Census of Population of Ireland, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 1981

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IRL_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Marital status (IE1981A_MARST)

Data file: IRL1981_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 194

End: 194

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="IE81A404">Q.5 Marital status<br /><div class="i1">The marital status indicated should relate to the person's present legal status. If [the person is] under 15 years of age (i.e., born after 5 April, 1966) please check box 1.<br /><br />[] 1 Child<br />[] 2 Single<br />[] 3 Married<br />[] 4 Widowed<br />[] 5 Other status</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="IE81A404">Question 5: Marital status<br /><div class="i1">(i) The marital status indicated should relate to the person's present legal status.<br />(ii) If under 15 years of age (i.e., born after 5 April, 1966) please insert the check mark in box 1.<br />(iii) The category "Other status" relates only to persons who have obtained a divorce in another country.</div><br /></svar>

Value	Category
1	Single
2	Married
3	Widowed
4	Other
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates a person's marital status.

Universe

Ireland 1981: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

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