Analysis unit

Persons and households

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: no - Vacant Units: no - Households: yes - Individuals: yes - Group quarters: no

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: A dwelling has a distinct outer door and shall be considered as one house, although it may be occupied by several families living in separate apartments, or what are known as tenements, under the same roof. - Households: A "distinct family" is defined as (a) a man and his wife or a man and his and children living together, and no other person residing with them or family such as either of the foregoing, with their relatives, servants, and visitors residing with them. (b) All persons occupying the same house common and boarding at the same table, and their servants. (c) A person living alone whether occupying the whole or a part of a house, with servants, if any. (d) Two or more lodgers boarding together distinct from the family and their servants, if any. - Group quarters: A non-private household is a boarding house, hotel, guest house, barrack, hospital, nursing home, boarding schools, religious institution, welfare institution, prison, or ship, etc.

Universe

All persons present in Ireland at the time of census, including visitors and those in residence.

Kind of data

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: The National Archives of Ireland

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 4381387.

SAMPLE DESIGN: Full count

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The information is based on Form A- Household Schedule. Form B reports summary tables of population figures.