Strafford 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 |
89,051 |
92.24% |
98,282 |
93.05% |
Spanish |
526 |
0.54% |
935 |
0.89% |
Other Indo-European* |
6,100 |
6.32% |
5,064 |
4.79% |
Asian Language** |
698 |
0.72% |
1,052 |
1.00% |
Other |
169 |
0.18% |
290 |
0.27% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
96,544 |
100.00% |
105,623 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
257 |
27.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
974 |
19.23% |
Asian Language** |
560 |
53.23% |
Other Language |
70 |
24.14% |
Total |
1,861 |
1.76% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
88 |
16.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,567 |
25.69% |
Asian Language** |
427 |
61.17% |
Other Language |
59 |
34.91% |
Total |
2,141 |
2.22% |
* "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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