8. Where did you usually live one year ago?Answer if aged 1 year or over.
[Question 8 was asked for persons age 1+.]
[] 1 Same as now
[] 2 Elsewhere in Ireland (including Northern Ireland), write in your full address
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[] 3 Elsewhere abroad, write in country
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Question 8 -- Where did you usually live one year ago?
This question is for persons aged 1 year or over. The guidelines in relation to question 7 also apply to this question. If your place of usual residence one year before the Census was the same as now you should mark box 1 (same as now).
Question 6-10. The purpose of questions 6 - 10 is to study migration patterns, both short-term and long-term. The resulting information will give us a picture of where people are moving to and from and their characteristics in terms of age, sex, education, occupation etc.
Comparing a person's place of birth (question 6) and his or her current place of usual residence (question 7) gives an indication of the extent of longer term migration.
[Examples omitted.]
Location (question 7) is a key characteristic that is used with other data to build an accurate picture of our population. It is the basis for the annual population estimates and for population projections. It is also used to determine changes to electoral boundaries.
By comparing a person's usual residence one year before the Census (question 8) and their residence at Census time (question 7), we get an indication of the extent to which people change residence. The responses also provide data on the extent of internal migration within Ireland.