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LS variable metadata
| AGGMAINLNGPRF11 |
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| Table | ME11 2011 Census |
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| Short description | Main Language (English) proficiency (Aggregated). 2011. |
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| Source | 2011 Census. Question P18 (What is your main language?) and P19 (How well do you speak English?). |
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| Code notes | 1-3, -6, -9 |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales) |
| 2 | Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) and speaks English very well or well |
| 3 | Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) and does not speak English well or at all |
| -6 | Missing |
| -9 | No code required (Students not at their term-time address) |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 4548 |
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| fullname | (ME11)AGGMAINLNGP |
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| description | This variable is a derived variable combined whether a person's main language is English or Welsh or not, and their proficiency in English if not their main language.. |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 2011 Census. Question P18 (What is your main language?) and P19 (How well do you speak English?). |
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| derived | Y |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | Main Language is a person's first or preferred language.
Proficiency in English language classifies people whose main language is not English (or not English or Welsh in Wales) according to their ability to speak English.
See also MAINLANG11 (Main Lang |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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| field0 | ME11 |
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