Language
Description
This module requires more work to complete. The variables were gathered for a specific project. The way they are currently formatted and categorised is inconsistent. It would take a few days to a week for someone clean up the scripts for this module.
Download the numeric language codes based on ISO 639-3 standard
Harmonized Variables
Harmonised variables will be completed when the module has been cleaned up.
First Language
la_199a1 | Home Language
What is your home language? First mention. (Alternative: What language do you speak at home? What language or languages do you speak most often at home? Language at home; Language usually spoken at home). 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_199a2 | Home Language
What is your home language? Second mention. (Alternative: What language do you speak at home? What language or languages do you speak most often at home? Language at home; Language usually spoken at home). 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_199a3 | Home Language
What is your home language? Third mention. (Alternative: What language do you speak at home? What language or languages do you speak most often at home? Language at home; Language usually spoken at home). 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_199b1 | First Language
What is your first language? 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_199c1 | Mother Tongue
In what language did/ do you and your mother communicate with each other? (Alternative: What is your mother tongue? Mother tongue). 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_199e1 | Language Spoken
What languages (including your mother tongue) can you speak well enough to take part in a conversation? 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_199e2 | Language Spoken
What languages (including your mother tongue) can you speak well enough to take part in a conversation? 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_199e3 | Language Spoken
What languages (including your mother tongue) can you speak well enough to take part in a conversation? 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_199e4 | Language Spoken
What languages (including your mother tongue) can you speak well enough to take part in a conversation? 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_199e5 | Language Spoken
What languages (including your mother tongue) can you speak well enough to take part in a conversation? 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_199e6 | Language Spoken
What languages (including your mother tongue) can you speak well enough to take part in a conversation? 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
Additional Language
la_299b1 | Second Language
What is your second language? First mention. (Alternative: Which other languages do you speak during a typical day? What other language do you speak well? First mention.) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299b2 | Second Language
What is your second language? Second mention. (Alternative: Which other languages do you speak during a typical day? What other language do you speak well? Second mention.) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299b3 | Second Language
What is your second language? Third mention. (Alternative: Which other languages do you speak during a typical day? What other language do you speak well? Third mention.) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299b4 | Second Language
What is your home language? Second mentioned (Alternative: What language or languages do you speak most often at home? And which other languages do you speak during a typical day? Language at home; Language usually spoken at home. Second mentioned) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c1 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c2 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c3 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c4 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?)
0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c5 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c6 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c7 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c8 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c9 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c10 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c11 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c12 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c13 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c14 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?)
0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c15 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c16 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)?(Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c17 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c18 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c19 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c20 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c21 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_299c22 | Additional Language
Which of the following languages do you understand enough in order to read a newspaper or to listen to news on the radio? (Read the list and write all languages that respondent say)? (Alternative: Which languages do you speak well enough in order to be able to have a conversation, excluding your mother tongue?) 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
Other Language
la_399b4 | Other Language
And which other languages do you speak during a typical day? Second mention.
0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_399d1 | Foreign Language
Which foreign languages do you understand? First mention.
0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_399d2 | Foreign Language
Which foreign languages do you understand? Second mention.
0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_399d3 | Foreign Language
Which foreign languages do you understand? Third mention.
0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
Survey Language
la_5a | Survey Language
Harmonized variable indicating language used on questionnaire or during interview. 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_599a1 | Interview Language
Language interview was conducted in? (Alternative: Language in which interview was conducted; Language in which the interview was taken; Language of interview; Interview Language; Language/ s; What interviewing language do you prefer?). 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other
la_599b1 | Questionnaire Language
Structured questionnaires in [language] (Alternative: Language of questionnaire). 0 = none, numeric codes based on ISO 639-3 standard, 99999 = other