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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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Year of taking up residence in Ireland (IE1986A_YRIMMIG)

Data file: IRL1986_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 197
End: 197
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Q.11 (a) The year of taking up residence in Ireland (Republic) ___</p>

<p>Questions 11 and 12: Previous residence in another country</p>
<div class="i1">(i) These questions should be answered for all persons who are now usually resident in Ireland (Republic) and who previously lived elsewhere for a continuous period of 12 months or more; or who were brought to live here before their first birthday.<br />(ii) On Question 12, please distinguish Northern Ireland separately.</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Before 1951
2 1951 - 1960
3 1961 - 1970
4 1971 - 1980
5 1981 - 1986
8 Unknown
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 year a person took up residence in Ireland if they have lived abroad for a period of 1 year or more.
Universe
Ireland 1986: People who lived abroad [discrepancie: unverifiable]

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