Census of Population of Ireland, 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1971

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IRL_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS

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Able to speak Irish (IE1971A_SPKIRISH)

Data file: IRL1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 182

End: 182

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="IE71A408">12. Ability to speak the Irish language____<br /><div class="i1">Write "Irish only", "Irish and English", "Read but cannot speak Irish", or leave blank as appropriate.</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Irish only
2	English and Irish
3	Read but cannot speak Irish
4	Cannot read or speak Irish
9	Unknown

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 ability to speak Irish.

Universe

Ireland 1971: All persons

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