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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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Nature of occupancy (IE1981A_OWNERSHP)

Data file: IRL1981_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 140
End: 140
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Part B - Details of the dwelling</span></p>

<p>[Questions 23-30 should be answered in respect of each private household. These questions need not be answered in respect of institutions or private household living in caravans or other mobile dwellings]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IE81A024">Q.23 Nature of occupancy of house, flat or rooms<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Rented from a local authority (corporation, county or urban district council)<br />[] 2 Rented unfurnished, other than from a local authority<br />[] 3 Rented furnished or part furnished<br />[] 4 Being acquired from local authority under a purchase or vested cottage scheme<br />[] 5 Owner occupied where loan or mortgage repayments are being made<br />[] 6 Owner occupied where no loan or mortgage repayments are being made<br />[] 7 Occupied free of rent (caretaker, company official, etc.)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Rented from Local Authority
2 Rented unfurnished, other than from Local Authority
3 Rented furnished or part furnished
4 Being purchased from Local Authority
5 Owner occupied, still paying
6 Owner occupied, paid
7 Occupied free of rent
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 the nature of occupancy of house, flat or rooms.
Universe
Ireland 1981: Private households in houses or flats [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.3%]

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