Pine Bluff, AR
LANGUAGE
The Census asks questions about language use at home to locate groups of people who speak a language other than English. Their isolation or integration into a primarily English speaking community can be determined by their ability to speak English proficiently.
Language Spoken at Home, 1990-2000
|
|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
77,103 |
97.24% |
75,800 |
96.60% |
Spanish |
1,041 |
1.31% |
1,451 |
1.85% |
Other Indo-European* |
848 |
1.07% |
847 |
1.08% |
Asian Language** |
232 |
0.29% |
244 |
0.31% |
Other |
68 |
0.09% |
128 |
0.16% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
79,292 |
100.00% |
78,470 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
638 |
43.97% |
Other Indo-European* |
269 |
31.76% |
Asian Language** |
111 |
45.49% |
Other Language |
7 |
5.47% |
Total |
1,025 |
1.31% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
307 |
29.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
211 |
24.88% |
Asian Language** |
54 |
23.28% |
Other Language |
36 |
52.94% |
Total |
608 |
0.77% |
* "Other Indo-European" excludes English and Spanish. "Indo-European" is not synonymous with "European." French, German, Hindi, and Persian are all classified as Indo-European. Hungarian, on the other hand, is lumped into "Other Language."
** "Asian Language" includes languages indigenous to Asia and Pacific islands areas that are not also Indo-European languages. Chinese, Japanese, Telugu, and Hawaiian are all classified here.
Also note that ability to speak English "very well" is based on the self-assessment of those responding to Census questions, not on a test of language ability.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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