Kansas
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 |
2,158,011 |
94.25% |
2,281,705 |
91.26% |
Spanish |
62,059 |
2.71% |
137,247 |
5.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
44,110 |
1.93% |
41,207 |
1.65% |
Asian Language** |
21,406 |
0.93% |
33,203 |
1.33% |
Other |
4,029 |
0.18% |
6,998 |
0.28% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
2,289,615 |
100.00% |
2,500,360 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
67,973 |
49.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
10,778 |
26.16% |
Asian Language** |
17,412 |
52.44% |
Other Language |
2,044 |
29.21% |
Total |
98,207 |
3.93% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
23,574 |
37.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
11,580 |
26.25% |
Asian Language** |
11,925 |
55.71% |
Other Language |
1,263 |
31.35% |
Total |
48,342 |
2.11% |
* "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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