Cecil 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
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
63,739 |
96.87% |
76,738 |
95.88% |
Spanish |
623 |
0.95% |
1,406 |
1.76% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,256 |
1.91% |
1,513 |
1.89% |
Asian Language** |
77 |
0.12% |
311 |
0.39% |
Other |
101 |
0.15% |
67 |
0.08% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
65,796 |
100.00% |
80,035 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
493 |
35.06% |
Other Indo-European* |
284 |
18.77% |
Asian Language** |
74 |
23.79% |
Other Language |
11 |
16.42% |
Total |
862 |
1.08% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
194 |
31.14% |
Other Indo-European* |
376 |
29.94% |
Asian Language** |
46 |
59.74% |
Other Language |
36 |
35.64% |
Total |
652 |
0.99% |
* "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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