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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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Means of travel to work/school/college (IE1996A_0411)

Data file: IRL1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 181
End: 182
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Q.12 Means of travel to work, school or college

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.

[] 1 On foot
[] 2 Bicycle
[] 3 School bus
[] 4 Other bus
[] 5 Train
[] 6 Motor cycle
[] 7 Motor car (driver)
[] 8 Motor car (passenger)
[] 9 Lorry, van
[] 10 Other means
[] 11 None



Explanatory notes


Questions 12 and 13 - Means of travel to work, school or college and distance travelled.


Means of travel to work, school or college:


These questions should be answered in respect of 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 at school). Particulars given should relate to the outward/journey.
Categories
Value Category
1 On foot
2 Bicycle
3 School bus
4 Other bus
5 Train
6 Motor cycle
7 Motor car (driver)
8 Motor car (passenger)
9 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.
Interviewer instructions
Questions which cover all persons


Q.12 and Q.13: Travel to Work, School or College
These Questions should be answered in respect of every person who is at work, or attending a school or university full time. The questions should be left blank for all other persons (e.g. persons who are Unemployed, on Home duties, Retired or Children not yet at school). Information should be supplied for the outward journey only; the return journey should not be included. One box only should be ticked at Question 12 identifying the principal means of travel. In Question 13 the information required is the total outward distance travelled using all means of transport.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's means of travel from residence to work, school, or college.
Universe
Persons at work or attending school full-time

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Other Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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