Federal Population Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Switzerland, 2000
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Reference ID
CHE_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- CHE2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- CHE2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Spoken language at home and at work (CH2000A_LANGHMWK)
Data file: CHE2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
274
End:
277
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
8. Language</p>
<p>For infants who cannot speak yet, indicate the mother's language.
<br />Persons speaking Friulian or Ladin should not indicate 'Italian' but 'Rhaeto-Romansch'.</p>
<div class="i1">a. What language do you think in and how best?</div><div class="i2">(Select just one reply)<br /><br />[] German<br />[] French<br />[] Italian<br />[] Rhaeto-Romansch<br />[] Other language, namely: ____</div><div class="i1">b. What language do you speak regularly?</div><div class="i2">(Several answers possible)<br /><br />Schoolchildren and students should not list the languages they are studying but only those they speak regularly at school.<br /><br />At school, at work</div><div class="i3">[] Swiss German dialect<br />[] High German<br />[] Swiss French patois<br />[] French<br />[] Ticino or Grisons Italian dialect<br />[] Italian<br />[] Rhaeto-Romansch<br />[] English<br />[] Other language(s)</div><div class="i2">At home with your family</div><div class="i3">[] Swiss German dialect<br />[] High German<br />[] Swiss French patois<br />[] French<br />[] Ticino or Grisons Italian dialect<br />[] Italian<br />[] Rhaeto-Romansch<br />[] English<br />[] Other language(s)</div>
<p>For infants who cannot speak yet, indicate the mother's language.
<br />Persons speaking Friulian or Ladin should not indicate 'Italian' but 'Rhaeto-Romansch'.</p>
<div class="i1">a. What language do you think in and how best?</div><div class="i2">(Select just one reply)<br /><br />[] German<br />[] French<br />[] Italian<br />[] Rhaeto-Romansch<br />[] Other language, namely: ____</div><div class="i1">b. What language do you speak regularly?</div><div class="i2">(Several answers possible)<br /><br />Schoolchildren and students should not list the languages they are studying but only those they speak regularly at school.<br /><br />At school, at work</div><div class="i3">[] Swiss German dialect<br />[] High German<br />[] Swiss French patois<br />[] French<br />[] Ticino or Grisons Italian dialect<br />[] Italian<br />[] Rhaeto-Romansch<br />[] English<br />[] Other language(s)</div><div class="i2">At home with your family</div><div class="i3">[] Swiss German dialect<br />[] High German<br />[] Swiss French patois<br />[] French<br />[] Ticino or Grisons Italian dialect<br />[] Italian<br />[] Rhaeto-Romansch<br />[] English<br />[] Other language(s)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1111 | German and dialect |
| 1112 | German only |
| 1113 | A Germanic dialect only |
| 1121 | French and Patois |
| 1122 | French only |
| 1123 | Patois only |
| 1131 | Italian and dialect |
| 1132 | Italian only |
| 1133 | An Italian dialect only |
| 1140 | Romansh |
| 1211 | German and English |
| 1212 | French and English |
| 1213 | Italian and English |
| 1221 | German and another language |
| 1222 | French and another language |
| 1223 | Italian and another language |
| 1311 | German, English and another language/other languages |
| 1312 | French, English and another language/other languages |
| 1313 | Italian, English and another language/other languages |
| 2111 | German and French |
| 2112 | German and Italian |
| 2113 | German and Romansh |
| 2114 | French and Italian |
| 2116 | Italian and Romansh |
| 2121 | German, French and English |
| 2122 | German, Italian and English |
| 2123 | German, Romansh and English |
| 2124 | French, Italian and English |
| 2131 | German, French and another language/other languages |
| 2132 | German, Italian and another language/other languages |
| 2133 | German, Romansh and another language/other languages |
| 2134 | French, Italian and another language/other languages |
| 2141 | German, French, English and another language/other languages |
| 2142 | German, Italian, English and another language/other languages |
| 2144 | French, Italian, English and another language/other languages |
| 2211 | German, French, Italian |
| 2212 | German, French, Romansh |
| 2213 | German, Italian, Romansh |
| 2214 | French, Italian, Romansh |
| 2221 | German, French, Italian and English |
| 2222 | German, French, Romansh and English |
| 2223 | German, Italian, Romansh and English |
| 2231 | German, French, Italian and another language/other languages |
| 2241 | German, French, Italian, English and another language/other languages |
| 2242 | German, French, Romansh, English and another language/other languages |
| 2311 | The four national languages |
| 2321 | The four national languages and English |
| 2341 | The four national languages, English and another language/one of the other languages |
| 3111 | English |
| 3112 | Another language |
| 3200 | English and another language/other languages |
| 9900 | Response suppressed |
| 9998 | Unknown |
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
Definition
This variable indicates the person's spoken language at home and at work.
Universe
Switzerland 2000: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |