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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2011-2012

Variable Details

VariableIRIS2
LabelUNDERSTANDING SPOKEN ABILITY
Question text Which statement best describes your current ability to understand spoken Irish?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Currently unable to understand spoken langauge 8
2 Able to understand single spoken words or simple spoken phra 145
3 Able to understand simple spoken sentences 113
4 Able to understand a conversation conducted at a simple leve 87
5 Able to understand complicated spoken sentences 32
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 1
Sysmiss 3304
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2011-2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD (UNDERSTANDING SPOKEN ABILITY)
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
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