Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1999

Variable Details

Variablelangm
LabelMain spoken language
Question text Which do you consider is your main spoken language?
Responses
1 English 329
2 Gujarati 20
3 Hindi 0
4 Punjabi 76
5 Urdu 21
6 Bengali 42
7 Sylheti 8
8 Patois/Creole 1
9 Other European language (eg French, Spanish) 0
10 Other (specify) 3
11 Cantonese 0
12 Mandarin 0
13 Haka 0
14 Hokien 0
15 Other 0
-9 Refusal (98) 1
-8 Don't know (99) 2
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 9137
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households in England;Adults;Children;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.