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Language Skills

LINGO1 Language of the interview: English or Spanish (other). (87-05)
LINGO2 Language of the interview: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, or Korean. (95, 02)
ANYENGL If the interview is in Spanish (LINGO1): Do you speak any English? (03-05)
TALKENGL If "yes" (ANYENGL): Would you say you speak English very well, fairly well, or only a little? (03-05)
ANYSPAN If the interview is in English (LINGO1): Do you speak any Spanish? (03-05)
TALKSPAN If "yes" (ANYSPAN): Would you say you speak Spanish very well, fairly well, or only a little? (03-05)
OTHLANG2 Do you speak any other language besides English or Spanish? (03)
OTHLANG1 Do you speak any other language besides [the language of the interview]? (94, 95, 97, 02)
WHATLANG If "yes, one" (OTHLANG1): Which language is that? If "yes, several": Which other language do you speak best? Four categories. (94, 95, 97, 02)
TALKLANG If "yes" (OTHLANG1): Would you say you speak [that language] very well, fairly well, or only a little? (94, 95, 97, 02)
WORKLANG        If R is Hispanic or Asian, and working: How often do you speak English at work? Would you say: always, most of the time, some of the time, or not at all? (95) 




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