1200.0.55.005 - Language Standards, 2012, Version 1.1

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Contents >> Proficiency in Spoken English >> Classification and Coding - PSE

Proficiency in Spoken English - Classification and Coding

The standard classification is a flat or single-level classification consisting of four categories:

	Very well
	Well
	Not well
	Not at all

The code structure is:

	1 Very well
	2 Well
	3 Not well
	4 Not at all

Supplementary codes

Two supplementary codes are reserved for the following conditions:

The 'Not stated/Inadequately described' supplementary code is used for responses that are not stated or are ambiguous in the context of the standard classification and cannot be accurately coded to any of the four categories in the classification.

The 'Not applicable' supplementary code is used for respondents who did not speak a language other than English for their first language spoken and do not speak a language other than English at home.

Scope of the variable

The variable Proficiency in Spoken English applies to all persons who did not speak English as their first language or who speak another language at home.

Application of the classification to other variables

The Proficiency in Spoken English classification is not applicable to any other variable.

Coding procedures

Proficiency in Spoken English is self-coded to the classification.