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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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Months unemployed (IE1996A_MOUNEMP)

Data file: IRL1996_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 216
End: 216
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 15-24 were asked of persons 15 years and over]</p>

<p>Q.24 Duration of unemployment</p>
<div class="i1">If unemployed, indicate the month and year in which the person's previous principal occupation ceased.<br />Use numbers e.g. enter March 1995 as [03][95]<br />_ _ Month<br />_ _ Year</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Under 12
2 12-23
3 24-35
4 36 or over
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 months the person has been unemployed.
Universe
Ireland 1996: Persons age 15+ who are experienced unemployed [discrepancies: none]

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