Broward County
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 |
969,120 |
82.33% |
1,083,041 |
71.21% |
Spanish |
94,446 |
8.02% |
248,207 |
16.32% |
Other Indo-European* |
96,667 |
8.21% |
157,417 |
10.35% |
Asian Language** |
8,335 |
0.71% |
18,530 |
1.22% |
Other |
8,480 |
0.72% |
13,647 |
0.90% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
1,177,048 |
100.00% |
1,520,842 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
99,358 |
40.03% |
Other Indo-European* |
61,592 |
39.13% |
Asian Language** |
8,632 |
46.58% |
Other Language |
3,743 |
27.43% |
Total |
173,325 |
11.40% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
37,810 |
40.03% |
Other Indo-European* |
35,860 |
37.10% |
Asian Language** |
4,456 |
53.46% |
Other Language |
2,568 |
30.28% |
Total |
80,694 |
6.86% |
* "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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