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 1 year ago (IE1986A_RESYRAGO)
Data file: IRL1986_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
195
End:
196
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Q.10 Usual residence one year ago ___</p>
<div class="i1">If the person's usual address one year ago was the same as that given at Q.9, write "Same". If not, write in full the usual address, at that time. For children now under one year old, write "Under 1". If the person lived outside Ireland (Republic) for a period of one year or more, please indicate</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's usual address one year ago was the same as that given at Q.9, write "Same". If not, write in full the usual address, at that time. For children now under one year old, write "Under 1". If the person lived outside Ireland (Republic) for a period of one year or more, please indicate</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. |
| 75 | Other American and Caribbean countries |
| 80 | Africa |
| 85 | Asia |
| 86 | Australia |
| 97 | Other country or unspecified |
| 98 | People who did not move |
| 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 usual residence 1 year ago.
Universe
Ireland 1986: People 1+ [discrepancies : none]
concept
Concept