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Working Paper

Which American Languages are Dying?

April 10, 2019

This paper uses ACS data to quantify the vulnerability of endangered indigenous American languages.

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Working Paper

Household and Community Characteristics and Children's Acculturation

April 09, 2019

The American Community Survey is used to explore the associations of household and community characteristics with children’s linguistic acculturation.

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Working Paper

ACS Redesign of Language-Spoken-at-Home Data, 2016

November 2018

This report describes the processes, decision points, and challenges involved in the 2016 ACS language data redesign.

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Working Paper

Policy and Evaluation of the US Census Bureau’s Statistics on Language

April 02, 2018

This article examines how and why the U.S. Census Bureau asks about language.

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Working Paper

Assessing the Validity of the ACS English-Ability Question

October 05, 2015

This study is a first step in attempting to assess the continued validity of the English-ability item on the American Community Survey.

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Working Paper

Cognitive Testing of the ACS Language Questions in Spanish

August 26, 2015

The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) is the primary source of data on languages spoken in the U.S. Respondents.

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Working Paper

Language Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 2011

April 12, 2013

This graphic makes use of the ACS to examine the distribution of language use in metro areas with many large populations of speakers of non-English languages.

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Working Paper

Non-English Language Students in Palm Beach School District

April 2013

This analysis compares estimates from the administrative school-based data with those from the sample survey estimates of the ACS

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Working Paper

Mode Switching to Improve Estimates for Language Households

February 20, 2013

Looks at the potential value of using paradata on the reason for a CATI noninterview to select a different sample for CAPI follow up.

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Working Paper

Translation Review & Cognitive Testing: ACS Language Assistance Guides

March 2012

Documents findings of research program to pretest language assistance guide translations.

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Working Paper

Language Projections: 2010 to 2020

August 23, 2011

This paper presents projections of what the population speaking a language other than English might look like in 2020.

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Working Paper

Language Acquisition of U.S. Children

April 2010

This graphic shows that both age and time in the U.S. impact English-speaking ability of children from non-English speaking households.

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Working Paper

Risk Factors for Children in U.S., States, and Metro Areas

May 2009

This paper addresses a lack of sub-national data about children’s well-being using a new program designed to provide data for the entire nation.

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Working Paper

Language Needs of School-Age Children

April 19, 2008

Examines the characteristics of school-age children, their English-language speaking ability, and the adults with whom they reside.

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Working Paper

Language Use and English-Speaking Ability: ACS, C2SS, and Census 2000

2008

Comparison of national estimates of language between the 2005 ACS, Census 2000, and C2SS.

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Working Paper

Accessing and Using Language Data from the Census Bureau

March 15, 2007

Presentation on ACS language estimates for the 2007 Federal Interagency Conference on Limited English Proficiency.

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Working Paper

Language Use and Linguistic Isolation

January 26, 2007

In this paper, we discuss the Census measurement of household language and linguistic isolation.

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Working Paper

How Does Ability To Speak English Affect Earnings?

April 2005

This analysis explores the extent to which people who speak a non-English language are penalized by their level of English-speaking ability.

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Working Paper

Data Collected in the ACS from Households with Low English Proficiency

June 22, 2004

According to the results from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey (C2SS), the foreign born population grew by 57 percent since 1990.

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Working Paper

Report 9: Comparing Social Characteristics with Census 2000

June 2004

Compares results from Census 2000 to results from the American Community Survey for characteristics such as nativity, place of birth, language, and ancestry.

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Working Paper

Comparing Social Characteristics Between Census 2000 and the ACS

2003

Compares results from Census 2000 to results from the American Community Survey for characteristics such as nativity, place of birth, language, and ancestry.

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Working Paper

Assessment of Data Collected from Non-English Speaking Households

2003

Assess completeness of data collected from non-English speaking households to measure item nonresponse.

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Working Paper

Non-English Language Use and English Ability of Children: 2000

May 11, 2002

This analysis uses data from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey to examine change in language use and English ability of school-aged children since 1990.

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Working Paper

Language Use and Linguistic Isolation: Data and Methodological Issues

February 12, 2001

This paper discusses measurement of household language, English language ability, and linguistic isolation.

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Working Paper

Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign Born Population: 1850-1990

February 1999

This working paper presents selected decennial census data on the foreign-born population of the United States from 1850 to 1990.

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Working Paper

How Good is 'How Well'? The Census English-Speaking Ability Question

August 06, 1989

In this paper an exploration of the census self-reported English ability question is pursued.

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