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THE NC HUNGARIAN CLUB figures reflect similar percentages as their mother tongues. Ihe majority (6796) in this group also claim to have two mother tongues, English and Hungarian. Therefore, this duality is prevalent not only in the concept of ethnic identity, but also in that of mother tongue. However, a fairly significant proportion claims to have English as their mother tongue (22%). At the same time, though, no G2 respondent professes to be only of American ethnicity. In the guestionnaire, respondents had three options to the perceived competence-related question: “Which language can you speak better: Hungarian, English, or egually?" In the sample, egual Hungarian and English competence shows the highest percentage — 3996 followed by stronger Hungarian (3196) and stronger English (29%). Competence has also turned out to show strikingly different patterns in Gl and G2 groups. Table 21: Declared competences in Gl vs. G2 groups Responses 1 - Hungarian 2 - English 3 - Equal stronger stronger G1 (N=29, 1 N/A) 12 (41%) 4 (14%) 13 (45%) G2 (N=9) 0 7 (78%) 2 (12%) G1 subjects claim in almost equal percentages to have equal competence (45%) or to have stronger Hungarian competence (41%). Only a slight minority states that they have stronger English competence (14%). However, an overwhelming majority of G2 subjects (78%) claim to have stronger English competence, and only a slight minority claim to have equal (12%). No G2 subject states that their Hungarian competence is stronger. With regard to the date of immigrating to the USA, obviously only Gl subjects have been classified into four clusters. Table 22: Date of immigrating to the USA — GI group Clusters Subjects (N=29, 1 N/A) | Percentages 1 — After 1989 12 43% 2 — Between 1957 and 1989 8 29% 2 — After the Revolution of 1956 o (in 1956 and 1957) 4 14% 3 - Before 1956 4 14% e 127 "
