Claiborne 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 |
10,207 |
96.79% |
10,691 |
96.78% |
Spanish |
72 |
0.68% |
182 |
1.65% |
Other Indo-European* |
241 |
2.29% |
117 |
1.06% |
Asian Language** |
7 |
0.07% |
0 |
0.00% |
Other |
19 |
0.18% |
57 |
0.52% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
10,546 |
100.00% |
11,047 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
67 |
36.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
43 |
36.75% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
5 |
8.77% |
Total |
115 |
1.04% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
31 |
43.06% |
Other Indo-European* |
76 |
31.54% |
Asian Language** |
7 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
114 |
1.08% |
* "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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