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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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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Ability to speak Irish (IE2006A_SPKIRISH)

Data file: IRL2006_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 235
End: 235
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>
<div class="i1">Answer if [the person is] age 3 or older<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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 ability to speak Irish.
Universe
Ireland 2006: Non-absent persons age 3 and older [Discrepancies : type I none; type II 2.3%]

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