARE--Child Care
  • DS104: Round 3: MF2ED--Education/Training
  • DS105: Round 3: MF4SUM--Female Time Budget Summary
  • DS106: Round 3: MF4ACT4--Past 4 Months Activities (Female)
  • DS107: Round 3: MF4PRE--Pre-Listed Activities (Female)
  • DS108: Round 3: MF4WORK--Ever-Married Women and Spouse Working Hours
  • DS109: Round 3: MF5SUM--Male Time Budget Summary
  • DS110: Round 3: MF5ACT4--Past 4 Months Activities (Male)
  • DS111: Round 3: MF5PRE--Pre-Listed Activities (Male)
  • DS112: Round 3: MF5BUSY--Busy Times
  • DS113: Round 3: MF6SUM--Income and Wealth Summary
  • DS114: Round 3: MF6POSS--Possessions
  • DS115: Round 3: MF6CROP1--Crop Card 1
  • DS116: Round 3: MF6CROP2--Crop Card 2
  • DS117: Round 3: MF6CROP3--Crop Card 3
  • DS118: Round 3: MF6FARM--Basic Farm Card
  • DS119: Round 3: MF6LARGE--Large Animals
  • DS120: Round 3: MF6SMAL2--Small Animals
  • DS121: Round 3: MF6PROD--Animal Produce
  • DS122: Round 3: MF6BUS1--Non-Farm Business Card 1
  • DS123: Round 3: MF6BUS2--Non-Farm Business Card 2
  • DS124: Round 3: MF6LAND1--Land and Buildings 1
  • DS125: Round 3: MF6LAND2--Land and Buildings 2
  • DS126: Round 3: MF6LAND3--Land and Buildings 3
  • DS127: Round 3: MF6RENT--Rentals/Gifts/Payments/Returns
  • DS128: Round 3: MF6BORR--Borrowings and Loans
  • DS129: Round 3: MF6EXP--Extraordinary Expenses
  • DS130: Round 3: MF9SUM--Networks of Support Summary
  • DS131: Round 3: MF9OUT--Transfers Out
  • DS132: Round 3: MF9IN--Transfers In
  • DS133: Round 3: MF9HELP--Children's Help
  • DS134: Round 3: MF9SCHOO--Schooling Expenditures
  • DS135: Round 3: MF10SUM--Male Migration Summary
  • DS136: Round 3: MF10MIG1--Migration Card 1
  • DS137: Round 3: Repunched MF10 Data
  • DS138: Round 3: MF10REV--Revised MF10 Data
  • DS139: Round 3: MF10MIG2--Migration Card 2
  • DS140: Round 3: MF10MON--Sending/Receiving Money
  • DS141: Round 3: Infant Feeding/Amenorrhea Update Data
  • DS142: Individual-Level Data
  • DS143: Codebook Volume 1: "Introduction" Through "MF 6: Income and Wealth"
  • DS144: Codebook Volume 2: "MF7: Female Attitudes and Expectations" Through "Appendix K"
  • DS145: Codebook Volume 3: "Individual Level Data" and "Documentation of Subfiles"
  • DS146: Data Collection Instruments and Interview Instructions
  • DS147: Descriptions of Sample Communities
  • DS148: Summary Report and Technical Report
 

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