Census of Population of Ireland, 1991 - IPUMS Subset
Ireland, 1991
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IRL_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- IRL1991_PHC-H-H
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Region of country of usual residence (IE1991A_RESNOW)
Data file: IRL1991_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
208
End:
209
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Q.10 Usual residence now ___</p>
<div class="i1">If the person usually lives at this address, write "Here". If not, write the usual address in full.</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>
<p>Questions 10 and 11: Usual residence now; Usual residence one year ago</p>
<div class="i1">(i) If an address in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) is given, make sure that the county of residence is stated. In addition, if the address is in a town, the name of the town should be given. If it is in a rural area, the townland name should be given. In every case, the full address should be given.<br />(ii) If the address is outside Ireland, state the country of usual residence.<br />(iii) For school children who are away from home during term-time, the home address rather than the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(iv) For students at University, etc., who are away from home during term-time, the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(v) For persons, temporarily in hospitals and other institutions, give the home address.<br />(vi) For persons with no settled address, write "None".</div>
<div class="i1">If the person usually lives at this address, write "Here". If not, write the usual address in full.</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>
<p>Questions 10 and 11: Usual residence now; Usual residence one year ago</p>
<div class="i1">(i) If an address in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) is given, make sure that the county of residence is stated. In addition, if the address is in a town, the name of the town should be given. If it is in a rural area, the townland name should be given. In every case, the full address should be given.<br />(ii) If the address is outside Ireland, state the country of usual residence.<br />(iii) For school children who are away from home during term-time, the home address rather than the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(iv) For students at University, etc., who are away from home during term-time, the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(v) For persons, temporarily in hospitals and other institutions, give the home address.<br />(vi) For persons with no settled address, write "None".</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Border |
| 02 | Dublin |
| 03 | Mid-East |
| 04 | Midlands |
| 05 | Mid-West |
| 06 | South-East |
| 07 | South-West |
| 08 | West |
| 40 | Northern Ireland |
| 43 | England, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands |
| 47 | France |
| 48 | Federal Republic of Germany |
| 52 | Netherlands |
| 54 | Spain |
| 65 | Other European countries |
| 66 | Canada |
| 67 | U.S.A. |
| 69 | African countries |
| 76 | Asiatic countries |
| 81 | Australia |
| 90 | Other countries |
| 98 | 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 a person's county or country of usual residence currently.
Universe
Ireland 1991: All persons
concept
Concept