Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2004

Variable Details

Variablelangrdm
LabelMain language read
Question text Which do you consider is the main language you prefer to read?
Responses
1 English 140
2 Punjabi (Gurmukhi script) 6
3 Punjabi (Urdu script) 0
4 Gujarati 10
5 Bengali 3
6 Urdu 23
7 Hindi 1
8 Traditional Chinese 7
9 Simplified Chinese 1
10 Patois/Creole 0
11 Other European language (eg French, Spanish) 4
12 Other 0
13 None 0
-9 No answer/refused 1
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 8158
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population and ethnic minority groups, living in private households in England.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.