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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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Age education ceased (IE1986A_EDCEASE)

Data file: IRL1986_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 205
End: 205
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 15-22 relate to persons aged 15 years or over]</p>

<p>Q.21 State [the person's] age at which full-time education ceased____</p>

<p>Question 21: Age at which full-time education ceased</p>
<div class="i1">This question should be completed for each person aged 15 years or over who is no longer receiving full-time education. No entry should be made in respect of part-time education received. Do not complete for persons still receiving full-time education.</div>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Under 15 years
2 15 years
3 16 years
4 17 years
5 18 years
6 19 years
7 20-21 years
8 22 years and over
9 Unknown
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 age of ceasing education.
Universe
Ireland 1986: Persons age 15+ and not current students [discrepancies: none]

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