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Census of Population of Ireland, 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2006
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IRL_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Frequency of speaking Irish (IE2006A_IRISHFQ)

Data file: IRL2006_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 236
End: 236
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">B. Person Form</span></p>

<p>12. Can you speak Irish?</p>

<p>If yes, do you speak Irish? </p>
<div class="i1">Check the box that applies<br /><br />[] 1 Daily, within the education system<br />[] 2 Daily, outside the education system<br />[] 3 Weekly<br />[] 4 Less often<br />[] 5 Never</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Daily within education system only
2 Daily within and outside education system
3 Daily outside education system
4 Weekly outside education system
5 Less often
6 Never
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 person's frequency of speaking Irish.
Universe
Ireland 2006: Non-absent persons age 3 and older who can speak Irish [Discrepancies : none]

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