Table 3.

Rotated factor matrix from principal components analysis with Oblimin rotation of 14 code-switching questions.

	Component
	Behaviors	Comfort	Preference
Generally, I switch between Cantonese and English	.690
I switch between Cantonese and English when I’m speaking	.861
I switch between Cantonese and English in the same sentence	.883
I switch between Cantonese and English between sentences (e.g. one sentence in one language, then the next one is in the other language)	.890
I use Cantonese and English everyday		.664
I switch between Cantonese and English easily		.879
It takes effort for me to switch between Cantonese and English a		.910
I am comfortable switching between Cantonese and English in public (e.g. in front of strangers)		.447
I am comfortable switching between Cantonese and English in private (e.g. in front of people I know well)		.482
Overall, I am comfortable switching between Cantonese and English		.528
I like to switch between Cantonese and English			.833
I like it when other people speak to me using both Cantonese and English			.952
I prefer to switch between Cantonese and English			.677
I prefer to use one language when communicating with other bilingualsa,b
Total variance (%)	42.77	13.23	9.82
Reliability (α)	.86	.83	.78

^aReverse-scored item.

^bRemoved item.