Harrison 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 |
143,364 |
94.26% |
164,142 |
93.33% |
Spanish |
2,225 |
1.46% |
4,521 |
2.57% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,930 |
1.93% |
2,679 |
1.52% |
Asian Language** |
3,461 |
2.28% |
4,271 |
2.43% |
Other |
109 |
0.07% |
255 |
0.14% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
152,089 |
100.00% |
175,868 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,451 |
32.09% |
Other Indo-European* |
587 |
21.91% |
Asian Language** |
2,094 |
49.03% |
Other Language |
96 |
37.65% |
Total |
4,228 |
2.40% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
777 |
34.92% |
Other Indo-European* |
891 |
30.41% |
Asian Language** |
1,718 |
49.64% |
Other Language |
15 |
13.76% |
Total |
3,401 |
2.24% |
* "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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