Immigration and Spoken Language Christopher Martin [email_address]

Data Source US Census Bureau Language Use, English Ability, and Linguistic Isolation data were collected in the 2000 census Foreign Born Citizens are collected during census years and from the American community surveys. TIGER/LINE files

US Census Bureau

Language Use, English Ability, and Linguistic Isolation data were collected in the 2000 census

Foreign Born Citizens are collected during census years and from the American community surveys.

TIGER/LINE files

Data Format All data is originally in excel files Some is also available in PDF Required parsing and conversion Certain fields had to be extracted Conversion to dbf for inclusion in ArcMap

All data is originally in excel files

Some is also available in PDF

Required parsing and conversion

Certain fields had to be extracted

Conversion to dbf for inclusion in ArcMap

Language Data Wide Variety available Census Tract County State Individual languages Language Families

Wide Variety available

Census Tract

County

State

Individual languages

Language Families

Data Used Total Foreign Born Population Percentage of total pop. Total Number of Non-English Speakers at Home Percentage of total pop. Number of speakers per language family Percentage of total pop. Primary Language Family per Unit

Total Foreign Born Population

Percentage of total pop.

Total Number of Non-English Speakers at Home

Percentage of total pop.

Number of speakers per language family

Percentage of total pop.

Primary Language Family per Unit

Visualizing Language Data Predominant non english language Language family is essentially a category, assigned a unique color Number of non english speakers Dot Density worked well here Percentage of Total Population Graduated symbol worked best Calculated field was useful mostly for the legend

Predominant non english language

Language family is essentially a category, assigned a unique color

Number of non english speakers

Dot Density worked well here

Percentage of Total Population

Graduated symbol worked best

Calculated field was useful mostly for the legend

Graduated Symbols

Proportional Symbols

Predominant Language Family

Visualizing Immigration Data Not actually done yet Not available at the county level  Percent of total population Graduated Symbols a likely choice Raw Number per county Dot density could work Dependent on the range of values

Not actually done yet

Not available at the county level 

Percent of total population

Graduated Symbols a likely choice

Raw Number per county

Dot density could work

Dependent on the range of values

Multivariate Visualization Mostly looked really ugly Also, confusing

Mostly looked really ugly

Also, confusing

C’est Finis Questions?

Questions?