Census of Population of Ireland, 1981 - IPUMS Subset
Ireland, 1981
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Reference ID
IRL_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
Metadata
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- IRL1981_PHC-H-H
- IRL1981_PHC-P-H
Region or country of birth (IE1981A_BPL)
Data file: IRL1981_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
195
End:
196
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IE81A405">Q.6 Place of birth ____<br /><div class="i1">If born in Ireland, state the county. If born elsewhere, state the country.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="IE81A405">Question 6: Place of birth<br /><div class="i1">(i) Give the usual residence of the mother at time of [the child's] birth, not the location of the hospital or nursing home where [the child] was born.<br />(ii) If born in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland), give the name of the county of birth.<br />(iii) If born outside Ireland, whether now residing in or visiting Ireland, state the country of birth.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="IE81A405">Question 6: Place of birth<br /><div class="i1">(i) Give the usual residence of the mother at time of [the child's] birth, not the location of the hospital or nursing home where [the child] was born.<br />(ii) If born in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland), give the name of the county of birth.<br />(iii) If born outside Ireland, whether now residing in or visiting Ireland, state the country of birth.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Border |
| 02 | Dublin |
| 03 | Mid-East |
| 04 | Midlands |
| 05 | Mid-West |
| 06 | South-East |
| 07 | South-West |
| 08 | West |
| 40 | Northern Ireland |
| 50 | England, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel islands |
| 51 | Scotland |
| 52 | Belgium |
| 53 | Denmark |
| 54 | France |
| 55 | Federal Republic of Germany |
| 57 | Italy |
| 59 | Netherlands |
| 65 | Hungary |
| 67 | Poland |
| 68 | Sweden |
| 69 | Switzerland |
| 71 | USSR (Russia) |
| 72 | Other European countries |
| 73 | Canada |
| 74 | U.S.A. |
| 75 | Other American and Caribbean countries |
| 78 | Nigeria |
| 80 | Union of South Africa |
| 81 | Other African countries |
| 83 | India |
| 84 | Japan |
| 85 | Other Asian countries |
| 82 | China |
| 86 | Australia |
| 87 | New Zealand |
| 95 | Outside Ireland (country not stated) or at sea |
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 a person's county or country of birth.
Universe
Ireland 1981: All persons
concept
Concept