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LS variable metadata
| AGGMAINLNGPRF21 |
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| Table | ME21 2021 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Main Language (English) proficiency (Aggregated). 2021. |
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| Source | 2021 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 Missing, -9 No code required (Students not at their term-time address). |
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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 | 5352 |
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| fullname | (ME21)AGGMAINLNGPRF21 |
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| description | This variable is a derived variable combining 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 | |
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| source | 2021 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 | How well people whose main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) speak English.
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| keyword | Language |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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