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An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know (cid:0)    BACK TO TOPICS PAGE [/ACS/WWW/ABOUT/WHY-WE-ASK-EACH-QUES… We ask questions about whether a person speaks a language other than English at home, what language he/she speaks, and how well he/she speaks English to create statistics about language and the ability to speak English. Local, state, tribal, and federal agencies use language data to plan government programs for adults and children who do not speak English well. These data are also used to ensure that information about public health, law, regulations, voting, and safety is communicated in languages that community members understand. Your privacy concerns We use your confidential survey answers to create statistics like those in the results below and in the full tables that contain all th data—no one is able to figure out your survey answers from the statistics we produce. The Census Bureau is legally bound to strict confidentiality requirements. Individual records are not shared with anyone, including federal agencies and law enforcemen entities. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents' answers with anyone, including companies, other federal agenci and law enforcement. Question as it appears on the form We ask one question about whether people speak a language other than English at home, what language they speak, and how well they speak English to create a profile of the languages spoken in communities. (cid:0)    VIEW QUESTION Results from this question The results from this question are compiled to provide communities with important statistics about language. You can see some these published statistics here for the nation, states, and your community. United States People Who Speak a Language Other Than English at Home 22.0 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Social Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02] People Who Speak English Less Than Very Well 8.4 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Social Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02] People Who Speak Spanish at Home 13.4 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Social Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP02] Language spoken at home data help communities: Educate Children We ask about language spoken at home in combination with other information, such as disability status, school enrollment, and poverty status, to help schools understand the needs of their students and qualify for grants that help fund programs for those students (Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). Information on how many children and youth with limited English- speaking abilities who depend on services provided through schools helps school districts make long-term staffing and funding decisions. Ensure Equal Opportunity We want to know about the languages spoken by people in the community in combination with information about housing, voting employment, and education, to help the government and communities enforce laws, regulations, and policies against discrimination based on national origin. For example, language data are used to support the enforcement responsibilities under the Voting Rights Act to investigate differences in voter participation rates and to enforce laws and policies related to bilingual election requirements. Knowing languages spoken in a community also helps federal agencies identify needs for services for people with limited English proficiency under Executive Order 13166. Understand Changes Researchers, advocacy groups, and policymakers are interested in knowing whether people who speak languages other than English have the same opportunities in education, employment, voting, home ownership, and many other areas. For example, language data are used with age and ancestry data to address language and cultural diversity needs in health care plans for the older population. History of language spoken at home question The language spoken at home question originated with the 1890 Census. It was transferred to the ACS in 2005 when it replaced the decennial census long form. Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No [https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No