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Latino Language-Use Patterns In New York City, 2005, Carolina Barrera-Tobón Dec 2008

Latino Language-Use Patterns In New York City, 2005, Carolina Barrera-Tobón

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Introduction: This study examines the linguistic patterns of New York City Latinos in comparison to other race/ethnic groups as of 2005.

Methods: Data on Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, reorganized for public use by the Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, IPUMSusa. Cases in the dataset were weighted and analyzed to produce population estimates.

Results: Among all four racial/ethnic groups the foreign-born population reported speaking English at home at lower rates than the domestic-born population, a finding which could have been anticipated. Yet, Latinos reported speaking English at home at …