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Table A2.4
Population distribution by mother tongue at the beginning of the period, 2006-2011 linkage, and 2006 census

Table A2.4. Population distribution by mother tongue at the beginning of the period, 2006-2011 linkage, and 2006 census
Table summary
This table displays the results of table a2.4. population distribution by mother tongue at the beginning of the period. The information is grouped by mother tongue (appearing as row headers), 2006 short questionnaire and 2006 long questionnaire, calculated using linkage and census units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Mother tongue 2006 short questionnaire 2006 long questionnaire
Linkage Census Linkage Census
English 59.3 59.1 57.6 57.4
French 22.9 21.4 22.5 22.2
Other 14.4 16.0 18.7 19.2
Multiple responses 3.4 3.6 1.2 1.2
English and French 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.3
English and other 2.0 2.2 0.7 0.7
French and other 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1
English, French and other 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Source: 2006 and 2011 Censuses of population.
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