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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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Means of travel to work/school/college (IE1991A_MEANTRV)

Data file: IRL1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 215
End: 216
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Q.14 Means of travel to work, school or college</p>
<div class="i1">Indicate the usual means of travel to work or school by inserting a check mark in the appropriate box. If the person works at home (e.g. farmer, shopkeeper living on the premises, etc.), please insert a check mark in Box 11.<br /><br />[] 1 On foot<br />[] 2 Bicycle<br />[] 3 School bus<br />[] 4 Other bus<br />[] 5 Train<br />[] 6 Motor cycle<br />[] 7 Motor car (driver)<br />[] 8 Motor car (passenger)<br />[] 9 Lorry, van<br />[] 10 Other means<br />[] 11 None</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>

<p>Question 14: Means of travel to work, school, or college</p>
<div class="i1">Questions 14 and 15 should be answered with respect to any person who is at work or who is attending school, university, etc. full-time. Leave blank for other persons (e.g., those engaged in home duties, retired persons, children not yet in school). Particulars given should relate to the outward journey.<br /><br />(i) If the person regularly uses some means of transport to a fixed place of work or to school, the principal means of transport (e.g., bus, train, motor car, motor cycle, bicycle, lorry, van) should be indicated.<br />(ii) If the person walks to work or school, indicate "On foot".<br />(iii) If the person uses more than one means of transport to work or school, indicate only the means by which the longest distance is travelled.<br />(iv) If the person uses different means of transport on different days, indicate the means used most often.<br />(v) For persons working daily from a fixed centre or depot, such as certain transport workers, indicate the means of transport to this centre or depot.<br />(vi) For school children, etc., resident in schools and colleges, indicate "None".</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 On foot
02 Bicycle
03 School bus
04 Other bus
05 Train
06 Motor cycle
07 Motor car (driver)
08 Motor car (passenger)
09 Lorry, van
10 Other means
11 None
98 Unknown
99 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 a person's means of travel to work, school or college.
Universe
Ireland 1991: Full-time students or people who work [discrepancies: unverifiable]

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