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Table 6.

Factor loadings for L1 and L2 Language Use Questionnaire totals for healthy bilinguals.

	L1	L2
	RC 1 (Background/Exposure)	RC 1 (Background/Environment)	RC 2 (Use/Exposure)
L2 AoA	–	−0.81	−0.17
LAR	0.84	0.21	0.83
Use	0.50	−0.05	0.77
Family proficiency	0.39	0.80	−0.04
Education	0.94	0.64	0.58
Exposure	0.81	0.58	0.72
Confidence	0.81	0.69	0.58
Variance	50%	37%	36%

	L1	L2
	RC 1 (Background/Exposure)	RC 1 (Background/Environment)	RC 2 (Use/Exposure)
L2 AoA	–	−0.81	−0.17
LAR	0.84	0.21	0.83
Use	0.50	−0.05	0.77
Family proficiency	0.39	0.80	−0.04
Education	0.94	0.64	0.58
Exposure	0.81	0.58	0.72
Confidence	0.81	0.69	0.58
Variance	50%	37%	36%

Note. Factor loadings greater than 0.6 are in bold. AoA = age of acquisition; LAR = language ability ratings; RC = rotated component.