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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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Ability to speak Irish (IE1996A_0413)

Data file: IRL1996-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 184
End: 184
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Q.14 Irish language



Indicate whether the person can speak Irish by inserting a check mark in the appropriate box.
If the person can speak Irish please indicate frequency.

Can the person speak Irish?

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No



Explanatory notes


Question 14 - Ability to speak the Irish language

This question should be answered for persons aged 3 years and over. Leave blank for children under 3 years of age.
Persons who can speak Irish only or Irish and English should tick the "Yes" box.
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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 person's ability to speak Irish.
Universe
Persons age 3+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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