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Census of Population of Ireland, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1996
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IRL_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Frequency of speaking Irish (IE1996A_IRISHFRQ)

Data file: IRL1996_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 206
End: 206
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Q.14 Irish language</p>
<div class="i1">Indicate whether the person can speak Irish by inserting a check mark in the appropriate box.<br />If the person can speak Irish please indicate frequency.<br /><br />Can the person speak Irish?<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><div class="i1">If Yes, does the person speak Irish?<br /><br />[] 1 Daily<br />[] 2 Weekly<br />[] 3 Less often<br />[] 4 Never</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Daily
2 Weekly
3 Less often
4 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 how often the person speaks Irish.
Universe
Ireland 1996: Persons age 3+ who speak Irish [discrepancies: none]

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