Codes and Frequencies
| Code | Label |
irelan
2016
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union, excluding Ireland | 57,335 |
| 2 | Rest of Europe | 1,651 |
| 3 | Africa | 2,796 |
| 4 | Asia | 5,881 |
| 5 | America | 10,055 |
| 6 | Other countries | 6,933 |
| 8 | Unknown | 4,310 |
| 9 | NIU (not in universe) | 402,161 |
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Description
This variable indicates the person's country of previous residence.
Universe
- Ireland 2016: Present persons age 1+ who lived abroad for one year or more
Availability
- Ireland: 2016
Questionnaire Text
[] 1. Yes
[] 2. No
If 'Yes',
Country of last previous residence _____
[Question 9: Have you live outside the republic of Ireland for a continuous period of one year or more?]
The information collected in this question is used to establish migration patterns, which, combined with nationality, sex, age and economic status, provides a detailed picture of who immigrated to Ireland by year of arrival since the last census and their reasons for doing so.
If the person has lived outside of Ireland for one year or more they should mark the 'Yes' box and if not mark the 'No' box.
If the person has lived outside of Ireland for a continuous period they should write in the year they returned to live in Ireland and also the country they previously resided in.