Census of Population and Housing of the Kyrgyz Republic, 2009 - IPUMS Subset
Kyrgyzstan, 2009
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KGZ_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, IPUMS
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- KGZ2009_PHC-H-H.dat
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Mother tongue (KG2009A_LANG1)
Data file: KGZ2009_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
184
End:
186
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="KG09A418 KG09A419 KG09A420"><span class="em">6. Language</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="KG09A418"><div class="i1">6. 1 Mother tongue</div><br /><div class="i2">________</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="KG09A418"><div class="i1">6. 1 Mother tongue</div><br /><div class="i2">________</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Kyrgyz |
| 002 | Azerbaijani |
| 003 | Armenian |
| 004 | Belarusian |
| 005 | Georgian |
| 006 | Kazakh |
| 008 | Russian |
| 009 | Tajik |
| 010 | Turkmen |
| 011 | Uzbek |
| 012 | Ukrainian |
| 015 | Avar |
| 021 | English |
| 023 | Arabic |
| 026 | Afghan |
| 028 | Bashkir |
| 032 | Bulgarian |
| 041 | Dargin |
| 042 | Dungan |
| 049 | Yazdi |
| 051 | Kalmykia |
| 054 | Karachay-Balkar |
| 059 | Chinese |
| 062 | Korean |
| 068 | Kurdish |
| 072 | Lezgin |
| 083 | German |
| 089 | Persian |
| 100 | Tatar |
| 107 | Turkish |
| 108 | Turkic |
| 112 | Uigur |
| 119 | Chemshil |
| 122 | Gypsy |
| 125 | Chechen |
| 146 | Pakistan (Urdu) |
| 199 | Other |
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="KG09A418 KG09A419 KG09A420"><span class="em">Question 6. Language<br />Subquestion 6.1. Mother tongue</span><br /><br />In the answer about the mother tongue the language is to be recorded which the person questioned recognizes as his/her native.<br />If the person finds difficult to name his/her mother tongue, the language he/she can speak best of all or the language usually spoken in the household is to be recorded.<br />The mother tongue of children who can not speak yet and other young children is to be determined by their parents. If parents find difficult to determine the mother tongue of their child, the language usually spoken in the household is to be recorded. The mother tongue of deaf and dumb persons is considered the language in which they read and write or the language used by the members of their household or persons they mainly communicate to.<br /><br /><span class="em">Subquestion 6.2. Other languages fluently spoken</span><br /><br />The language is to be recorded in the answer, in which the person questioned can read, write and fluently speak.<br />For persons who can not speak fluently other languages, as well as for children who can not speak yet, "No" is to be filled in here. <br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's mother tongue.
Universe
Kyrgyzstan 2009: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |