Chautauqua 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 |
123,433 |
93.44% |
122,179 |
92.79% |
Spanish |
3,501 |
2.65% |
5,015 |
3.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
4,765 |
3.61% |
4,114 |
3.12% |
Asian Language** |
246 |
0.19% |
208 |
0.16% |
Other |
148 |
0.11% |
161 |
0.12% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
132,093 |
100.00% |
131,677 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,195 |
43.77% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,227 |
29.82% |
Asian Language** |
91 |
43.75% |
Other Language |
63 |
39.13% |
Total |
3,576 |
2.72% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,281 |
36.59% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,508 |
31.65% |
Asian Language** |
144 |
58.54% |
Other Language |
65 |
43.92% |
Total |
2,998 |
2.27% |
* "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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