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Standard question module 36. There are two standard question modules for Main Language Other Than English Spoken at Home:
Question module for detailed data Alternative one 37. This standard question for detailed data for the variable Main Language Other Than English Spoken at Home is recommended for all household-based surveys and other statistical and administrative collections designed to collect extensive data on main language other than English spoken at home. It provides detailed information about the language background of the Australian population, in addition to identifying those respondents who may suffer disadvantage associated with a lack of English competence.
38b. To use the CAI module for obtaining detailed data for the variable Main Language Other Than English Spoken at Home please inform Data Management, Dissemination and Survey Support at the question specification stage of survey development by including a statement to that effect in your question specifications. 39. Instructions are included for those respondents who speak more than one language, other than English, in the home. For self-enumerated surveys, respondents are instructed to indicate the language other than English spoken most often and to mark one box in the checklist or to write in one response where tick boxes don't apply. For interview-based surveys, an interviewer could use a prompt like "Which of those languages [do you] [does the person] [does (name)] use most often?" if a multiple response is given after asking the question. 40. The list of languages provided with this question module has been included primarily on the basis of the statistical significance of these languages in the Australian context. Approximately 90% of Australians speak at least one of these languages and the use of this list ensures compatibility across collections and minimises coding costs. Cantonese and Mandarin are both included to ensure that the response 'Chinese', for example, is not erroneously coded to one or the other. It will be reviewed periodically as different languages assume a greater or lesser significance in the Australian context as a result of changing migration patterns. 41. The 'Yes, Other' category is included for those people who speak a language in the home that is not offered in the list as a response to the question. 'Please specify' is added to the 'Other' category and a space is provided for respondents to write in their language. 42. Each language response to the question will need to be matched to an entry in the Australian Standard Classification of Languages (ASCL), Second Edition, Coding Index (see Coding Procedures in Classification and Coding). Alternative two 43. If there is a need for detailed information but space constraints are an over-riding consideration then the tick boxes can be deleted (except the tick box for 'No, English only'), leaving the 'Yes, Other - please specify' option for respondents to write in their language. If this is done, however, there will be significant additional coding costs since each response will need to be matched to an entry in the ASCL coding index (see Coding Procedures in Classification and Coding).
Question module for minimum data 45. The standard question module for minimum data for the variable Main Language Other than English Spoken at Home is as follows:
Standard input categories Input categories for detailed data 47. The standard input categories for Main Language Other Than English Spoken at Home are the base level units of the ASCL and are represented by their four-digit codes. For operational reasons, residual categories and codes and supplementary codes also exist to enable 'not elsewhere classified' and 'inadequately described' responses to be processed within a collection coded at the four-digit level. Full details regarding the standard classification and code structure, residual categories and codes, and supplementary codes can be found in the ASCL. Input categories for minimum data 48. The standard input categories for the Question Module for Minimum Data are:
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