Census of Population of Ireland 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2002

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Reference ID

IRL_2002_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Statistics Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Ability to speak Irish (IE2002A_0413)

Data file: IRL2002-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 205

End: 205

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

11 Can you speak Irish?

Answer if [the person is] age 3 or older

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

Categories

Value	Category
1	Yes
2	No
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.

Interviewer instructions

11. Can you speak Irish?

Answer if [the respondent] is age 3 and older

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No

If "Yes", do you speak Irish?

[] 1 Daily
[] 2 Weekly
[] 3 Less often
[] 4 Never

Question 11 will provide information to help in the monitoring of policies and planning of delivery of services in relation to the Irish language. In particular, the results will enable policy planners to assess how language proficiency and usage varies with age and education participation.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's ability to speak Irish.

Universe

Persons age 3+ who are present

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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