Census of Population of Ireland, 1991 - IPUMS Subset
Ireland, 1991
Get Microdata
Reference ID
IRL_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Dec 22, 2014
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
Page views
12601
Downloads
525
- Data files
- IRL1991_PHC-H-H
- IRL1991_PHC-P-H
Region of country of usual residence 1 year ago (IE1991A_RESYRAGO)
Data file: IRL1991_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
210
End:
211
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Q.11 Usual residence one year ago___</p>
<div class="i1">If the person's usual address one year ago was the same as the one given at Q.10, write "Same". If not, write in full the usual address at that time. For children now under one year old, write "Under 1". If the person lived outside Ireland (Republic) for a period of one year or more, please indicate:</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>
<p>Questions 10 and 11: Usual residence now; Usual residence one year ago</p>
<div class="i1">(i) If an address in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) is given, make sure that the county of residence is stated. In addition, if the address is in a town, the name of the town should be given. If it is in a rural area, the townland name should be given. In every case, the full address should be given.<br />(ii) If the address is outside Ireland, state the country of usual residence.<br />(iii) For school children who are away from home during term-time, the home address rather than the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(iv) For students at University, etc., who are away from home during term-time, the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(v) For persons, temporarily in hospitals and other institutions, give the home address.<br />(vi) For persons with no settled address, write "None".</div>
<div class="i1">If the person's usual address one year ago was the same as the one given at Q.10, write "Same". If not, write in full the usual address at that time. For children now under one year old, write "Under 1". If the person lived outside Ireland (Republic) for a period of one year or more, please indicate:</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>
<p>Questions 10 and 11: Usual residence now; Usual residence one year ago</p>
<div class="i1">(i) If an address in any part of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) is given, make sure that the county of residence is stated. In addition, if the address is in a town, the name of the town should be given. If it is in a rural area, the townland name should be given. In every case, the full address should be given.<br />(ii) If the address is outside Ireland, state the country of usual residence.<br />(iii) For school children who are away from home during term-time, the home address rather than the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(iv) For students at University, etc., who are away from home during term-time, the term-time address should be regarded as the usual residence.<br />(v) For persons, temporarily in hospitals and other institutions, give the home address.<br />(vi) For persons with no settled address, write "None".</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Border |
| 02 | Dublin |
| 03 | Mid-East |
| 04 | Midlands |
| 05 | Mid-West |
| 06 | South-East |
| 07 | South-West |
| 08 | West |
| 09 | Republic of Ireland (county not stated) |
| 40 | Northern Ireland |
| 43 | England, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands |
| 45 | Belgium |
| 47 | France |
| 48 | Federal Republic of Germany |
| 50 | Italy |
| 52 | Netherlands |
| 54 | Spain |
| 65 | Other European countries |
| 66 | Canada |
| 67 | U.S.A. |
| 68 | Other American and Caribbean countries |
| 69 | African countries |
| 76 | Asiatic countries |
| 81 | Australia |
| 98 | Other country or 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 county or country of usual residence one year ago.
Universe
Ireland 1991: Persons age 1+ who have moved in the past year [discrepancies: unverifiable]
concept
Concept