diff --git a/setup/sql/mysql_newtables.inc.php b/setup/sql/mysql_newtables.inc.php
index f3c2fc0f7b..51eecc73ab 100644
--- a/setup/sql/mysql_newtables.inc.php
+++ b/setup/sql/mysql_newtables.inc.php
@@ -127,40 +127,40 @@
                     adr_region 		varchar(32),
                     adr_postalcode 	varchar(32),
                     adr_countryname 	varchar(32),
-                    adr_work 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    adr_home 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    adr_parcel 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    adr_postal 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
+                    adr_work 		char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    adr_home 		char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    adr_parcel 		char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    adr_postal 		char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
                     tz 				varchar(8),
                     geo 			varchar(32),
 					url				varchar(128),
 					bday			varchar(32),
 					note			text,
-                    a_tel 			varchar(40) DEFAULT '+1 (000) 000-0000' NOT NULL,
-                    a_tel_work 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    a_tel_home 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    a_tel_voice 	enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    a_tel_msg 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    a_tel_fax 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    a_tel_prefer 	enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    b_tel 			varchar(40) DEFAULT '+1 (000) 000-0000' NOT NULL,
-                    b_tel_work 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    b_tel_home 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    b_tel_voice 	enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    b_tel_msg 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    b_tel_fax 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    b_tel_prefer 	enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    c_tel 			varchar(40) DEFAULT '+1 (000) 000-0000' NOT NULL,
-                    c_tel_work 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    c_tel_home 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    c_tel_voice 	enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    c_tel_msg 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    c_tel_fax 		enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    c_tel_prefer 	enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
+					a_tel			varchar(40) DEFAULT '+1 (000) 000-0000' NOT NULL,
+                    a_tel_work      char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    a_tel_home      char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    a_tel_voice     char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    a_tel_msg       char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    a_tel_fax       char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    a_tel_prefer    char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    b_tel           varchar(40) DEFAULT '+1 (000) 000-0000' NOT NULL,
+                    b_tel_work      char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    b_tel_home      char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    b_tel_voice     char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    b_tel_msg       char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    b_tel_fax       char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    b_tel_prefer    char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    c_tel           varchar(40) DEFAULT '+1 (000) 000-0000' NOT NULL,
+                    c_tel_work      char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    c_tel_home      char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    c_tel_voice     char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    c_tel_msg       char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    c_tel_fax       char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    c_tel_prefer    char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
                     d_emailtype 	enum('INTERNET','CompuServe','AOL','Prodigy','eWorld','AppleLink','AppleTalk','PowerShare','IBMMail','ATTMail','MCIMail','X.400','TLX') NOT NULL, 
                     d_email 		varchar(64),
-                    d_email_work 	enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
-                    d_email_home 	enum('n','y') NOT NULL,
+                    d_email_work 	char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL,
+                    d_email_home 	char(1) DEFAULT 'n' NOT NULL
                     UNIQUE (id)
 		    )";
   $phpgw_setup->db->query($sql);