Title: U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make Informed Decisions 1902-2002
1 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
2 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
3The American Community Survey (ACS)
- Ongoing survey designed to replace the long form
in the 2010 Census. - The Census 2000 Supplementary Survey (C2SS) --
the year 2000 test of the ACS -- collected data
from a national sample of nearly 900,000
households. - Data provide the most comprehensive profile of
language use in the U.S. in over a decade.
In the C2SS, as in the 1990 census, people 5
years and over responded to the following
questions
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
4Children Who Speak a Language Other Than
English, 1980 to 2000
(Numbers in millions)
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census of
Population and Census 2000
Supplementary Survey
5 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
6Age of Children Who Speak a Language Other Than
English at Home, 1990 to 2000
(Numbers in millions)
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census of
Population and Census 2000
Supplementary Survey
7Nativity of Children Who Speak a Language Other
Than English at Home, 1990 to 2000
(Numbers in millions)
Note Native includes people born in the United
States, in U.S. Island Areas such as
Puerto Rico, or born abroad of American
parent(s). Source U.S. Census Bureau, 1990
Census of Population and Census 2000
Supplementary Survey.
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
8Languages Spoken at Home by Children, 1990 to 2000
(Numbers in millions)
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census of
Population and Census 2000
Supplementary Survey
9 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
10 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
11Children Who Speak English Less Than Very
Well of Those Speaking a Non-English Language at
Home
(In percent)
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census of
Population and Census 2000
Supplementary Survey
12 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
13Foreign-Born Children Who Speak a Language
Other Than English at Home by Age and Year of
Entry Percent Who Speak English Less Than Very
Well
(X) Does not apply. In addition to the foreign
born, this table includes people born in U.S.
Island Areas and people born abroad of American
parent(s). Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census
2000 Supplementary Survey
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
14 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
15Language Use of Children 15 to 17 Years by
Enrollment Status, 2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Supplementary Survey
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
16 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
17Non-English Language Use and English Ability by
Region, 2000
(Population age 5 to 17. In percent.)
31.1
19.6
14.9
9.8
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Supplementary Survey
18 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
19States with the Highest Number of Children
Speaking a Non-English Language at Home, 1990 to
2000
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Supplementary Survey
20Non-English Language Use and English Ability of
Children in U.S. and Selected States, 2000
(In percent)
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Supplementary Survey
21 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
22Top 10 Languages of Children Speaking a
Non-English Language at Home, 2000
U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Supplementary Survey
23 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002
24 U S C E N S U S B U R E A U Helping You Make
Informed Decisions 1902-2002