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Census of Population of Ireland, 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1971
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IRL_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Distance traveled for school/work (IE1971A_TRAVDIST)

Data file: IRL1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 181
End: 181
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="IE71A406 IE71A407">13. Transport to work or school<br /><div class="i1">At (a), state the usual means of transport to work or school. At (b), state to the nearest mile, the distance from residence to work or school. If the person walks to work or school, or works at home, write "None" at (a).<br /><br />(a)___<br />(b)___</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 miles
1 1 mile
2 2 miles
3 3 miles
4 4 miles
5 5-9 miles
6 10-14 miles
7 15+ miles
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 distance the person traveled for school or work.
Universe
Ireland 1971: Persons working for profit or attending school full-time [discrepancies: not verifiable]

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