Census of Population of Ireland 1996 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1996

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IRL_1996_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistics Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Area type (IE1996A_0021)

Data file: IRL1996-H-H

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Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 94

End: 94

Width: 1

Range: -

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Literal question

Area type

Categories

Value	Category
1	Rural areas
2	Towns 1 - 2,000 population
3	Towns 2,000 - 9,999 population
4	Towns 10,000 - 49,999 population
5	Towns 50,000 - 99,999 population
6	Towns 100,000 - 499,999 population
7	Towns 500,000 population and over

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.

Interviewer instructions

Different types of EAs
For Census purposes EAs are divided into two main groups - urban EAs and rural EAs. The former is mainly built up areas while the latter is mainly rural in character. Sometimes a rural EA may include all or part of a small town and in this case the EA may be termed mixed urban/rural.

Townland
The Townland is the smallest territorial unit distinguished for census purposes. Townlands were formerly used for administrative purposes in the country. It should be noted that Townland boundaries are generally not observed within Municipal Towns. However, in the case of a very small Town, the Townlands on which it stands are listed, in alphabetical order, immediately after the Town's name on Form C so as to ensure the enumeration of houses which cannot be associated with a street or road, (see Section 6.7).

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the area type of the household.

Universe

All households

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Geography: A-L Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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