Census of the Population of Ireland, 2016 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2016

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IRL_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Frequency of speaking Irish (IE2016A_IRISHFQ)

Data file: IRL2016_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 188

End: 188

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

14. Can you speak Irish?</p>
<div class="i1">Answer if aged 3 years or over<br /><br />[] 1. Yes <br />[] 2. No</div><p>If 'Yes', do you speak Irish?</p>
<div class="i1">Mark the boxes that apply<br /><br />[] 1. Daily, within the education system <br />[] 2. Daily, outside the education system <br />[] 3. Weekly <br />[] 4. Less often <br />[] 5. Never</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Daily within education system only
2	Daily within and outside education system
3	Speak Irish daily outside education system
4	Speak Irish weekly
5	Speak Irish less often
6	Speak Irish never
8	Unknown
9	NIU (not in universe)

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's frequency of speaking Irish.

Universe

Ireland 2016: Present persons aged 3+ who speak Irish [discrepancies: type I 5.4%; type II none]

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