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Census of Population of Ireland, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1981
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IRL_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: IRL1981_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 344291
Variables: 83

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
ERELATE
Relationship to head, Europe
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
EMARST
Marital status, Europe
SUBFREL
Relationship to head of subfamily
SUBFNUM
Subfamily membership number
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
BPLIE
Region of birth, Ireland
EBPLNT1
Region of birth, Europe, NUTS1
EBPLNT2
Region of birth, Europe, NUTS2
EBPLNT3
Region of birth, Europe, NUTS3
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
SPEAKIRSH
Speaks Irish
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
EDUCIE
Educational attainment, Ireland
EEDATTAIN
Educational attainment, Europe
EDAGE
Age when completed education
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
EEMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status), Europe
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
ECLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker), Europe
TRNWRK
Means of transportation to work or school
MIGRATE1
Migration status, 1 year
MIGCTRY1
Country of residence 1 year ago
GEOMIG1_1
1st subnational geographic level of residence 1 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_1_IE
Region of residence 1 year ago, Ireland; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISEMP
Employment disability
IE1981A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
IE1981A_USUALRES
Usual residence flag
IE1981A_RELATE
Relationship
IE1981A_SEX
Sex
IE1981A_AGE
Age
IE1981A_MARST
Marital status
IE1981A_BPL
Region or country of birth
IE1981A_RESNOW
Region or country of usual residence
IE1981A_RESYRAGO
Region or country of usual residence 1 year ago
IE1981A_MEANTRV
Means of travel to work/school/college
IE1981A_DISTTRAV
Distance travelled to work/school/college
IE1981A_SPKIRISH
Ability to speak Irish
IE1981A_YRSPRIM
Number of years of primary education
IE1981A_YRSSEC
Number of years of secondary education
IE1981A_YRSVOC
Number of years of vocational education
IE1981A_YRSTERT
Number of years of university or tertiary education
IE1981A_SCITECH
Scientific or technical qualification
IE1981A_EDCEASE
Age education ceased
IE1981A_EMPSTAT
Employment status
IE1981A_CLASSWK
Class of worker
IE1981A_IND
Industry class
IE1981A_OCC
Occupation
IE1981A_SOCECON
Socio-economic group (SEG)
IE1981A_RELIG
Religion
Total: 83
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