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LS variable metadata
| HHLDLNG11 |
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| Table | ME11 2011 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | English as a household language. 2011. |
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| Source | 2011 Census. Question P18 (What is your main language?). |
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| Code notes | 1-4, -6, -9 |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | All adults speak English as a main language / English or Welsh (Wales) |
| 2 | At least one (but not all) adults speak/s English as a main language/ English or Welsh (Wales) |
| 3 | No adults speak English as a main language/ English or Welsh (Wales) but at least one child does |
| 4 | No one speaks English as a main language/ English or Welsh (Wales) |
| -6 | Missing |
| -9 | No code required (Communal Establishment, No person household) |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 4425 |
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| fullname | (ME11)HHLDLNG11 |
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| description | This variable describes whether English is used as a main language in a household. |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 2011 Census. Question P18 (What is your main language?). |
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| derived | Y |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | An adult is defined as someone who is not a dependent child.
Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time ans short-term migrants are excluded from this variable. For all Welsh or UK outputs, the second half of the values must be used as English and Welsh cannot be differentiated between in Wales.
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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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| field0 | ME11 |
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