Dooly 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 |
8,804 |
96.65% |
10,254 |
95.26% |
Spanish |
136 |
1.49% |
379 |
3.52% |
Other Indo-European* |
162 |
1.78% |
70 |
0.65% |
Asian Language** |
7 |
0.08% |
61 |
0.57% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
9,109 |
100.00% |
10,764 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
128 |
33.77% |
Other Indo-European* |
14 |
20.00% |
Asian Language** |
56 |
91.80% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
198 |
1.84% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
85 |
62.50% |
Other Indo-European* |
21 |
12.96% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
42.86% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
109 |
1.20% |
* "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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