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Census of the Population of Ireland, 2016 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2016
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IRL_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Ability to speak Irish (IE2016A_SPKIRISH)

Data file: IRL2016_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 187
End: 187
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
14. Can you speak Irish?</p>
<div class="i1">Answer if aged 3 years or over<br /><br />[] 1. Yes <br />[] 2. No</div><p>If 'Yes', do you speak Irish?</p>
<div class="i1">Mark the boxes that apply<br /><br />[] 1. Daily, within the education system <br />[] 2. Daily, outside the education system <br />[] 3. Weekly <br />[] 4. Less often <br />[] 5. Never</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes, speaks Irish
2 No, does not speak Irish
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 whether the person has ability to speak Irish.
Universe
Ireland 2016: Present persons aged 3+ [universe unverifiable]

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