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Language Assistance Program October 2009

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Justice
Sub-Agency	US Trustee Program
Category	Information and Communications
Date Released	20-Jan-2010
Date Updated	20-Jan-2010
Time Period	One Month
Frequency	Monthly
Description	Each person who files bankruptcy is required to attend a meeting of creditors and respond to questions under oath from the trustee and creditors. The meetings are held nationwide. In those locations where the room is controlled by the USTP, if a participant (debtor or creditor) has limited English proficiency, an interpreter is provided free of charge via a conference phone. The number and type of languages interpreted, along with the location where the service was provided, is collected monthly by the USTP for oversight, billing, and statistical purposes. Data are provided in delimited text files. Each entry represents one interpreting session, which may include more than one case. Please review the codebook for variable information. (more)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Research
Keywords	Bankruptcy, creditors, debtors, interpreters, language.
Unique ID	1504

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/data_files/lap/docs/Language_Assistance_Program_Codebook.pdf
Agency Program Page	http://www.justice.gov/ust/
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/data_files/lap/index.htm

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Interpreting session
Granularity	City
Geographic Coverage	City

Data Description

Collection Mode	Person/computer
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/data_files/lap/docs/Language_Assistance_Program_Codebook.pdf
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/data_files/lap/docs/Language_Assistance_Program_Codebook.pdf

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/data_files/lap/docs/Language_Assistance_Program_Codebook.pdf
Additional Metadata

OMB Control No. 3090-0284