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Census of Population of Ireland, 1986 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1986
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IRL_1986_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Number of cars (IE1986A_CARS)

Data file: IRL1986_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 120
End: 120
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Part B - Household questions</span>
<br />The following questions (23-24) should be answered with respect to each private household. These questions need not be answered with respect to institutions.</p>

<p>Q.24 Motor cars ___</p>
<div class="i1">State how many motor cars are used exclusively by persons usually resident in the household (include company cars kept at home). If none, insert "None".</div>
Categories
Value Category
None
1 1 car
2 2 cars
3 3 cars
4 4 or more cars
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 number of cars in a household.
Universe
Ireland 1986: Private households [discrepancies: type I none; type II 33%]

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