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COLLECTION METHODS
STANDARD QUESTION MODULES 38. There are two standard question modules for First Language Spoken:
Question module for detailed data Alternative one 39. This standard question module for detailed data for First Language Spoken is recommended for all household-based and administrative collections designed to collect extensive data on first language spoken. 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.
40b. To use the standard question module for obtaining detailed data for First Language Spoken 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. 41. Interviewers should be instructed to mark 'English' for respondents who identify English and another language as their first language. If two (or more) languages are identified by the respondent, and none of them are English, interviewers should be instructed to prompt again for the predominant first language spoken. If more than one answer is still provided they should mark the first language mentioned as the respondent's first language. For self-enumerated questionnaires, respondents should be instructed to mark one box only. 42. The languages provided with this module have been included primarily on the basis of the statistical significance of these languages in the Australian context. Cantonese and Mandarin are both included to ensure that the response 'Chinese', for example, is not erroneously coded to one or the other. 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. This list will be reviewed periodically as different languages assume a greater or lesser significance in the Australian context as a result of changing migration patterns. 43. The 'Other' category is included for those people whose first language spoken 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. 44. 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 45. If there is a need for more detailed information but space constraints are an over-riding consideration then the tick boxes can be deleted (except the tick box for 'English'), leaving the '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 with an entry in the ASCL Coding Index (see Coding Indexes in Classification and Coding).
47. The standard question module for minimum data for the variable First Language Spoken follows:
Standard input categories Input categories for detailed data 49. The standard input categories for First Language Spoken are the base level units of the ASCL Input categories for minimum data 50. The standard input categories for the Question Module for Minimum Data are:
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