Table 2 Frequency of Francophones by type of language variable from each data source
From: Ascertaining the Francophone population in Ontario: validating the language variable in health data
Language variables - CCHS survey data | French speakers (%) |
|---|---|
(Total unweighted sample size from CCHS Cycle 1.1 (2000–2001) to CCHS 2012, n = 198,509) |  |
Mother tongue | 12,530 (6.3%) |
Language often spoken at home (LOSH) [1] | 6,040 (3.6%) |
128 (0.4%) | |
10,036 (6.0%) | |
Language spoken to the doctor | 2,984 (1.8%) |
Language of interview | 3,828 (1.9%) |
Language of preference | 3,811 (1.9%) |
Administrative health data | Â |
Primary language spoken at home at regular basis – CCRS (n = 212,954) | 6,883 (3.2%) |
Primary language – HCRS (n = 716,698) | 19,854 (2.8%) |
Primary language – OMHRS (n = 233,408) | 3,146 (1.4%) |