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\nCensus data is collected every 5 years.
\nThe Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS) datasets break the national Census data down by various geographic levels -
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\n(ix) Regional Authority Areas;
\n(x) Health Board Areas;
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For teaching use please fill in the ISSDA Data Request Form for Teaching Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets here: Request Form for Teaching Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets and email it to: issda@ucd.ie","title":"Census of Population - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS), 1996","citation:depositor":"Central Statistics Office (CSO)","subject":"Social Sciences","citation:series":{"citation:seriesName":"Census of Population - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS)","citation:seriesInformation":"Small Area Population Statistics datasets break the national data down by various geographic levels (Electoral Division, Gaeltacht, etc.). The census data relate to the de facto population, i.e. the population recorded for each area represents the total of all persons present within its boundaries on Census night together with all persons who arrived in that area on the following morning, not having been enumerated elsewhere.
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\nDocumentation Terms
\nDocumentation remains the copyright of the creator or depositor.
\nDocumentation is freely available to download outside the ISSDA data request process. Click ‘Accept’ in the ‘Dataset Terms’ window to download or view files.
\nData and Documentation Copyright
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\nSample of Anonymised Records (COPSAR)
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\nSmall Area Population Statistics (SAPS)
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\nPlace of Work Census of Anonymised Records (POWCAR)
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