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MTONGCH

Mother tongue, Switzerland

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Description

MTONGCH indicates the language the person knows best.

Comparability — General

The language spoken at home by the respondent is recorded in the 2000 Switzerland sample in LANGCH.

Universe

All persons

Availability

Switzerland: 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000