Beauregard Parish
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 |
26,206 |
94.45% |
29,316 |
95.40% |
Spanish |
359 |
1.29% |
394 |
1.28% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,092 |
3.94% |
748 |
2.43% |
Asian Language** |
53 |
0.19% |
252 |
0.82% |
Other |
37 |
0.13% |
21 |
0.07% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
27,747 |
100.00% |
30,731 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
93 |
23.60% |
Other Indo-European* |
140 |
18.72% |
Asian Language** |
84 |
33.33% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
317 |
1.03% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
102 |
28.41% |
Other Indo-European* |
249 |
22.80% |
Asian Language** |
23 |
43.40% |
Other Language |
18 |
48.65% |
Total |
392 |
1.41% |
* "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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