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The similar example is for the affordability threshold for states. At the state
level, limitations in the data collection process inhibit the analysis of housing
affordability for all states in Malaysia. Although DOS’ household income
statistics measure the household income of those living in both informal and
formal housing, NAPIC’s data on housing stock excludes a significant amount
of housing units that are informal. Given that NAPIC only collects data on formal
housing, the housing affordability analysis is limited only to states where these
types of houses represent a significant proportion of the state housing stock
(60% or more) i.e. Kuala Lumpur, Pulau Pinang, Johor, Selangor, Negeri
Sembilan and Melaka.

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