Federal Population Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset
Switzerland, 2011
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Reference ID
CHE_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Department of Home Affairs / Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- Data files
- CHE2011_PHC-H-H
- CHE2011_PHC-P-H
Third main language (detailed) (CH2011A_LANG3)
Data file: CHE2011_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
185
End:
189
Width:
5
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">Personal questionnaire</span></p>
<p>1. What is your main language, i.e. the language you think in and know best?</p>
<div class="i1">If you think in more than one language in which you are fluent, please specify them below.<br /><br />[] 1 German (or Swiss German)<br />[] 2 French (or Swiss French patois)<br />[] 3 Italian (or Ticino or Grisons Italian dialect)<br />[] 4 Rhaeto-Romansch<br />[] 5 Serbian / Croatian<br />[] 6 Albanian<br />[] 7 Portuguese<br />[] 8 Spanish<br />[] 9 English<br />[] 10 Other(s), please specify: ____</div><p>27. What is the main language, i.e. the language which the person thinks in and knows best?</p>
<div class="i1">[Asked only of those who do not live alone in question 23.]<br /><br />More than one answer is possible for someone who thinks in more than one language and knows these languages very well.<br /><br />For infants who cannot speak yet, indicate the mother's main language(s).<br /><br />Person 1</div><div class="i2">[] 1 German (or Swiss German dialect)<br />[] 2 French (or Swiss French patois)<br />[] 3 Italian (or Ticino or Grisons Italian dialect)<br />[] 4 Rhaeto-Romansch<br />[] 5 Serbian/Croatian<br />[] 6 Albanian<br />[] 7 Portuguese<br />[] 8 Spanish<br />[] 9 English<br />[] 10 Other language(s)</div><div class="i1">[Same questions are repeated for persons 3 - 6 and omitted from this form]</div>
<p>1. What is your main language, i.e. the language you think in and know best?</p>
<div class="i1">If you think in more than one language in which you are fluent, please specify them below.<br /><br />[] 1 German (or Swiss German)<br />[] 2 French (or Swiss French patois)<br />[] 3 Italian (or Ticino or Grisons Italian dialect)<br />[] 4 Rhaeto-Romansch<br />[] 5 Serbian / Croatian<br />[] 6 Albanian<br />[] 7 Portuguese<br />[] 8 Spanish<br />[] 9 English<br />[] 10 Other(s), please specify: ____</div><p>27. What is the main language, i.e. the language which the person thinks in and knows best?</p>
<div class="i1">[Asked only of those who do not live alone in question 23.]<br /><br />More than one answer is possible for someone who thinks in more than one language and knows these languages very well.<br /><br />For infants who cannot speak yet, indicate the mother's main language(s).<br /><br />Person 1</div><div class="i2">[] 1 German (or Swiss German dialect)<br />[] 2 French (or Swiss French patois)<br />[] 3 Italian (or Ticino or Grisons Italian dialect)<br />[] 4 Rhaeto-Romansch<br />[] 5 Serbian/Croatian<br />[] 6 Albanian<br />[] 7 Portuguese<br />[] 8 Spanish<br />[] 9 English<br />[] 10 Other language(s)</div><div class="i1">[Same questions are repeated for persons 3 - 6 and omitted from this form]</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01101 | German |
| 01111 | English |
| 01121 | Dutch |
| 01151 | Danish |
| 01155 | Swedish |
| 01201 | French |
| 01212 | Italian |
| 01231 | Spanish |
| 01241 | Portuguese |
| 01251 | Romanian |
| 01301 | Russian |
| 01321 | Serbo-Croatian |
| 01331 | Polish |
| 01341 | Slovak |
| 01342 | Czech |
| 01501 | Albanian |
| 01601 | Greek |
| 02401 | Hungarian |
| 03133 | Turkish |
| 10101 | Arabic |
| 12153 | Hindi |
| 12232 | Farsi |
| 12233 | Kurdish |
| 13135 | Tamil |
| 16101 | Chinese |
| 17127 | Vietnamese |
| 99997 | Other languages |
| 99998 | Unknown |
| 99999 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Universe
Switzerland 2011: Persons who speak a third main language [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]
concept
Concept