Awkward questions: language issues in the 2011 census in England.

The 2011 Census in England broke new ground, as a question about language had never previously been asked. After stakeholder consultations and a series of trials, the census authority decided on two questions based on earlier censuses in the USA: one about the respondent’s ‘main language’ and anothe...

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Published in:	Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 181 - 194
Main Author:	Sebba, Mark
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2018
Subjects:	Census English language ability testing Monolingualism Questionnaires Test validity Acquisition of data United Kingdom
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost