Childhood language
Datafile
Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
childhoodlanguage_w14.kidlang
Question label:
Childhood language
Question text:
What language was spoken in your home when you were a child?
Question universe:
if (ff_ivlolw 1 & ff_everint 1) | ff_kidlang = MIS (If new entrant never interviewed or childhood language is missing)
Question interviewer instructions:
IF MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE, SELECT THE MAIN LANGUAGE
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 17 | 0.05% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 23212 | 65.44% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 30 | 0.08% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| English | 1 | 10342 | 29.16% |
| Welsh | 2 | 37 | 0.1% |
| Gaelic | 3 | 13 | 0.04% |
| French | 4 | 50 | 0.14% |
| German | 5 | 24 | 0.07% |
| Italian | 6 | 52 | 0.15% |
| Polish | 7 | 131 | 0.37% |
| Spanish | 8 | 50 | 0.14% |
| Arabic | 9 | 40 | 0.11% |
| Bengali | 10 | 106 | 0.3% |
| Gujarati | 11 | 75 | 0.21% |
| Punjabi | 12 | 184 | 0.52% |
| Urdu | 13 | 168 | 0.47% |
| Somali | 14 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Cantonese | 15 | 33 | 0.09% |
| Hindi | 16 | 35 | 0.1% |
| Sylheti | 17 | 28 | 0.08% |
| Mandarin | 18 | 23 | 0.06% |
| Portuguese | 19 | 33 | 0.09% |
| Other language | 97 | 637 | 1.8% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 28996 | 73.79% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| refusal | -2 | 15 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| English | 1 | 6801 | 17.31% |
| Welsh | 2 | 38 | 0.1% |
| Gaelic | 3 | 5 | 0.01% |
| French | 4 | 26 | 0.07% |
| German | 5 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Italian | 6 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Polish | 7 | 76 | 0.19% |
| Spanish | 8 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Arabic | 9 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Bengali | 10 | 197 | 0.5% |
| Gujarati | 11 | 144 | 0.37% |
| Punjabi | 12 | 299 | 0.76% |
| Urdu | 13 | 178 | 0.45% |
| Somali | 14 | 35 | 0.09% |
| Cantonese | 15 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Hindi | 16 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Sylheti | 17 | 46 | 0.12% |
| Mandarin | 18 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Portuguese | 19 | 49 | 0.12% |
| Turkish | 20 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Other language | 97 | 586 | 1.49% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only available for IEMB | -11 | 40577 | 89.79% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| refusal | -2 | 9 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.02% |
| english | 1 | 1482 | 3.28% |
| welsh | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| gaelic | 3 | 4 | 0.01% |
| french | 4 | 89 | 0.2% |
| german | 5 | 19 | 0.04% |
| italian | 6 | 50 | 0.11% |
| polish | 7 | 192 | 0.42% |
| spanish | 8 | 67 | 0.15% |
| arabic | 9 | 104 | 0.23% |
| bengali | 10 | 152 | 0.34% |
| gujarati | 11 | 247 | 0.55% |
| punjabi | 12 | 406 | 0.9% |
| urdu | 13 | 285 | 0.63% |
| somali | 14 | 102 | 0.23% |
| cantonese | 15 | 28 | 0.06% |
| hindi | 16 | 59 | 0.13% |
| sylheti | 17 | 22 | 0.05% |
| mandarin | 18 | 27 | 0.06% |
| Portuguese | 19 | 89 | 0.2% |
| turkish | 20 | 44 | 0.1% |
| other language | 97 | 933 | 2.06% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.01% |
| english | 1 | 44068 | 80.76% |
| welsh | 2 | 479 | 0.88% |
| gaelic | 3 | 36 | 0.07% |
| french | 4 | 156 | 0.29% |
| german | 5 | 107 | 0.2% |
| italian | 6 | 81 | 0.15% |
| polish | 7 | 267 | 0.49% |
| spanish | 8 | 93 | 0.17% |
| arabic | 9 | 144 | 0.26% |
| bengali | 10 | 762 | 1.4% |
| gujarati | 11 | 540 | 0.99% |
| punjabi | 12 | 1044 | 1.91% |
| urdu | 13 | 482 | 0.88% |
| somali | 14 | 126 | 0.23% |
| cantonese | 15 | 98 | 0.18% |
| hindi | 16 | 95 | 0.17% |
| sylheti | 17 | 45 | 0.08% |
| mandarin | 18 | 81 | 0.15% |
| other language | 97 | 1976 | 3.62% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
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