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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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- IRL1981_PHC-H-H
- IRL1981_PHC-P-H
Region or country of usual residence 1 year ago (IE1981A_RESYRAGO)
Data file: IRL1981_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
199
End:
200
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IE81A407">Q.12 Usual residence one year ago ____<br /><div class="i1">If the person's usual address one year ago was the same as that given at Q.11, write "Same". If not, write in full the usual address at that time. For children now younger than one year old, write "'Under 1".</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="IE81A406 IE81A407">Questions 11 and 12: Usual residence now; Usual residence one year ago<br /><div class="i1">(i) If an address in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) is given, make sure that the county of residence is stated. In addition, if the address is in a town, the name of the town should be given. If it is in a rural area, the townland name should be given. In every case, the full address should be given.<br />(ii) If the address is outside Ireland, state the country of usual residence. For an address in Great Britain, state the county or shire also.<br />(iii) For school children who are away from home during term-time, the home address [rather than] the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(iv) For students at university, etc., who are away from home during term-time, the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(v) For persons temporarily in hospitals and other institutions, give the home address.<br />(vi) For persons with no settled address, write "None".</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="IE81A406 IE81A407">Questions 11 and 12: Usual residence now; Usual residence one year ago<br /><div class="i1">(i) If an address in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) is given, make sure that the county of residence is stated. In addition, if the address is in a town, the name of the town should be given. If it is in a rural area, the townland name should be given. In every case, the full address should be given.<br />(ii) If the address is outside Ireland, state the country of usual residence. For an address in Great Britain, state the county or shire also.<br />(iii) For school children who are away from home during term-time, the home address [rather than] the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(iv) For students at university, etc., who are away from home during term-time, the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(v) For persons temporarily in hospitals and other institutions, give the home address.<br />(vi) For persons with no settled address, write "None".</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Same as usual residence now |
| 01 | Border |
| 02 | Dublin |
| 03 | Mid-East |
| 04 | Midlands |
| 05 | Mid-West |
| 06 | South-East |
| 07 | South-West |
| 08 | West |
| 09 | Ireland, not specified |
| 40 | Northern Ireland |
| 45 | Great Britain |
| 50 | Other EU |
| 55 | Other European |
| 60 | American and Caribbean countries |
| 65 | Africa |
| 70 | Asia |
| 75 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 80 | Other |
| 99 | 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 a person's county or country of usual residence one year ago.
Universe
Ireland 1981: Persons age 1+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept