NSManagedObject NSNumber properties convert booleans to integers?

I am running into a problem with a NSManagedObject subclass where the value is set to boolean value, but the primitive type always seems to be an integer.

Here's a scenario that describes the problem:

If I have a method to check the primitive type of an NSNumber, like so:

- (BOOL) numberIsBool:(NSNumber*)numberToCheck {
 
    const char *primitiveType = [numberToCheck objCType];
 
    return (strcmp(primitiveType, @encode(BOOL)) == 0 );
  }
 

And I execute the following code:

NSNumber *num = [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES];
 
 BOOL isBool = [self numberIsBool:num];
 

As expected, primitiveType will be "c" and isBool will be YES.

However, if I take the NSManagedObject subclass:

@interface MyClass : NSManagedObject
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSNumber *myBoolValue;
 ...
 @end
 

where myBoolValue is set to type Boolean in the model, and I execute the following code:

MyClass *myClass = ... (create from NSManagedObjectContext)
 
 myClass.myBoolValue = [NSNumber numberWithBool:YES];
 
 BOOL isBool = [self numberIsBool:num];
 

primitiveType will be set to "i" and isBool will be NO

Can anyone explain to me the reason for this or how I can get the myBoolValue property to honor the primitive type it was set with?

EDIT: So there is no confusion on what I am trying to accomplish - I am NOT trying to convert the NSNumber to a boolean. I already know how to do this with [myBoolValue boolValue].

EDIT #2 - More clarification: If I interrogate an NSManagedObject's properties. When the property is an NSNumber and it's value is 1 or 0, I need to take a different code path if it was intended to be a boolean than if it was intended to be an integer.

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