Census for Ireland for the Year 1911 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1911

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Reference ID

IRL_1911_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

The National Archives of Ireland, IPUMS

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Occupation (string) (IE1911A_OCCSTR)

Data file: IRL1911_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 349

End: 388

Width: 40

Range: -

Format: character

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">Rank, profession, or occupation</span><div class="i1">State the particular rank, profession, trade, or other employment of each person. Children or young persons attending a school, or receiving regular instruction at home, should be returned as Scholars. No entry should be made in the case of wives, daughters, or other female relatives solely engaged in domestic duties at home.<br />Before filling this column you are requested to read the instructions on the other side. <br />Rank, profession, or occupation ____</div>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the person's occupation as it was written on the enumeration form.

Universe

Ireland 1911: All persons

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 40-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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