This statistic shows a distribution of respondents to a survey question designed to find out how those residing in Scotland feel about the future of Gaelic. In January 2013, the largest group of respondents said they would be happy if the amount of people who were able to use the language was about the same as it currently is.
Thinking about Scotland in 50 years time, how many people would you like to be speaking Gaelic?
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ScotCen. (January 31, 2014). Thinking about Scotland in 50 years time, how many people would you like to be speaking Gaelic? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/309888/futire-level-of-gaelic-speakers-in-scotland/
ScotCen. "Thinking about Scotland in 50 years time, how many people would you like to be speaking Gaelic?." Chart. January 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309888/futire-level-of-gaelic-speakers-in-scotland/
ScotCen. (2014). Thinking about Scotland in 50 years time, how many people would you like to be speaking Gaelic?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309888/futire-level-of-gaelic-speakers-in-scotland/
ScotCen. "Thinking about Scotland in 50 Years Time, How Many People Would You like to Be Speaking Gaelic?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309888/futire-level-of-gaelic-speakers-in-scotland/
ScotCen, Thinking about Scotland in 50 years time, how many people would you like to be speaking Gaelic? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309888/futire-level-of-gaelic-speakers-in-scotland/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Thinking about Scotland in 50 years time, how many people would you like to be speaking Gaelic? [Graph], ScotCen, January 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/309888/futire-level-of-gaelic-speakers-in-scotland/