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  • Language statistics

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    • Statistics and research
    Statistics on the use of Irish and Ulster-Scots and participation in Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage.

    Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic there was a reduction in the number of questions included in the Continuous Household Survey between 2020/21-2022/23. As a result, reports relating to languages were not produced were not produced in '2020/21. Questions on the Knowledge of Irish/Ulster -Scots were asked in 2021/22 and 2022/23 and results are included in the Headline Statistics reports for those years.

    Knowledge and use of languages in Northern Ireland

    These publications include the findings from the Irish and Ulster-Scots language modules of the Continuous Household Survey.

    • Knowledge and use of Irish and Ulster-Scots in Northern Ireland 2019/20
    • Knowledge and use of Irish and Ulster-Scots in Northern Ireland 2017/18
    • Knowledge and use of Irish and Ulster-Scots in Northern Ireland 2015/16

    Experience of culture and heritage in Northern Ireland

    These publications include the findings from the Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage modules of the Continuous Household Survey.

    • Experience of Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage in Northern Ireland 2023/24
    • Experience of Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage in Northern Ireland 2018/19
    • Experience of Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage in Northern Ireland 2016/17
    • Experience of Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage in Northern Ireland 2014/15

    Public attitudes towards the languages in Northern Ireland

    These publications include findings from the Northern Ireland Omnibus Surveys on Irish and Ulster-Scots.

    • Public attitudes towards Irish 2012
    • Public attitudes towards Ulster-Scots 2010

    Census based research into knowledge of Irish/Ulster-Scots languages

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    How to request information from the Department for Communities including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme. You may also request your own personal information, via a Right of Access Request.

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