A researcher would like more detail on demographic characteristics for the use/knowledge of sign languages (mother tongue, language spoken at home, languages understood, and languages most used at work, than is available from the Census 2016 profile or Census 2016 TBTs/data tables), for Ottawa and Gatineau.
The Census 2016 profile gives us three categories of sign languages: American Sign Language, Quebec Sign Language, and Sign Languages n.i.e. = not included elsewhere / non incluses ailleurs*)
The researcher has a few questions…
1. More specifics about those sign languages covered under “n.i.e./n.i.a. “? If more is known, is it possible to either get a partial or complete list of these, and if so, could she get contact information for a custom tabulation (contact information)?
2. Are there more data tables (or a PUMFJ) to come on socio-demographics (i.e., occupation, education and income) for these three sign languages spoken/mother tongue/understood (at least three as below) for Ottawa and Gatineau? I found a number of Census 2016 TBTs/data tables with three categories of sign languages for Ottawa and Gatineau (but only with the demographics of age and/or sex … or 100% data I think).
- a. 98-400-X2016345 Language Spoken at Home (263), Single and Multiple Responses of Language Spoken at Home (3), Mother Tongue (269) and Age (7) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census
- b. 98-400-X2016059 Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census
- c. 98-400-X2016057 Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2016 Census
- d. 98-400-X2016058 Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada and Forward Sortation Areas, 2016 Census Agglomerations
- e. 98-400-X2016075 Language Spoken Most Often at Home (269), Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home (270) and Age (15A) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents, Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations
- f. First Official Language Spoken (7), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (269), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents
i. 98-400-X2016069 Canada and Forward Sortation Areas
ii. 98-400-X2016070 Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census
Divisions and Census Subdivisions
iii. 98-400-X2016071 Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census
Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations
iv. 98-400-X2016072 Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census
Agglomerations and Census Tracts
v. 98-400-X2016073 Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal
Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order)
Thank you for any further suggestions for the researcher to pursue. We note that she could go back into the 2006 PALS survey in RTRA. If possible, she’d rather have more current sign language / demographic data tables though.
Answer:
Subject matter has responded with the following:
1. The Sign Languages, n.i.e. category consists of sign languages that are not Quebec Sign Language or American Sign Language, so for example, the n.i.e category consists of broad responses of “Sign Language”, as well as more specific responses such as Polish Sign Language or Spanish Sign Language. It is not possible to have a custom tabulation with the breakdown of this category.
2. Any table consisting of the full detailed version of a language variable also has the sign language categories in them. The detailed language variables are with demographic information only. There are also a few language of work tables with detailed variables which show the sign language categories. Here they are:
98-400-X2016094
98-400-X2016095
That said, if you can’t find a table with all the variables you need, you can always request a custom tabulation.
Regarding the PUMF however, the individuals PUMF will be released this winter and it will include variables on language, however I do not believe they will be so detailed as to include the sign language categories.
