Table 1.2
Language used by minority language children1 in various situations, Canada 2006

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Table 1.2
Language used by minority language children in various situations, Canada 2006
Language used French minority language children English minority language children
Language for reading Language for Internet use Language with friends Language for reading Language for Internet use Language with friends
percent
Only English 29.3 45.4 52.6 17.5 40.3 41.7
More in English than French 21.2 24.7 24.8 31.7 26.1 31.7
Same English and French 19.4 16.2 0.4 22.5 17.4 0.7
More in French than English 15.3 6.1 20.5 16.1 8.0 23.8
Only in French 13.7 5.4 1.1 11.1 6.3 0.4
Other 1.2 2.2 0.6 1.1 2.0 1.6
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1. Children under the age of 16.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities, 2006.
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