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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Local Authority)

Variable Details

Variablemainglangg
LabelMain language
Question text What is your main language?
Responses
1 English (or Welsh in Wales) 2493190
2 Polish 27543
3 Panjabi 14013
4 Urdu 13773
5 Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 11082
6 Gujarati 10654
7 Arabic 8347
8 French 7954
9 Other 121550
-9 Not applicable 140043
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Local Authority)
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: These data comprise a 5% sample of anonymised individual 2011 Census records.
SamplingStratified sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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