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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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS

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Means of travel to school/work (IE1971A_TRAVEL)

Data file: IRL1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 180

End: 180

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
	None, on foot
1	Bus
2	Train
3	Bicycle
4	Motorcycle
5	Car, taxi
6	Lorry/van/commercial vehicle
7	Other
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 means of travel to school or work.

Universe

Ireland 1971: Persons working for profit or attending school full-time [discrepancies: not verifiable]

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