Table 2.2
Intergenerational language continuity index, Canada, Quebec and Canada outside Quebec, 1971 to 2011

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Table 2.2
Intergenerational language continuity index, Canada, Quebec and Canada outside Quebec, 1971 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Intergenerational language continuity index. The information is grouped by Five year period (appearing as row headers), Language, English, French and Other, calculated using intergenerational language continuity index units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Five year period Language
English French Other
intergenerational language continuity indexTable 2.2 Note 1
Canada  
1971 to 1976 1.16 0.95 0.45
1976 to 1981 1.13 0.97 0.51
1981 to 1986 1.11 0.97 0.52
1986 to 1991 1.12 0.97 0.57
1991 to 1996 1.13 0.98 0.61
1996 to 2001 1.15 1.00 0.61
2001 to 2006 1.16 1.00 0.66
2006 to 2011 1.21 1.06 0.62
Quebec  
1971 to 1976 1.15 1.01 0.69
1976 to 1981 1.09 1.01 0.71
1981 to 1986 1.07 1.02 0.72
1986 to 1991 1.12 1.03 0.70
1991 to 1996 1.14 1.03 0.71
1996 to 2001 1.18 1.05 0.67
2001 to 2006 1.22 1.05 0.72
2006 to 2011 1.29 1.10 0.65
Canada outside Quebec  
1971 to 1976 1.16 0.69 0.42
1976 to 1981 1.13 0.73 0.48
1981 to 1986 1.11 0.74 0.49
1986 to 1991 1.12 0.70 0.55
1991 to 1996 1.13 0.69 0.59
1996 to 2001 1.15 0.72 0.60
2001 to 2006 1.15 0.73 0.65
2006 to 2011 1.21 0.79 0.61
Note 1.

See the glossary for a complete definition of this indicator.

Return to note 1 referrer

Sources: Lachapelle, Réjean and Jean-François Lepage. 2010. Languages in Canada, 2006 Census. Canadian Heritage and Statistics Canada, Canadian Heritage catalogue no. CH3-2/8-2010, and calculations by the authors for the 2011 Census of population.
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