Effingham 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 |
22,877 |
96.76% |
33,722 |
97.18% |
Spanish |
430 |
1.82% |
460 |
1.33% |
Other Indo-European* |
267 |
1.13% |
308 |
0.89% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
0.05% |
211 |
0.61% |
Other |
56 |
0.24% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
23,643 |
100.00% |
34,701 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
199 |
43.26% |
Other Indo-European* |
137 |
44.48% |
Asian Language** |
100 |
47.39% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
436 |
1.26% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
137 |
31.86% |
Other Indo-European* |
73 |
27.34% |
Asian Language** |
5 |
38.46% |
Other Language |
26 |
46.43% |
Total |
241 |
1.02% |
* "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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