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Census of Population of Ireland, 1991 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1991
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IRL_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Year building built (IE1991A_BUILTYR)

Data file: IRL1991_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 144
End: 144
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">PART B - Household questions</span></p>

<p>[Questions 25-33 should be answered with respect to each private household. These questions need not be answered with respect to institutions or private households living in caravans or other mobile dwellings.]</p>

<p>Q.28 Year in which the house was built</p>
<div class="i1">Indicate the period when the house or other building containing the dwelling was built by inserting a check mark in the appropriate box. The year when [it was] first built is required even if subsequently converted, extended or renovated.<br /><br />[] 1 Before 1919<br />[] 2 Between 1919 and 1940 inclusive<br />[] 3 Between 1941 and 1960 inclusive<br />[] 4 Between 1961 and 1970 inclusive<br />[] 5 Between 1971 and 1980 inclusive<br />[] 6 Between 1981 and 1985 inclusive<br />[] 7 1986 or later</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Before 1919
2 1919 - 1940
3 1941 - 1960
4 1961 - 1970
5 1971 - 1980
6 1981 - 1985
7 1986 or later
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 year a household building was built.
Universe
Ireland 1991: Private non-mobile households [discrepancies: type I none; type II 1.3%]

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