 Recognized minority languages have official status as well, usually in their respective regions.Neither the 1987 West German census nor the 2011 census inquired about language.Since the 2017 microcensus, a survey with a sampling fraction of 1% of the persons and households in Germany that supplies basic socio-demographic data and facilitates the ongoing monitoring of the labour market, a question asking, "Which language is being spoken predominantly in your household?"