Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia
How well spoke English at time of interview
All of Surveyed Population
| Wave 1 |
Wave 2 |
Wave 3 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| % of Principal Applicant arrivals from 1 Sep 1993 to 31 Aug 1995 | |||
| Best/only | 31 |
32 |
32 |
| Very well | 11 |
12 |
13 |
| Well | 22 |
26 |
29 |
| Not well | 25 |
25 |
21 |
| Not at all | 12 |
5 |
4 |
| Totals | 100 |
100 |
100 |
* indicates sample size too small for reliable estimations to be made.
Only migrants to Australia who were interviewed in all three waves are represented by this data.
Wave 1 interview on average 4-5 months after arrival, wave 2 interview on average 16-17 months after arrival, Wave 3 interview on average 3½ years after arrival.
Notes
Results given ONLY for respondents whose language spoken best was a non-English language.
Data revised November 1999
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