1971 Census - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom, 1971

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Reference ID

GBR_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Office of Population and Surveys for England and Wales, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Metadata

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Aug 01, 2025

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Aug 01, 2025

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Language spoken and/or written (UK1971A_LANG)

Data file: GBR1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 94

End: 94

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="h2">Part B</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Complete a line in Part B for every person present, that is every person who:</span><div class="i1">a) Spends Census night 25/26 April 1971 in this household or<br />b) Joins this household on Monday 26 April and has not been included as present on Census from elsewhere.</div><p>W. [This question is only available in the Wales census form]</p>
<div class="i1">a) Does the person speak Welsh? Tick the appropriate box.</div><div class="i2">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">b) If so, does the person:</div><div class="i2">[] Speaks English<br />[] Reads Welsh<br />[] Writes Welsh</div>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Not speaking Welsh or Gaelic
2	Speak Welsh or Gaelic only
3	Speak Welsh or Gaelic and English
4	Speak and read Welsh or Gaelic only
5	Speak and read Welsh or Gaelic and English
6	Speak, read and write Welsh or Gaelic only
7	Speak, read and write Welsh or Gaelic and English
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 languages spoken and/or written by a person who was enumerated in Wales or Scotland.

Universe

United Kingdom 1971: Present persons enumerated in Wales or Scotland [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

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