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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Frequency of speaking Irish (IE2011A_IRISHFQ)

Data file: IRL2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 229

End: 229

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">14. Can you speak Irish?</span><div class="i1">Answer if aged 3 years or over.<br />[Question 14 was asked for persons age 3+.]<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No<br /><br />If 'Yes', do you speak Irish?<br />Mark the boxes that apply.</div><div class="i2">[] 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 the education system only
2	Daily within and outside the education system
3	Daily outside the education system
4	Weekly
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 2011: Present persons age 3+ who speak Irish [discrepancies: type I 4.6%; type II none]

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