Census - Question.

[Pigwidgeon]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Pigwidgeon wrote:
> 
> > Question 9 is: Can you understand, speak, read, or write Welsh. It
> > only appears on the Welsh household form (i.e. the form going to
> > people in Wales).
> >
> > In England Question 9 is: This question is not applicable in 
England.
> >
> > Amusingly they feel the need to ask the same question on the Welsh
> > language version of the form (the form written in Welsh for the 
Wlesh
> > households who want it).
> 
> Do they ask about Gaelic in Scotland and/or Ireland? Or are the 
Welsh
> you guys' "vocal minority"?

I am pretty sure they ask on the Scottish form. Did not study the NI 
one closely to check. The silly point is that I know more Welsh 
speakers who do not live in Wales (and hence do not have the option 
of answering such a question) that I know Welsh speakers living in 
Wales.


Simon