Nebraska
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 |
1,389,032 |
95.21% |
1,469,046 |
92.12% |
Spanish |
24,555 |
1.68% |
77,655 |
4.87% |
Other Indo-European* |
35,289 |
2.42% |
27,905 |
1.75% |
Asian Language** |
7,298 |
0.50% |
15,014 |
0.94% |
Other |
2,730 |
0.19% |
5,080 |
0.32% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
1,458,904 |
100.00% |
1,594,700 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
39,825 |
51.28% |
Other Indo-European* |
7,862 |
28.17% |
Asian Language** |
8,142 |
54.23% |
Other Language |
1,943 |
38.25% |
Total |
57,772 |
3.62% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
8,605 |
35.04% |
Other Indo-European* |
9,263 |
26.25% |
Asian Language** |
3,673 |
50.33% |
Other Language |
711 |
26.04% |
Total |
22,252 |
1.53% |
* "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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