2300|USE OF LANGUAGES IN BILINGUAL COMMUNITIES (II). BALEARIC ISLANDS

— Province of origin of the interviewee, the father and the mother of the interviewee. — If you are not born in the Balearic Islands: time of residence in the Balearic Islands and if you had, or currently have, problems with Catalan. — Degree of knowledge of Spanish and Catalan. — Self-perception as Spanish/Speaker or as Catalan/Speaker. — Language spoken during childhood in your home. If in the home of the interviewee were spoken Catalan and Spanish: language in which he began to speak. — If only one language (Spanish or Catalan) was spoken in the interviewee’s house: age at which he came into contact with the other language and place of learning. — Language in which teaching was taught in school. — Language commonly used in various social situations. — Language commonly used when talking to your father, your mother and your friends. — Preference for interacting with people who speak Spanish or who speak Catalan. — Preferred language when attending public events and watching television. — Number of hours a day you use to watch TV. — Predominant language of the television you usually watch. — If the interviewee reads Catalan: language in which you prefer to read. — If the interviewee is married or currently living as a couple: place of origin of the couple, time they have resided in the Balearic Islands and language in which they usually speak with their partner. — If the interviewee has children: the language in which your children speak to each other. Possession of children currently studying: children’s ages and language in which teaching is provided in the educational establishments they attend. — If the interviewee speaks Catalan: language in which you regularly speak with your children. — Opinion on whether in the last 10 years the number of people who speak Catalan has increased. Expectations of evolution to 10 years. — According to various phrases about the use of Catalan in public schools, in the Administration and, in general, in the world of work. — Opinion on the degree of difficulty, to function in daily life, of people who do not know Catalan. — Traits that a person must gather in order to be considered Catalan. — Opinion on the language in which compulsory basic education should be provided in the Balearic Islands. — Language in which I would prefer to be served in the official centres and in which I would prefer to have the forms that you have to fill in. — Opinion on the policy of the Government of the Balearic Islands to promote Catalan. — Opinion on the current importance of knowing foreign languages. — Opinion on the importance given to the study of foreign languages in the different levels of education in Spain. — Degree of knowledge of English, French, Portuguese, German and Italian. — Preferred term to refer to the Balearic Islands. — Regionalist sentiment. — Scale of regionalist sentiment. — Meaning of ‘Spain’ for the interviewee. — Scale of political ideology of the interviewee. — Vote recall in the regional elections of May 1995. — Vote recall in the general elections of March 1996.