Level
Child
Category
Demographics
Definition
The code for the specific language or dialect that a person uses to communicate.
Fields (FIELD NAME)
ENG (English)
SPA (Spanish)
CHI (Chinese)
KOR (Korean)
VIE (Vietnamese)
GL (Tagalong)
JPN (Japanese)
OTHERLANG (Other languages not tracked)
NAT (Native Central, South American, and Mexican languages)
CAR (Caribbean Languages (e.g., Haitian-Creole, Patois))
MS (Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages (e.g., Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali))
EAS (East Asian Languages (e.g., Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog))
NAAN (Native North American/Alaska Native Languages)
PI (Pacific Island Languages (e.g., Palauan, Fijian))
ES (European and Slavic Languages (e.g., German, French, Italian, Croatian, Yiddish, Portuguese, Russian))
AFR (African Languages (e.g., Swahili, Wolof))
UNKNOWN (Unspecified (Unknown or head of household declined to identify home language))
Variable Type
Numeric
Option Set
Yes;
No;
Reporting Requirements
- ACF-801
- Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)