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Preferred Language Spoken in California Facilities
The dataset contains combined counts for hospital discharges, emergency room encounters, and ambulatory surgeries by preferred language spoken at each facility. The nearly 100 languages collected in the patient-level data were combined into eight geographical or cultural groups: English Language, Spanish Language, Asian/Pacific Islander Languages, Middle Eastern Languages, European Languages, African Languages, Latin American Languages, Native American Languages, and Sign Language. See the Preferred Language Spoken Language List below to see the exact separation of languages.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Department of Health Care Access and Information, Healthcare Analytics Branch",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:dataandreports@hcai.ca.gov"
}
|
| description | The dataset contains combined counts for hospital discharges, emergency room encounters, and ambulatory surgeries by preferred language spoken at each facility. The nearly 100 languages collected in the patient-level data were combined into eight geographical or cultural groups: English Language, Spanish Language, Asian/Pacific Islander Languages, Middle Eastern Languages, European Languages, African Languages, Latin American Languages, Native American Languages, and Sign Language. See the Preferred Language Spoken Language List below to see the exact separation of languages. |
| distribution |
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"describedByType": "application/json"
},
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "2021 Preferred Language Spoken in California Facilities",
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},
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"title": "All resource data",
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},
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Data Dictionary - Preferred Language Spoken",
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"downloadURL": "https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/57870933-a99c-4d6d-aebd-17b45e643884/resource/47071d9e-0a0e-4184-a3e0-869282917975/download/preferred_language_spoken_data_dictionary.xlsx"
}
]
|
| identifier | 4384887e-c452-426b-a3aa-89e02cc7d3c6 |
| issued | 2022-06-17T16:20:20.847419 |
| keyword |
[
"ambulatory surgery",
"department of health care access and information",
"emergency department visits",
"hcai",
"inpatient hospitalizations",
"language",
"preferred language spoken"
]
|
| license | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by |
| modified | 2025-11-07T04:32:02.954816 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Department of Health Care Access and Information",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"Health and Human Services"
]
|
| title | Preferred Language Spoken in California Facilities |
