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Census of Population of Ireland, 2011 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2011
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IRL_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Level of English (IE2011A_ENGLEV)

Data file: IRL2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 252
End: 252
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">15. Do you speak a language other than English or Irish at home?</span><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No (Go to Q16)<br /><br />What is this language? ____<br />(e.g. Polish, German, Irish Sign Language)</div><div class="i1">How well do you speak English?<br />Mark one box only.</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Very well<br />[] 2 Well<br />[] 3 Not well<br />[] 4 Not at all</div><span class="em">Question 15 -- Do you speak a language other than English or Irish at home? </span>
<br />If you do not speak a language other than English or Irish at home you should mark box 2 (No) and proceed to question 16. This means those who speak only English and/or Irish at home do not have to report on their ability to speak the English language.
Categories
Value Category
1 Very well
2 Well
3 Not well
4 Not at all
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 level of English.
This question was designed to be reported by persons speaking a foreign language at home, but it was actually collected from present persons in the household.
Universe
Ireland 2011: Present persons [discrepancies: type I none; type II 51.3%]

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