American Community Survey 2005 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2005

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Reference ID

USA_2005_CS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Speaks English (US2005A_0433)

Data file: USA2005-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 277

End: 277

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 6

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

13. a) Does this person speak a language other than English at home?

[] Yes
[] No

[Q13. b-c are asked if the person can speak a language other than English at home.]

b) What is this language? ____

For example: Korean, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese

c) How well does this person Speak English?

[] Very well
[] Well
[] Not well
[] Not at all

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Does not speak English
3	Yes, speaks only English
4	Yes, speaks very well
5	Yes, speaks well
6	Yes, but not well

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the respondent speaks only English at home, and also reports how well the respondent, who speaks a language other than English at home, speaks English.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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