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LS variable metadata
| AMAINLANGPRFP21 |
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| Table | ME21 2021 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Alternative main language (English) proficiency. 2021. |
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| Source | 2021 Census. Questions P18 (What is your main language?) and P19 (How well can you speak English?). |
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| Code notes | 1-5, -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/ Main language is English or Welsh (Wales) |
| 2 | Main Language is not English/ Main language is not English or Welsh (Wales) and speaks English very well |
| 3 | Main Language is not English/ Main language is not English or Welsh (Wales) and speaks English well |
| 4 | Main Language is not English/ Main language is not English or Welsh (Wales) and does not speak English well |
| 5 | Main Language is not English/ Main Language is not English or Welsh (Wales) and does not speak English at all |
| -6 | Missing |
| -9 | No code required (Students not at their term-time address, Person is aged under 3) |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 5712 |
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| fullname | (ME21)AMAINLANGPRFP21 |
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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 | |
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| source | 2021 Census. Questions P18 (What is your main language?) and P19 (How well can 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. |
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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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