Lake and Peninsula Borough
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 |
1,169 |
80.34% |
1,447 |
86.39% |
Spanish |
27 |
1.86% |
14 |
0.84% |
Other Indo-European* |
13 |
0.89% |
11 |
0.66% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
0.21% |
10 |
0.60% |
Other |
243 |
16.70% |
193 |
11.52% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
1,455 |
100.00% |
1,675 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
7 |
50.00% |
Other Indo-European* |
3 |
27.27% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
0.00% |
Other Language |
46 |
23.83% |
Total |
56 |
3.34% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
18 |
66.67% |
Other Indo-European* |
5 |
38.46% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
104 |
42.80% |
Total |
130 |
8.93% |
* "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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