Census of Population of Ireland, 1986 - IPUMS Subset
Ireland, 1986
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Reference ID
IRL_1986_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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- IRL1986_PHC-H-H
- IRL1986_PHC-P-H
Region or country of usual residence (IE1986A_RESNOW)
Data file: IRL1986_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
193
End:
194
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Q.9 Usual residence now ___</p>
<div class="i1">If the person usually lives at this address, write "Here". If not, write the usual address in full. For homeless persons, write "No head abode".</div><p>Questions 9 and 10: Usual residence now; usual residence one year ago</p>
<div class="i1">(i) If an address in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) is being 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. Homeless persons should be shown as having "No fixed abode".<br />(vi) For persons with no settled address (e.g. travelling people), write "None".</div>
<div class="i1">If the person usually lives at this address, write "Here". If not, write the usual address in full. For homeless persons, write "No head abode".</div><p>Questions 9 and 10: Usual residence now; usual residence one year ago</p>
<div class="i1">(i) If an address in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) is being 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. Homeless persons should be shown as having "No fixed abode".<br />(vi) For persons with no settled address (e.g. travelling people), write "None".</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Border |
| 02 | Dublin |
| 03 | Mid-East |
| 04 | Midlands |
| 05 | Mid-West |
| 06 | South-East |
| 07 | South-West |
| 08 | West |
| 47 | Northern Ireland (NI) |
| 50 | England and Wales |
| 51 | Scotland |
| 54 | France |
| 55 | Germany (Federal Republic) |
| 61 | Spain |
| 65 | Other European countries |
| 73 | Canada |
| 74 | U.S.A. |
| 80 | Africa |
| 85 | Asia |
| 86 | Australia |
| 98 | 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 usual residence now.
Universe
Ireland 1986: All persons
concept
Concept