2006 Census Topic-based tabulations

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Mother Tongue of Female Spouse or Partner (8), Mother Tongue of Child (8), Mother Tongue of Male Spouse or Partner (8) and Age Group of Child (5) for Children Under 18 Years of Age Living in an Opposite-sex Couple Family of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

About this variable: Mother tongue of child (8)

Definition

Mother tongue

Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

Values

  1. Total - Mother tongue of child Footnote 1
  2. English
  3. French
  4. Non-official language
  5. English and French
  6. English and non-official language
  7. French and non-official language
  8. English, French and non-official language

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

Return to footnote 1 referrer