Good News! 83 Percent of Americans Support Official English

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August 14, 2014

The well-respected polling company Rasmussen Reports has a brand new poll out, and the results are encouraging for supporters of our common English language.

The poll, conducted on August 9-10, shows that fully 83% of American adults support making English the official language of the United States. Only 10% believe English should not be made the official language.

There are currently 31 states that have official English laws on the books, in addition to five states that are considering laws this legislative session.

If you would like to see the actual wording used by Rasmussen in their poll, please click here.

Questions - Speaking English - August 9-10, 2014

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National Survey of 1,000 American Adults
Conducted August 9-10, 2014
By Rasmussen Reports



1* Should English be the official language of the United States?



2* Should a company be allowed to require its employees to speak English?



3* Is requiring people to speak English a form of racism or bigotry?



4* How important is it to speak English to get ahead in the modern world – very important, somewhat important, not very important or not at all important?



5* Which is more important, encouraging all Americans to learn at least two languages or encouraging all immigrants to speak English as their primary language?



6* Do you speak any languages other than English?



7* (answered by 44 who speak another language other than English) Which language do you consider yourself MOST proficient in other than English – Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Russian or some other language?



8* (answered by 44 who speak another language other than English) Did you learn that language from birth, in school or after you left school?



9* How important is knowing how to speak a second language to getting ahead in the modern world – very important, somewhat important, not very important or not at all important?



NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence

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