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CRIC Survey on Official Languages December 2003 Preliminary Presentation

This survey of 2,002 Canadians 18 years of age and over was carried out by Environics Research Group, on behalf of CRIC, by telephone between December 11 and 29, 2003. Results to a survey of this size are considered accurate to within plus or minus 2.2 percent, nineteen times out of twenty. The margin of error for smaller sub-samples is larger.(Note: French language versions of questions were asked only to Francophone respondents in Quebec.): 

This survey of 2,002 Canadians 18 years of age and over was carried out by Environics Research Group, on behalf of CRIC, by telephone between December 11 and 29, 2003. Results to a survey of this size are considered accurate to within plus or minus 2.2 percent, nineteen times out of twenty. The margin of error for smaller sub-samples is larger. (Note: French language versions of questions were asked only to Francophone respondents in Quebec.)

Importance of Learning a Second Language: 

Importance of Learning a Second Language How important is it to you that [your children/children in your community] learn to speak a language other than English? Is it very, somewhat, not very or not at all important? Pour vous, dans quelle mesure est-ce qu’il est important que [vos enfants ou les enfants de votre collectivité] apprennent une langue autre que le français ? Est-ce que c’est très important, assez important, pas très important ou pas du tout important ? Note: Results for Quebec are for Francophones only. Results for regions and provinces outside Quebec are for Anglophones only. Results for all of Canada are for all respondents. CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

Which Second Language?: 

Which Second Language? If [your children/children in your community ] were to learn to speak another language, which language other than English would it be most important for them to learn ?  Si [vos enfants/les enfants de votre collectivité] devaient apprendre une autre langue, quelle langue autre que le français serait la plus importante à apprendre, pour eux ?  Note: Results for Quebec are for Francophones only. Results for regions and provinces outside Quebec are for Anglophones only. Spanish= 6% Chinese= 5% Cree = 11% Spanish = 9% Chinese = 16% ( In Vancouver, Chinese = 28 %) CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

Importance of Speaking a Second Language: 

Importance of Speaking a Second Language How important is it to you that [your children/children in your community] learn to speak a language other than English? Is it very, somewhat, not very or not at all important? CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003 Sub-Sample: Anglophones outside Quebec

Importance of Speaking a Second Language: 

Importance of Speaking a Second Language How important is it to you that [your children/children in your community] learn to speak a language other than English? Is it very, somewhat, not very or not at all important? If [your children/children in your community ] were to learn to speak another language, which language other than English would it be most important for them to learn ? CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003 Sub-Sample: Anglophones outside Quebec How to read this graph: 23% of respondents say it is not important to learn to speak a language other than English. Of the remaining 77% who do think it is important, 74% (or 57% of the total sample) say it is most important for them to learn French, and 23% (or 18% of the total sample) say it is most important for them to learn a language other than French.

Importance of Learning Second Language: By Age Group: 

Importance of Learning Second Language: By Age Group How important is it to you that [your children/ children in your community] learn to speak a language other than English? Is it very, somewhat, not very or not at all important? Pour vous, dans quelle mesure est-ce qu’il est important que [vos enfants ou les enfants de votre collectivité] apprennent une langue autre que le français ? Est-ce que c’est très important, assez important, pas très important ou pas du tout important ? CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

Importance of Learning Second Language: By Gender and Age Group: 

Importance of Learning Second Language: By Gender and Age Group How important is it to you that [your children/ children in your community] learn to speak a language other than English? Is it very, somewhat, not very or not at all important? Sub-Sample: Anglophones outside Quebec CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

Which Second Language? By Age Group: 

Which Second Language? By Age Group If [your children/children in your community ] were to learn to speak another language, which language other than English would it be most important for them to learn? Sub-Sample: Anglophones outside Quebec CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

Attitudes Toward Language and BilingualismAnglophones Outside Quebec (% agree): 

Attitudes Toward Language and Bilingualism Anglophones Outside Quebec (% agree) CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

Views on Language and Bilingualism, By Age Group: 

Views on Language and Bilingualism, By Age Group CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

Views on Language and Bilingualism, By Region: 

Views on Language and Bilingualism, By Region CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

Views on Language and Bilingualism, By Gender: 

Views on Language and Bilingualism, By Gender CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

Views on Language and BilingualismBy Country of OriginSubsample: Respondents outside Quebec: 

Views on Language and Bilingualism By Country of Origin Subsample: Respondents outside Quebec CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

Views on Language By Knowledge of Other Languages: 

Views on Language By Knowledge of Other Languages CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

I Wish I Could Speak French / English: 

I Wish I Could Speak French / English I am going to read you a series of statements. For each of the following please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree….You wish you could speak French. Je vais vous lire une série d’énoncés. Veuillez me dire si vous êtes fortement d’accord, plutôt d’accord, plutôt en désaccord ou fortement en désaccord avec chacun d’eux…Vous aimeriez parler anglais. Note: Results for Quebec are for Francophones only. Results for regions and provinces outside Quebec are for Anglophones only. Results for all of Canada are for all respondents. CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

I Wish I Could Speak French / English: 

I Wish I Could Speak French / English I am going to read you a series of statements. For each of the following please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree….You wish you could speak French. Je vais vous lire une série d’énoncés. Veuillez me dire si vous êtes fortement d’accord, plutôt d’accord, plutôt en désaccord ou fortement en désaccord avec chacun d’eux…Vous aimeriez parler anglais. * Source for 1977: The Searching Nation (Southam Press andamp; Goldfarb), n=1924. Note that the results for 1977 do not take into account whether or not respondents said they already spoke French or English. CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003

I Wish I Could Speak French / English: 

I Wish I Could Speak French / English I am going to read you a series of statements. For each of the following please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree….You wish you could speak French. CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003 Sub-Sample: Anglophones outside Quebec

I Wish I Could Speak French / English: 

I Wish I Could Speak French / English I am going to read you a series of statements. For each of the following please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree….You wish you could speak French. CRIC Survey on Official Languages, December 2003 Sub-Sample: Anglophones outside Quebec who do not already speak French

For Further Information:: 

For Further Information: Dr. Andrew Parkin CRIC – Research 449 Sussex Dr., 2nd Fl. Ottawa, ON K1N 6Z4 (613) 247-8686 aparkin@cucweb.ca www.cric.ca