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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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Means of travel to work/school/college (IE1996A_MEANTRV)

Data file: IRL1996_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 202
End: 203
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Q.12 Means of travel to work, school or college</p>
<div class="i1">Indicate the usual means of travel to work or school by inserting a check mark in the appropriate box. If the person works at home (e.g. farmer, shopkeeper living on the premises, etc.) please insert a check mark in Box 11.<br /><br />[] 1 On foot<br />[] 2 Bicycle<br />[] 3 School bus<br />[] 4 Other bus<br />[] 5 Train<br />[] 6 Motor cycle<br />[] 7 Motor car (driver)<br />[] 8 Motor car (passenger)<br />[] 9 Lorry, van<br />[] 10 Other means<br />[] 11 None</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>

<p>Questions 12 and 13 - Means of travel to work, school or college and distance travelled.</p>

<p>Means of travel to work, school or college:</p>

<p>These questions should be answered in respect of any person who is at work or who is attending school, university, etc. full-time. Leave blank for other persons (e.g. those engaged in home duties, retired persons, children not yet at school). Particulars given should relate to the outward/journey.
Categories
Value Category
01 On foot
02 Bicycle
03 School bus
04 Other bus
05 Train
06 Motor cycle
07 Motor car (driver)
08 Motor car (passenger)
09 Lorry, van
10 Other means
11 None
98 Unknown
99 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 means of travel from residence to work, school, or college.
Universe
Ireland 1996: Persons at work or attending school full-time [discrepancies: not verifiable]

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