Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2011-2012

Variable Details

VariableIRIS13
LabelUnderstand, speak, read, write Irish
Question text Firstly some questions about the Irish language. Can you understand, speak, read or write Irish?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Understand spoken Irish 8
2 Speak Irish 9
3 Read Irish 145
4 Write Irish 26
5 None of the above 0
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 3502
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2011-2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD (IRISH ABILITY) CODE ALL THAT APPLY
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services Agency’s (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually