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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Marital status (IE1986A_MARST)

Data file: IRL1986_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 190

End: 190

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Q.5 Was the person ever married?</p>

<p>[Marital status - for persons born on or before 13 April, 1971]</p>
<div class="i1">Please check the appropriate box:<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Single
2	Married
3	Separated or divorced
4	Widowed
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 a person’s marital status.

Universe

Ireland 1986: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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