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Is that a language you first learned as a child at home, in school, or is it one that you learned elsewhere?
Where respondent learned another language · Asked in 2 waves, 2000–2006 · 1,040 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Childhood home | School | Elsewhere | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 53% | 34% | 14% | 673 | ±5 | |
| White |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 673 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 367 |
| 33% |
| 49% |
| 18% |
| 378 |
| ±6 |
| Black † | 51% | 32% | 17% | 54 | ±17 |
| Hispanic | 88% | 4% | 8% | 160 | ±9 |
| Asian † | 91% | 7% | 2% | 75 | ±14 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 6 | ±41 |
General Social Survey 2006 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.