Mnemonic: hh_welsh_speaking_adults
Applicability: Household
Type: Derived variable
Definition
Number of adults (aged 16 years and over) who can speak Welsh in households in Wales.
Classification
Total number of categories: 3
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 0 | No Welsh-speaking adults in household |
| 1 | At least one Welsh-speaking adult in household |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Households with no usual residents, and households in England.
Background
Read about how we developed and tested the questions for Census 2021.
Comparability with the 2011 Census
Highly comparable
What does highly comparable mean?
A variable that is highly comparable means that it can be directly compared with the variable from the 2011 Census. The questions and options that people could choose from may be slightly different, for example the order of the options may be swapped around, but the data collected is the same.
England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland comparisons
Country specific
What does country specific mean?
This variable has only been produced for Census 2021 in England and Wales.
Find out more about variables produced for Census 2021 in Northern Ireland and Census 2022 in Scotland.
Census 2021 data that uses this variable
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