Census of Population of Ireland, 1996 - IPUMS Subset
Ireland, 1996
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Reference ID
IRL_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- IRL1996_PHC-H-H
- IRL1996_PHC-P-H
Region or country of usual residence (IE1996A_RESNOW)
Data file: IRL1996_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
194
End:
195
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Q.8 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 8 and 9 - Usual residence now; usual residence one year ago</p>
<ul class="b1">
<li>If an address in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) is being given, ensure that the county of residence is stated. In addition, if the address is in a town, the name of the town should be given and if it is in a rural area, the town land name should be given. In every case the full postal address should be given.</li>
<li>If the address is outside Ireland, state the country of usual residence.</li>
<li>For school children who are away from home during term-time, the home address and not the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.</li>
<li>For students at university and other 3rd level institutions who are away from home during term-time, the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.</li>
<li>For persons temporarily in hospitals and other institutions, give the home address.</li>
<li>For persons with no settled address, write "None".</li>
</ul>
<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 8 and 9 - Usual residence now; usual residence one year ago</p>
<ul class="b1">
<li>If an address in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) is being given, ensure that the county of residence is stated. In addition, if the address is in a town, the name of the town should be given and if it is in a rural area, the town land name should be given. In every case the full postal address should be given.</li>
<li>If the address is outside Ireland, state the country of usual residence.</li>
<li>For school children who are away from home during term-time, the home address and not the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.</li>
<li>For students at university and other 3rd level institutions who are away from home during term-time, the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.</li>
<li>For persons temporarily in hospitals and other institutions, give the home address.</li>
<li>For persons with no settled address, write "None".</li>
</ul>
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 |
| 44 | England |
| 45 | Scotland |
| 46 | Wales |
| 49 | Other United Kingdom |
| 51 | Belgium |
| 54 | France |
| 55 | Germany |
| 57 | Italy |
| 59 | Netherlands |
| 61 | Spain |
| 62 | Sweden |
| 68 | Switzerland |
| 74 | Canada |
| 75 | United States |
| 86 | Australia |
| 91 | Zambia |
| 98 | Other country |
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 current county or country of usual residence.
Universe
Ireland 1996: All persons
concept
Concept