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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Understanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013

Variable Details

Variableb_kidlang
Labelchildhood language
Responses
-9 missing 3
-8 inapplicable 0
-7 proxy 3882
-2 refused 2
-1 don't know 3
1 english 44092
2 welsh 479
3 gaelic 36
4 french 156
5 german 107
6 italian 81
7 polish 267
8 spanish 93
9 arabic 144
10 bengali 762
11 gujarati 542
12 punjabi 1044
13 urdu 482
14 somali 126
15 cantonese 98
16 hindi 95
17 sylheti 45
18 mandarin 81
97 other language 1977
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationUnderstanding Society: Waves 1-4, 2009-2013
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