Census of Population - Sample of Anonymised Records (COPSAR), 2006 doi:10.7929/ISSDA/XKN5M5 ISSDA 2026-02-17 1 Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2026, "Census of Population - Sample of Anonymised Records (COPSAR), 2006", https://doi.org/10.7929/ISSDA/XKN5M5, ISSDA, V1, UNF:6:V6C5GN0bmEyoBsMVMgp+tw== [fileUNF] Census of Population - Sample of Anonymised Records (COPSAR), 2006 COPSAR 2006 doi:10.7929/ISSDA/XKN5M5 0007-03 Central Statistics Office (CSO) ISSDA Irish Social Science Data Archive ISSDA Central Statistics Office (CSO) 2026-02-17 Census of Population - Sample of Anonymised Records (COPSAR) A 5% anonymised, individual level sample of the data from the Census. 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.<br> Census data is collected every 5 years. ISSDA holds COPSAR data for 1996, 2002 and 2006 only. Social Sciences Demography Economic activity Educational background Employment Housing tenure Internet access Housing age Academic achievement Cars Census data Civil status Population migration Place of birth Age Employment status Computers Wastewater disposal and handling Water supply Religious affiliation Central heating Sex Censuses A 5% anonymised, individual level sample of the data covering demographic and socio-economic variables has been made available from the 2006 Census. A Census of Population of Ireland was taken on the night of Sunday, 23 April 2006, in accordance with the Statistics (Census of Population) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 786 of 2005). The census figures 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 the night of Sunday, 23 April 2006, together with all persons who arrived in that area on the morning of Monday, 24 April 2006, not having been enumerated elsewhere. <br> Census data is collected every 5 years. 2006-04-23 Ireland Individual Respondents to the 2006 census Survey data <b> Data is available to request for non-commercial research and teaching purposes </b><br>For non-commercial research use please fill in the ISSDA Data Request Form for Research Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets here: <a href="https://www.ucd.ie/issda/t4media/ISSDA_Data_Request_Form_for_Research_Purposes_Pseudonymised_Datasets.docx">Request Form for Research Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets</a> and email it to: <a href="issda@ucd.ie">issda@ucd.ie</a><br>For teaching use please fill in the ISSDA Data Request Form for Teaching Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets here: <a href="https://www.ucd.ie/issda/t4media/ISSDA_Data_Request_Form_for_Teaching_Purposes_Pseudonymised_Datasets.docx">Request Form for Teaching Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets</a> and email it to: <a href="issda@ucd.ie">issda@ucd.ie</a><br>Please note that ISSDA provides access to the 5% anonymised, individual level sample of the data. A 10% anonymised sample is available on the <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international/">IPUMS International website</a>. IPUMS hosts Census data from 104 countries covering 656 Censuses and over 1 billion persons. Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section A 5 per cent random sample of the recoded person records from each county was selected. The records within each county were sorted randomly before output to the sample file. Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Population group ISSDA may only supply data for use in the EEA and adequacy decision countries. The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used.<br> Any work based in whole or part on resources provided by ISSDA, should acknowledge: "Central Statistics Office - Census year Person Microdata File" and " © Government of Ireland" and also ISSDA, in the following way: “Accessed via the Irish Social Science Data Archive - www.ucd.ie/issda”. <b> Data is available for non-commercial research and teaching purposes </b><br> Data can only be downloaded by registered users who accept the terms of the ISSDA End User Licence. The ISSDA End User Licence is in Section 2 of the ISSDA Data Request form located above in section “Terms of Use”. SAR2006updated.tab 212006 38 text/tab-separated-values UNF:6:V6C5GN0bmEyoBsMVMgp+tw== copsar-2006.sps Census 2006 SPSS setup file application/x-spss-syntax SAR2006updated.dat Census 2006 data file text/x-fixed-field censussampleform_2006.pdf Census 2006 questionnaire application/pdf SAR_User_Guide_2006.pdf User guide application/pdf