Cheboygan 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 |
19,439 |
97.42% |
24,227 |
97.31% |
Spanish |
65 |
0.33% |
190 |
0.76% |
Other Indo-European* |
351 |
1.76% |
379 |
1.52% |
Asian Language** |
32 |
0.16% |
52 |
0.21% |
Other |
67 |
0.34% |
48 |
0.19% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
19,954 |
100.00% |
24,896 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
66 |
34.74% |
Other Indo-European* |
70 |
18.47% |
Asian Language** |
40 |
76.92% |
Other Language |
22 |
45.83% |
Total |
198 |
0.80% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
11 |
16.92% |
Other Indo-European* |
103 |
29.34% |
Asian Language** |
8 |
25.00% |
Other Language |
10 |
14.93% |
Total |
132 |
0.66% |
* "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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