Household Language by Household Limited...
In households where one or more people spoke a language other than English, the household language assigned to all household members was the non-English language spoken by the first person with a non-English language. This assignment scheme ranked household members in the following order: householder, spouse, parent, sibling, child, grandchild, other relative, stepchild, unmarried partner, housemate or roommate, and other non-relatives. Therefore, a person who spoke only English may have had a non-English household language assigned during tabulations as a result of living in a household with a non-English household language.
Government agencies use information on language spoken at home for their programs that serve the needs of the foreign-born and specifically those who have difficulty with English. Under the Voting Rights Act, language is needed to meet statutory requirements for making voting materials available in minority languages. The Census Bureau is directed, using data about language spoken at home and the ability to speak English, to identify minority groups that speak a language other than English and to assess their English-speaking ability. The U.S. Department of Education uses these data to prepare a report to Congress on the social and economic status of children served by different local school districts. State and local 96 agencies concerned with aging develop health care and other services tailored to the language and cultural diversity of the elderly under the Older Americans Act.
Source: Pittsburgh American Community Survey 2014 - Miscellaneous Data
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| Name | Household Language by Household Limited English Speaking Status |
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| Created | 3 years ago |
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