Table 14.27
Main spoken language,a
by minority ethnic group
| Aged 16 and over |
|
|
|
|
1999 |
|
| Main spoken language |
Minority ethnic group |
|
|
|
Black
Caribbean |
Indian |
Pakistani |
Bangladeshi |
Chinese |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| English |
99 |
55 |
45 |
20 |
41 |
| Gujarati |
- |
19 |
0 |
- |
c |
| Hindi |
- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
c |
| Punjabi |
- |
20 |
32 |
- |
c |
| Urdu |
- |
2 |
20 |
0 |
c |
| Bengali |
- |
0 |
0 |
54 |
c |
| Sylheti |
- |
- |
0 |
25 |
c |
| Patois/Creole |
1 |
- |
0 |
- |
c |
| Other European language |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
c |
| Other language |
0 |
3 |
3 |
- |
c |
| Cantonese |
b |
b |
b |
b |
50 |
| Mandarin |
b |
b |
b |
b |
3 |
| Haka |
b |
b |
b |
b |
4 |
| Hokien |
b |
b |
b |
b |
1 |
| Other language (Chinese
sample only) |
b |
b |
b |
b |
1 |
|
| Bases (weighted) |
866 |
1206 |
725 |
274 |
207 |
|
| Bases (unweighted) |
1289 |
1275 |
1258 |
1092 |
657 |
a Asked of Black Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Chinese respondents only.
b Asked of Chinese sample only.
c Not asked of Chinese sample.
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