Data tables, 2016 Census

Mother Tongue of Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Mother Tongue of Child (10), Mother Tongue of Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Child (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10) and Age of Child (2) for Children Under 18 Years of Age in Couple Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2016 Census - 100% Data

About this variable: Mother tongue - Married spouse or common-law partner (10)

Definition

Mother tongue
'Mother tongue' refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time the data was collected. If the person no longer understands the first language learned, the mother tongue is the second language learned. For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, the mother tongue is the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. The person has two mother tongues only if the two languages were used equally often and are still understood by the person. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. The child has two mother tongues only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time.

Values

  1. Total - Mother tongue of married spouse or common-law partner Footnote 1
  2. English
  3. French
  4. Non-official language
  5. Aboriginal
  6. Non-Aboriginal
  7. English and French
  8. English and non-official language
  9. French and non-official language
  10. English, French and non-official language

Footnotes

Footnote 1

The 'married spouse or common-law partner' is the first spouse or partner listed on the census questionnaire.

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