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Spanish and Chinese are the main U.S. languages after English
6 de agosto de 2013
Nancy Potok, directora en funciones de la Oficina del Censo
The United States Census Bureau has released an {interactive map;http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/language/data/language_map.html} that reveals the wide range of languages spoken in households around the country, accompanied by a report on the proportion of people who speak English very well and the growing number of people who speak other languages. Businesses can tailor communications to meet their customers needs. Emergency responders can use it to be sure they communicate with people who need help. Schools and libraries can offer courses to improve English proficiency and offer materials written in other languages says Nancy Potok, acting director of the Census Bureau.Also available is the report {Language Use in the United States: 2011′;http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acs-22.pdf}, which details the number of people who do not speak English at home and their ability to speak English. The report shows that more than half (58 percent) of U.S. residents ages 5 and older who do not speak English at home, do, in fact, speak English very well.The percentage of those who speak a language other than English at home went from 17.9 percent in 2000 to 19.7 percent in 2007, and the proportion continued to grow, reaching 20.8 percent in 2011. This study provides evidence of the growing role of languages other than English in the national fabric. Yet, at the same time that more people are speaking languages other than English at home, the percentage of people speaking English proficiently has remained steady says Camille Ryan, a statistics specialist in the Census Bureaus Education and Social Stratification Branch and the author of the report.
