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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableLangHome
LabelWhich language do you speak at homeB2.24
Question text Which language do you usually speak at home? If you speak several languages at home, please give the one that you use the most.
Responses
1 AFRIKAANS 0
2 ALBANIAN, ARVANITIKA 0
3 ALBANIAN, GHEG 0
4 ALBANIAN, TOSK 0
5 ALLEMANNISCH 0
6 ALSATIAN 0
7 ARABIC, JUDEO-MOROCCAN 0
8 ARABIC, LEVANTINE (ISRAEL) 0
9 ARMENIAN 0
10 AVAR (RUSSIA) 0
11 AWADHI (INDIA) 0
12 AYMARA, CENTRAL (ARGENTINA, PERU) 0
13 BASQUE 0
14 BELORUSSIAN 0
15 BEMBA (ZAMBIA) 0
16 BENGALI, BANGLADESHI, BANGLA (INDIA) 0
17 BHOJPURI (INDIA) 0
18 BOSNIAN 0
19 BRETON 0
20 BULGARIAN 0
21 CATALAN 0
22 CHECHEN (RUSSIA) 0
23 CHINESE, HAKKA 0
24 CHINESE, MANDARIN 0
25 CHINESE, MIN NAN 0
26 CHUVASH (RUSSIA) 0
27 CROATIAN 0
28 CZECH 0
29 DANISH 0
30 DECCAN (INDIA) 0
31 DUTCH 0
32 ENGLISH 830
33 ERZYA (RUSSIA) 0
34 ESTONIAN 0
35 FINNISH 0
36 FRENCH 1
37 FRISIAN, WESTERN (NEATHERLAND) 0
38 FULACUNDA (SENEGAL) 0
39 GAELIC, IRISH 0
40 GAGAUZ (MOLDOVA) 0
41 GALICIAN 0
42 GASCON 0
43 GEORGIAN 0
44 GERMAN, STANDARD 1
45 GREEK 0
46 GUARANI, PARAGUAYAN 0
47 GUJARATI(SOUTH AFRICA,INDIA) 1
48 HEBREW 0
49 HUNGARIAN 0
50 ICELANDIC 0
51 HINDI 0
52 ITALIAN 2
53 JAKATI (MOLDOVA) 0
54 JAPANESE 0
55 KANNADA (INDIA) 1
56 KAONDE (ZAMBIA) 0
57 KARAIM (LITHUANIA) 0
58 KIRMANJKI (TURKEY) 0
59 KURMANJI (TURKEY) 0
60 LADINO (ISRAEL) 0
61 LALA-BISA (ZAMBIA) 0
62 LAMBA (ZAMBIA) 0
63 LATVIAN 0
64 LENJE (ZAMBIA) 0
65 LESSER ANTILLEAN CREOLE 0
67 LIGURIAN 0
68 LITHUANIAN 0
69 LOMBARD 0
70 LOZI (ZAMBIA) 0
71 LUNDA (ZAMBIA) 0
72 LUVALE (ZAMBIA) 0
73 MACEDONIAN 0
74 MAITHILI (INDIA) 0
75 MALAY 0
76 MALAYALAM (INDIA) 0
77 MALINKE (SENEGAL) 0
78 MAMBWE-LUNGU (ZAMBIA) 0
79 MANDINKA (SENEGAL) 0
80 MAORI 0
81 MAPUDUNGUN (CHILE) 0
82 MARATHI (INDIA) 0
83 MBOWE (ZAMBIA) 0
84 MINGRELIAN (GEORGIA) 0
85 MONTENEGRIAN 0
86 MWANGA (ZAMBIA) 0
87 NEAPOLITAN-CALABRESE 0
88 NORWEGIAN 0
89 NSENGA (ZAMBIA) 0
90 NYANJA (ZAMBIA) 0
91 NYIHA (ZAMBIA) 0
92 ORIYA (INDIA) 0
93 OSETIN (GEORGIA) 0
94 PANJABI,EASTERN(INDIA) 5
95 PIEMONTESE 0
96 POLISH 2
97 PORTUGUESE 1
98 PROVENCAL 0
99 QUECHUA, ANCASH, HUAYLAS 0
100 QUECHUA, SOUTH BOLIVIAN (ARGENTINA) 0
101 QUECH UA, AYACUCHO 0
102 QUICHUA, HIGHLAND, IMBABURA 0
103 ROMANI, BALKAN 0
104 ROMANI, CARPATHI AN 0
105 ROMANI, VLACH 0
106 RUMANIAN 0
107 RUMANIAN, ISTRO 0
108 RUMANIAN, MACEDO 0
109 RUSSIAN 0
110 SARDINIAN, LOGUDORESE 0
111 SCHWYZERDUTSCH (SWITZERLAND) 0
112 SERB 0
113 SERBO-CROATIAN 0
114 SERERE-SINE (SENEGAL) 0
115 SICILIAN 0
116 SINDHI (SINGAPRE, INDIA) 0
117 SLOVAK 0
118 SLOVENIAN 0
119 SOTHO, NORTHERN (SOUTH AFRICA) 0
120 SOTHO, SOUTHERN (SOUTH AFRICA) 0
121 SPANISH 0
122 SWATI (SOUTH AFRICA) 0
123 SWEDISH 0
124 TAMIL (INDIA) 1
125 TATAR (RUSSIA) 0
126 TELUGU (INDIA) 0
127 TIBETAN 0
128 TICANESE (SWITZERLAND) 0
129 TONGA (ZAMBIA) 0
130 TOUCOULEUR (SENEGAL) 0
131 TSONGA (SOUTH AFRICA) 0
132 TSWANA (SOUTH AFRICA) 0
133 TUMBUKA (ZAMBIA) 0
134 TURKISH 0
135 UKRAINIAN 0
136 URDU (INDIA) 1
137 VENETIAN 0
138 XHOSA (SOUTH AFRICA) 0
139 WELSH 1
140 WOLOF (SENEGAL) 0
141 YAHUDIC (ISRAEL) 0
142 YIDDISH 0
143 ZULU 0
201 ASHANTI (GHANA) 0
202 BLUCH (PAKISTAN) 0
203 CHINESE, CANTONESE 2
204 DORIC (SCOTLAND) 0
205 ESAN (NIGERIA) 0
206 EWE (GHANA) 0
207 GA (GHANA) 0
208 GAELIC (SCOTLAND) 1
209 FARSI (IRAN) 0
210 INDONESIAN 0
211 IRANIAN 0
212 IWO (UGANDA) 0
213 JAMAICAN PATOIS 0
214 MALTESE 0
215 MENDE (SIERRA LEONE) 0
216 MIRPUARY/MIRPUIR (PAKISTAN) 0
217 MNADINGGO (GAMBIA) 0
218 PAHARI (PAKISTAN) 0
219 PUSHTO (PAKISTAN) 0
220 SARAKI (PAKISTAN) 0
221 SOMALI 0
222 SWAHILI 0
223 TWI (GHANA) 0
224 UGANDAN 0
225 VIETNAMESE 0
226 YORUBA (NIGERIA) 0
228 VALENCIANO 0
229 MALLORQUIN 0
230 UDMURT 0
231 AZERI 0
232 KURDISH 0
233 KARBADIN 0
234 BALKAR 0
235 KOMI 0
236 PERSIAN 0
237 ASYRIAN 0
997 Other 2
998 Don't know 0
999 Not answered 8
-2 Skp, A+C+D versions 2699
-1 No self-completn 709
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY.
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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